Forum: General Discussion
04-19-2013, 09:04 PM
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Views: 440
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
03-30-2013, 03:35 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 444
Re: Finally got the tracers in. Is this right?
Where do you plan to shoot tracers?
As far as I know, all state and federal lands are closed to the firing of incendiary and tracer bullets, unless it's on an approved range and you're military or...
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Forum: Black Powder Shooting / Muzzleloaders / Handguns
03-30-2013, 03:20 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 307
Re: Sight in range
I standardize my shooting of all handguns at 25 yards.
If I'm testing loads, I shoot from my portable benchrest, and write the load on the target. The target then goes into a folder specific to the...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
01-28-2013, 11:16 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 801
Re: What are these?
I don't think I'd shoot any case that corroded. That much corrosion means a significant loss of brass.
Be very wary that it is not an 8mm Mauser someone made years ago from military surplus .30-06...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-13-2012, 09:24 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 494
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Forum: General Discussion
11-13-2012, 09:00 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 617
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Forum: General Military Arms & History Forum
11-07-2012, 10:36 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,276
Re: 11 Golden Oldies
We had something similar when I was a Security Policeman in the Air Force in the 1970s -- and an unofficial one as well: "Never forget that the badge you're wearing is always one rank higher than the...
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Forum: General Military Arms & History Forum
11-07-2012, 10:28 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,649
Re: Interview with Pilot of Enola Gay
The Studs Terkel interview is wrong on one point: Wendover Field was in Nevada, not Utah.
Wendover, Nevada is about 120 miles west of Salt Lake City, on I-80. A small city, it's chief industry is...
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Forum: General Military Arms & History Forum
11-07-2012, 10:08 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 433
Re: Unit 731
Unit 731 was horrific.
It explored the use of biological and chemical weapons, experimenting upon allied prisoners (including American and British) and Chinese soldiers and civilians.
It dropped...
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Forum: General Military Arms & History Forum
11-07-2012, 09:51 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 546
Re: Lock, Stock and barrel
More interesting word origins traced to weapons:
The Bayonet is one of the few weapons named after its place of origin: Bayonne, France. The Colt Paterson would be another.
Lt. Henry Shrapnel...
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Forum: Black Powder Shooting / Muzzleloaders / Handguns
09-21-2012, 03:01 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,071
Re: to grease or not to grease
Mutton tallow is sold by Dixie Gun Works.
You can get a small tub of it for a decent price.
Mutton tallow is also sold as a cosmetic, in tiny containers, at high price. Obviously, avoid this....
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Forum: Black Powder Shooting / Muzzleloaders / Handguns
06-20-2012, 10:09 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,280
Re: anyone know load data for old .32 H&R
Well, anyone who discounts black powder as a lethal propellant probably also believes:
1. A hit with the .45 ACP on the tip of the finger will spin a man like a top.
2. The M16 bullet tumbles in...
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Forum: Black Powder Shooting / Muzzleloaders / Handguns
06-13-2012, 10:25 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,188
Re: Remington Model 1858 accuracy testing.
15 yards isn't much of a test for accuracy. Try 25 or 50 yards.
My Uberti-made 1858 Remington .44 at 25 yards will put six balls into a 2" group from a benchrest. If my 57-year-old eyes are clear...
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Forum: Black Powder Shooting / Muzzleloaders / Handguns
06-13-2012, 10:00 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,067
Re: BP overload in .32 S&W ????
I would not use smokeless powder in that revolver.
If it's a Forehand & Wadsworth, I've seen cylinders in the smaller, pocket models with not much metal between the chambers, not much thicker than...
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Forum: Black Powder Shooting / Muzzleloaders / Handguns
06-13-2012, 09:32 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,280
Re: anyone know load data for old .32 H&R
According to U.S. Cartridges & Their Handguns by Charles Suydam, your revolver takes a long-obsolete cartridge, not made for about 100 years: The .32 Merwin, Hulbert & Company Long.
Suydam gives...
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Forum: Black Powder Shooting / Muzzleloaders / Handguns
06-13-2012, 08:33 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,071
Re: to grease or not to grease
Lately, it's been fashionable for some shooters to claim that no lubricant is needed.
After all, they note that Sam Colt didn't specify putting lubricant over the ball in the instructions...
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Forum: Black Powder Shooting / Muzzleloaders / Handguns
06-13-2012, 08:12 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 577
Re: Shootin snakes
I was loading shot in cap and ball revolvers about 25 years ago.
Results aren't great from a .36; it carries so little shot. And if you try to add more shot, you have to sacrifice powder.
The .44's...
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Forum: General Discussion
09-15-2011, 11:05 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 1,250
Re: Muslim Capitol of the United States
Subsitute "Muslims" with Jews, Darkies, Bohunks, Limeys, Chinks, Gooks, Paddies, Scandihoovians, Fishheads, Mackerel-Snappers or any other derogatory term for a peoples and see how it reads.
Bet...
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Forum: General Discussion
09-15-2011, 10:46 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 938
Re: Dress Etiquette OR "camo'd survivalist types"
I don't own or wear any camo.
I'm an old, fat dude and such types look silly in it. Few things are siller than a fat man, wearing camo and with a big ol' pistol strapped to his 48-inch waist. Used...
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Forum: Black Powder Shooting / Muzzleloaders / Handguns
08-07-2011, 09:53 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 546
Re: 125G Cast Bullits
Any bullet for the .38 Special will be too undersized for a .36 caliber, which typically has chambers of .370 to .375 inch.
Most .38 Special bullets are .357 to .359 inch diameter.
Even if the...
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Forum: Black Powder Shooting / Muzzleloaders / Handguns
07-30-2011, 02:56 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,023
Re: Greased wads vs sealing the chamber
Note: You'll want to print this out. It's long but contains a lot of information you'll want to consult repeatedly.
I've pondered the multiple ignition problem for years.
I'm believe that the...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
07-21-2011, 11:50 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 532
Re: .25 ACP: Cheap, good load with buckshot
I offered a helpful reloading practice that saves money, yet somehow prompted an insult.
It's rather telling how you seem to be interested in my "male appendages." I have but one, but you appear...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
07-17-2011, 01:26 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,107
Re: Full Metal Jacket - why?
It is the Hague Convention that, under the rules of war, bans the use of bulets with exposed lead, hollow points, explosives, poisons, etc. against enemy combatants.
It is a common misnomer that the...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
07-15-2011, 08:42 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 532
.25 ACP: Cheap, good load with buckshot
Tired of paying $12 for 100 .25 ACP jacketed bullets for reloading, if you can even find them? Try this cheap, plinking alternative:
Resize a case and ensure it does not exceed the maximum length...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
07-15-2011, 08:37 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 970
Re: .32 Rem dies?
My apologies Bindernut. Somehow I missed your last comment about the NON interchangeabilty of .32 WS and .32 Remington reloading dies.
You point is well taken. I reload for .32 Winchester Special...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
07-14-2011, 07:10 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 970
Re: .32 Rem dies?
CH4D offers .32 Remington dies for $81.38. Separately, you'll need a Size 5 shellholder.
Check out CH4D at http://www.ch4d.com/
They've been around for decades, quietly -- and professionally --...
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Forum: Black Powder Shooting / Muzzleloaders / Handguns
07-06-2011, 10:46 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,898
Re: .36 Cal Black Powder Loading
Hawg, curious that you spurn a lubricated, felt wad for target shooting.
I test loads often, at a measured 25 yards, from a benchrest. I've obtained amazing groups, consistently, with the use of...
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Forum: Black Powder Shooting / Muzzleloaders / Handguns
06-19-2011, 06:05 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,270
Re: Brass frame Pistols?
Most black powder revolvers of long ago had steel frames, not brass.
Brass was adopted by the Confederacy for a few revolvers they made, only because the Confederacy didn't have a history of working...
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Forum: Black Powder Shooting / Muzzleloaders / Handguns
05-15-2011, 05:46 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,698
Re: Inherited Black Powder. Can't ID. Please help.
Well, I looked in my books: nothing.
Then I got online -- there's this marvelous device called The Internet. You put in keywords and it comes up with all kinds of suggestions!
The result: One other...
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Forum: Black Powder Shooting / Muzzleloaders / Handguns
04-19-2011, 09:09 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,494
Re: Revolver wads?
The earliest reference I've found to the use of greased felt wads is a 1929 issue of the American Rifleman. Capt. Charles Askins recommended the use of such wads, between the ball and powder.
Later...
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Forum: Black Powder Shooting / Muzzleloaders / Handguns
03-26-2011, 10:46 PM
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Replies: 1
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Re: Great Forum
I fired my first cap and ball revolver about 1970. I've seen a lot of changes since, especially in the discoveries of what works and what doesn't work quite as well.
Some controversies continue, but...
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Forum: Black Powder Shooting / Muzzleloaders / Handguns
03-26-2011, 10:37 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,096
Re: Colt 1851 Navy
Yep, keeps the wedge from coming all the way out, and losing it.
Remember, these revolvers were made for customers that were often hundreds of miles from the nearest supply or repair point. If a...
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Forum: Black Powder Shooting / Muzzleloaders / Handguns
03-26-2011, 10:23 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,318
Re: Muzzloading patches.
"Good post, Gato...
But what about the old standby, Crisco?
When I started shooting capnballs that's what I used, because I read it in the back of an old Dixie catalogue."
-- polishshooter
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Forum: Black Powder Shooting / Muzzleloaders / Handguns
03-26-2011, 10:00 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 722
When observations become historical fact
I've been shooting cap and ball revolvers since about 1970. The information in those days about these pistols was pretty straightforward, possibly because there still lived men who had known people...
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Forum: Black Powder Shooting / Muzzleloaders / Handguns
03-26-2011, 09:14 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,386
Re: 1858 Remington
I would go with the .44 caliber, only because the preferred oversized balls of .454 and .457 inch are easier to find.
I shoot both calibers. In my .36 revolvers I use a .380 inch ball.
For decades,...
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Forum: Black Powder Shooting / Muzzleloaders / Handguns
03-06-2011, 11:12 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,318
Re: Muzzloading patches.
I have an unbroken set of American Rifleman magazines, dating from 1929 to last month's issue. Folks, that's about 975 magazines.
Some time back, I posted on numerous message boards that the...
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Forum: Black Powder Shooting / Muzzleloaders / Handguns
01-11-2011, 11:18 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,316
Re: remington 1858 delivered
Search my posts on the internet: "So you want a cap and ball revolver?" and "Proper use of a cap and ball revolver," posted under my nom de net, Gatofeo.
They'll give you tons of info. They're long,...
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Forum: Black Powder Shooting / Muzzleloaders / Handguns
01-11-2011, 11:11 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 868
Re: First time at the Range!
The pellets must be loaded a particular way. One end is designed to be easily ignited. Could it be you were loading them backwards?
There is no need to remove the cylinder to load it. The old...
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Forum: Black Powder Shooting / Muzzleloaders / Handguns
01-11-2011, 10:51 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,751
Re: 1851 navy 44
Returning to one of your original questions:
Do NOT use Hodgdon 777 in that brass-framed revolver. Hodgdon does not suggest its use. It's strong stuff and should only be used in steel-framed guns....
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Forum: Black Powder Shooting / Muzzleloaders / Handguns
01-11-2011, 10:39 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,165
Re: Butter or no butter
I experienced three separate occasions of multiple ignition ("chain fire") with the same revolver in the 1970s.
Trying to recall the exact order, and I've posted this so many times before, that my...
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Forum: Black Powder Shooting / Muzzleloaders / Handguns
01-11-2011, 10:27 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,266
Re: making wads
Vegetable fiber wads are very thin. Not much thicker than printer paper. They will not retain any useful amount of lubricant.
Wool felt wads of 1/8 inch are best because they soak up plenty of...
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Forum: Black Powder Shooting / Muzzleloaders / Handguns
01-11-2011, 10:05 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 552
Re: bag mold
You mean the little brass moulds?
Dixie Gun Works sells them. I believe Uberti does too.
I don't know that they're listed by ball diameter. The .44s might be .451 inch for the revolver.
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Forum: Black Powder Shooting / Muzzleloaders / Handguns
12-05-2010, 12:42 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,232
Re: Allen & Thurber 4" Pepperbox
Flayderman's Guide can't be considered the final authority.
Prices vary by region. And the lousy economy has brought some gun prices down, especially esoteric guns for which there are few interested...
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Forum: Black Powder Shooting / Muzzleloaders / Handguns
12-05-2010, 12:33 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,123
Re: Another Newbie with some questions
Thanks for the kinds words regarding my post, "So You Want a Cap and Ball Revolver?"
I wrote it some years ago; little if anything has changed since then. I still believe in loose black powder,...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
11-13-2010, 02:31 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,591
Re: pistol or rifle primer?
Some rifle cases require pistol primers. I use Winchester Large Pistol primers in all my .44-40 brass. Rifle primers are too tight of a fit and distort upon seating.
I've also learned that CCI...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
11-13-2010, 02:24 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,278
Re: Ideal load for the P-08 Luger?
American servicemen of World War I and II brought back tens of thousands of Lugers.
My American Rifleman magazines of the late 40s through early 1960s have numerous articles and inquiries from...
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Forum: Black Powder Shooting / Muzzleloaders / Handguns
11-13-2010, 01:54 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,159
Re: 22 Black Powder ammo?
Crimping the case onto heeled bullets is typically done with a wire stripper, whose sharp-edged hole is dulled with a rattailed file.
I do this when I reload .32 Long Colt ammo with heeled bullets....
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Forum: Black Powder Shooting / Muzzleloaders / Handguns
11-13-2010, 01:44 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,197
Re: So who makes the best BP revolvers
I much prefer steel-framed revolvers because they are generally better made than their brass-framed brethren. Yes, there are some well made brass-framed revolvers but most of what I see in shops and...
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Forum: Black Powder Shooting / Muzzleloaders / Handguns
11-13-2010, 01:31 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 2,038
Re: So what about these ?
I use a greased, felt wad between ball and powder in all my cap and ball revolvers. It keeps fouling softer, allows for more shots and I believe it aids accuracy by keeping barrel fouling to a...
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Forum: Black Powder Shooting / Muzzleloaders / Handguns
11-13-2010, 01:19 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,122
Re: To wad or not to wad that is my question
The wad should go between the ball and powder, never on top of the ball.
You could be creating an obstruction to the projectile, with the wad on top.
A wad between ball and powder, and a bit of...
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