Even in a rifle, two balls don’t do very well in accuracy at any distance. A ball has a BC just above a rock, and when the base of the front bullet meets the front of the lower bullet, the...
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Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Even in a rifle, two balls don’t do very well in accuracy at any distance. A ball has a BC just above a rock, and when the base of the front bullet meets the front of the lower bullet, the...
cherokeetracker, good advice for a revolver. To the others, I ordered a Lee Collet die last night
I’m working up a load for my Win 92 in 45 Colt using virgin Starline brass, a 292 grain SWC at 1:20, Win Mag pistol primers and pull down WC 820 (H 110). I loaded three different loads of 5 rounds...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Deer are like rifles. They all react differently to different loads. I’ve double lunged and jellied the heart of deer with 420 grains of putty soft lead moving in excess of 1,800 f/s and I’ve still...
A quick review of M&P’s six cavity 45-270 mould. First off, I ordered the mould on Wednesday before Thanksgiving. It arrived at my house, directly for Slovenia on Friday, two days later with...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
As WingerEd said, a 45 starts out at what a 30 caliber want to get to. I’ve shot my share of pigs and deer with wheel weights and they perform great. You don’t have the velocity of a high power...
Sorry to hijack this thread but have to chime in about WD 40. I had an uncle that bought a brand new S&W revolver. I doubt it had ever fired more than a cylinder’s worth of cartridges while he had...
Forum: Leverguns
I doubt any thought went into timing 1/3 d of the screws.
Warning, the internet is about to melt. If accuracy is what you’re after, don’t buy a Glock. Potential bulge problem solved at the same time.
Forum: Smokeless Paper Patching
http://www.texas-mac.com/Measuring_Groove_Diameters_of_Odd_Groove_Bores.html
Forum: Leverguns
I’ll never have another Rossi. Bought an M92 in 45 Colt years ago. Would not reliably feed a Lee 255 or a Hornady 250 or 300 XTP. Groups at 50 yards ranged from 5-15 inches. I loaded it low and slow...
What a surprise! On Wednesday the 22nd, I ordered a 6 cavity 45-270 grain mould that was delivered today from Slovenia. Waiting on handles which I ordered the same day from Amazon.
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Winger, I don’t think the stripping referred to barrel wear, but to the bullet not engaging the rifling immediately. I doubt that is the case either. Each rifle is a puzzle unto itself. Some may...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
H110 does best with 100% or nearly 100% load density. Heavy bullets and heavy crimps help it develop adequate pressure for reliable and repeatable performance. If you omit one of the three,...
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
You might also ask your local Bass Pro or Cabellas if they have black powder. It won’t be on the shelf, but vaulted up in the back. I know Cabellas in Hamburg, PA carried it and Bass Pro in Tampa.
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I do it every time, whether my Ruger Old Army or my 1860 Colt replica. I suggest if you don’t detail your pistol afterwards, at least clean the pawl channel with q-tips or pipe cleaners.
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
Try Graf and Sons at
https://www.grafs.com/retail/catalog/category/categoryId/3501
Sasquatch, I called Ruger last week with the same problem. They’re sending me a new base pin and latch. Ruger is the best in the business for backing up their product!
Forum: Hunting with CB's
I’ve used the Lee 255 RNFP on many deer and pigs without any complaints about penetration or performance. I really like the large meplat and the round nose reliably feeds in my lever actions
Forum: Factory Rifles
45-70! Brass is readily available and there’s no shortage of bullets from light to heavy, cast or jacketed. Can be loaded from Cat Sneeze level to loads suitable for Cape Buffalo. Load data is easy...
Forum: Leverguns
If Rossi’s were so reliable, Steve of Steve’s Gunz wouldn’t have such a thriving business. Never again for me. Accuracy issues, feeding problems, poor quality control on fit/finish, and lack of...
Brian Pierce of HANDLOADER magazine had a load of 6.5 grains of 231 under the RCBS 270 (280) grain bullet for 782 f/s and 14,000 psi No loads in the 20,000 psi range were posted using 231
Forum: Black Powder Substitutes
What advantages are there to T7 or Black Horn over black powder other than being stocked on shelves? Three pounds of black and a hazmat fee come out cheaper than a pound of Black Horn 209.
Forum: Muzzleloading.
As far as BB oxidizing to a reddish color, I never noticed a change in color when I grabbed the tube of it a year later, it was just greasy on the outside. If it was oxidizing, I wouldn’t want it in...
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |