Chill,
This is a good discussion, this compression comes up in a lot of posts. Most of us that compete with black powder develop loads to get the best accuracy.
When developing an accuracy load I...
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Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Chill,
This is a good discussion, this compression comes up in a lot of posts. Most of us that compete with black powder develop loads to get the best accuracy.
When developing an accuracy load I...
Forum: Smokeless Paper Patching
Yup it is.
It's a .44-100 Rem. :D but that is not powder coating on the paper, it's ink :D
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
Since this last primer shortage I been pulling the old bricks buried under new leaves I have in a refrigerator that died a long time ago and I see no difference in the way those CCI LR primers I...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
These hunting rifles that hold a special place with me.
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Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Joe,
I started down the road back in 1954 shooting black powder and it has been my first choice but the .222 and the .22 hornet as well as the little ,22 short before the powder rifles. I shot...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Joe,
I don't use a chrono often anymore, I let the holes in the paper tell me if I'm on the right track. it's a combination of several things. What Chris said about the control of the rifle will...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
This is true Chris.
The largest variances usually show up when the cases are not consistent. Neck tension and inside volume is very important to keep consistent. I would rate neck tension being the...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Bob,
I don't shoot a .38-55 but I have a .38-50 Hepburn that is close to the .38-55. This caliber seams to shoot pretty consistently with any loads I use in it.
Here is what the Country Gent (...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Rim thickness it the easiest to work around with. No Lathe needed for that job. The .44 basic Bell brass I used a lot of had the thickness for the originals but that can be shined using 220 grid...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
I have it in my files because it was an interest for me
:D https://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?398885-Forming-44-77-Shells
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Right now the .43 Spanish is the best bet. But you have to watch and check the base diameters. some run .550 +- and there is also the.43 Spanish Reformado.
I used some .348 and .50-110 but I had to...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Using .45-90 brass for forming .44-77 or .45-2.6 brass for the .44-90BN you will find that this will be the results quite often. I went this rout before. Find some brass with the proper base diameter...
Forum: Smokeless Paper Patching
I have a good supply of the old Southworth paper. from 100% cotton to 25% and even pulp. The 9 pount is the weight per ream and the thickness from different reams in the say 9# the sheets will vary...
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
It's easy to make your template. Cut a strip of paper you're using for the bullet. Make two wraps and take a sharp knife and make a cut at the base of the bullet through the paper right maybe 1/8"...
Forum: Swaging
I thought Richard Corbin retired and closed his doors.
Forum: Boolit Lube !
Vaseline has been used for bullet lube mix since it came out during the late 1800rds. I used it quite a bit for just about every witches brew lube.
When you start pushing lead bullets past 1800 fps...
Forum: Swaging
These two die sets have had some heavy use before I got the Corbin tools. These go back about 45 years or so.
These are for the .45 ACP and the .44 mag and they have the nose form from a round...
Forum: Swaging
I have C&H .44 and .45 Keith semi wadcutter swage dies I used for pistol bulls eye matches and they shoot very good. They are made for the loading presses, I used them with the RCBS BIG MAX. They...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
If the patch and powder did not come out after pulling the ball it most likely is still down there like squipcity said.
If your bore scope is long enough to reach the flash hole you should be able...
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
I have several different caliber rifles that were chambered with my reamers that are tight and will not chamber a GG and I mostly use those for the matches and gong shoots. But I use a shallow...
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
Bruce did his breach seating a little different than I do. He tuned his seating with the case full and a wad flush with the case mouth and seated his bullet away or closer to the wad. This worried me...
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
Semtav,
I think you know by now the curiosity I have with these powder rifles finding out why this is happening :D
I did just this with the .40-70 using the stretched .30-40 Krag brass from BA and...
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
That paper would work good if you chase patch the bullet with just one wrap not overlapping with square patch ends just touching and the bottom edge of the patch is flush with the bullet base not...
Forum: Smokeless Paper Patching
Mike I gave up trying to outshoot you so I just stopped coming....
Forum: Smokeless Paper Patching
I don't shoot smokeless in my BPCR but I see posts that smokeless dont obdurate a cast bullet. Well I spend a lot of time in the winter shooting bullets into snow banks to see what alloy works best...
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