Do these same techniques apply with Black Powder? When I do reduced smokeless I don’t use fillers at all.
Type: Posts; User: Dhall_37
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Do these same techniques apply with Black Powder? When I do reduced smokeless I don’t use fillers at all.
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
I prefer air space with smokeless, but Black is completely different.
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Some of those big BP rounds have quite the shoulder, but it seems since the bore is also very big it will blow out fine.
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
I never was a fan of the backer rod. I was just always under the impression that COW was the best, but now I’ve read “otherwise”.
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
As I do more exploring and research into my Black powder cartridge shooting I’ve become fond of reduced loads and using COW as filler to reduce recoil and save precious black powder!
My main...
Forum: Boolit Lube !
Thanks for all the great replies everyone! After doing some more research I think I got what I needed figured out. I’m going to use the olive oil stuff strictly for bullets and as bore butter as...
Forum: Boolit Lube !
Haha I’m not planning on using my bore butter on my breakfast toast! :) I’d just like to know if the smell would be bad or off putting? I don’t want it to stink up my safe or even the house!
Forum: Boolit Lube !
Is there a certain time frame for that?
Forum: Boolit Lube !
Now that’s a good idea I may have to experiment with.
Forum: Boolit Lube !
Hello everyone, infrequent poster here, I’m kind of in a pickle right now. I like to make my own bullet lube/ Bore butter for shooting BP cartridges I also use it as a stock wax/ oil.
My recipe...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
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That would probably work with a good engine lathe. I know some people make 11mm Mauser from 300 Win Mag. I’ll look into it, I have lathe access at work.
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
I forgot I made an update and didn’t respond back- I currently just use 44 magnum lead bullets from where ever I can get them, I’m still learning the ropes to properly cast my own.
I did purchase...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
I thought since this post got quite the number of views I’d write a conclusion.
The 42 Russian so far hasn’t been a super difficult cartridge to load by necking down 43 Spanish in a 41 Swiss or...
Forum: Vintage Reloading Manuals
I can agree, especially with "4831" the old surplus hodgdon 4831 is a slot slower than todays IMR 4831. I'm not sure where H4831 is on that scale though.
Forum: Vintage Reloading Manuals
I have quite a few carcani and small ring mausers and they are some tough actions, definitely not weak, however it's hard to beat a M98 mauser action for a custom build.
Forum: Military Rifles
That's a large ring Mauser alright cant tell the model from the picture though. A good test to see what it is chambered in is see what will fit. most likely it is in the standard 8x57, gunsmith can...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
What a great read!!! I appreciate it very much. I just got some cases formed with the COW method and 348 Winchester brass. Seems that the rims are a bit small. I need to keep a cleaning rod with me...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Groove diameter is the word I was looking for!!! I’ll fire-form up some brass and see what I can get to fit in the case. .452 would be easy to find bullets for… if they fit in the chamber.
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
I didn’t measure the bore yet in between the lands on the slug. The widest measurement at the tips of the lands on the slug was .452. Once I fireform I’ll see what I can get to chamber.
Sorry if...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
That was the measurement on the slug. I should have said measured .452 in the grooves of the barrel on the slug.
Apologies if I misspoke.
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Here are some photos of the equipment I used and the 223 case that the rod didn't quite go all the way in.
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Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Alrighty, just drove a slug from muzzle to chamber. Diameter in the lands was .452!
Getting the slug started was the hardest part, then taking a beat up hoppes 3 piece cleaning rod with a 223...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Will definitely let y’all know how it goes, I’ve reloaded for my Berdan 2 and even have a post on making cases for it out of 43 Spanish, so I have dipped my feet in BP loading.
I don’t cast my...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
I just barley tapped the slug down the muzzle, it measured .446. Do you think a really fat wooden dowel would work? I might have to run by Lowes and see what they got.
I’m not sure of any local...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Just got some sinkers today! They are slightly too big so I may need to tap them a tad with a mallet to deduce diameter. I’m thinking when I drive them in I’ll only go I few inches from the chamber....
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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 |
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