HighUintas

I tried the pressure pouring method with my ladle last time I cast balls. I noticed that I would get little strings and somewhat if a...

Can you then explain why many people observe their stain/finish darkening over time with aqua fortis?

I just finished a Kibler Appalachian style rifle. Great experience and kit. I provided my own wood, a good quality AA grade walnut...

Someone else mentioned probed 2000. That's all I've used, but for a bolt rifle. I think it would be overkill for a ML barrel channel...

how about pro bed 2000. i like it. anyone else use it??

120 grains of FF, .575 ball. yes that was entry

As far as brittle goes, Lazer cast makes .429 SWC that are hard to the point of brittle. At handgun velocities they work ok, but I...

True. For this trip, I'd rather use less because I don't need a lot of range but I think 125gr might be most accurate so far.

Is that the entry? What was the load and how far was the shot? I'm planning on loading 125gr 2f in my 58 for my first hunt with it. I'm...

I don't believe bedding the barrel inlet sides and bottom would really help me any noticeable amount, but potentially the breech. I was...

Any recent updates?

I thought that was yours! Great work and thanks for sharing your pictures. I referenced them a few times when I built mine. And good...

@HighUintas, working on the flinch is always a good group tightener. Your patches look good. You may have something on the muzzle...

My vote is the coning helped a lot. I have 2 50 cal that have coned barrels one percussion and one flintlock. They are far & away more...

Slick looking gun! Did you by chance bed the barrel inlet? I'm pretty sure I ran across your build pictures somewhere online