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  1. K

    casting minnies

    I just got a free minnie mould for my 45. Its a lyman mould and unused in the box so I cleaned them with some carby cleaner and then got them warm and started casting some bullets the problem is the hollow base is not concentric to the rest of the bullet. Is this because the mould is cactus or...
  2. K

    max powder charge

    Hi thanks jeff I really appreciate the input on the rifle I didn't think I'd ever find out anything about it. Zonie the patches look fine with the lube I'm using but the ones lubed with spit started to blow at 80grns but from what everyone has said I think I should try some different patches...
  3. K

    max powder charge

    I'm living in Queensland Australia. I'm using swiss black powder fffg. The original owner used 75grn fffg but didn't know what patch size he used with his rb's so I've been using 440 balls with a .015" patch lubed with beeswax/olive oil mix. I tried different patch sizes and lubes to replicate...
  4. K

    max powder charge

    while I'm on the subject of the 45 does pyrodex make much smoke. Everybody around here just uses bp myself included at this point.
  5. K

    max powder charge

    sorry I feel like an idiot for not telling you the calibre it's a 45 cal
  6. K

    max powder charge

    I've got a rifle made by hawkins arms N.Z with a 1" barrel, What sort of charge is going to push me over the edge with this rifle. I'm upto 90grns now. Can I go to something like 110grns without long term problems with this rifle. I'm using prb's now, my group sizes are droping in size with the...
  7. K

    underhammer periods

    the steel I'd use would probably 4140 hardened and then triple tempered at 400 degrees C. That will ensure a tough reliable action that if I do the job right will have a nice fire blue. I checked out that hilliard rifle that tang sight looked cool so I'll probably make something like that...
  8. K

    underhammer periods

    I'll probably build an action from scratch and heat treat the action so I can switch barrels without wearing the plug out. The only trouble is finding decent timber for the stock. Another question? what sights would fit the period of a rifle for around 1830, I like tang sights but will it fit...
  9. K

    underhammer periods

    thanks thats exactly what I'm looking for. regards.
  10. K

    underhammer periods

    Hi I'm very new to the bp thing and I'm having trouble finding info on under hammer rifles. I'm a blacksmith and would like to have a go at making a under hammer rifle in 45(because i got the barrel for free). What I cant find out is where these rifles fit into a time period. I know this is...
  11. K

    graphite impregnated patch lube

    Thanks for your input I know it would be black and messy but thats not to much worse than being a blacksmith the rest of the time. I'll give it a miss and try some other lubes to see if they improve my accuracy. Regards.
  12. K

    graphite impregnated patch lube

    Hi I'm a ML newbie and have been reading the treads on this forum about patch lubes and have had an idea of trying a batch of patches using a beeswax and fat formula that im using with some grahite added to see if there is a precievable gain in accuracy. Does anyone have any input on the...
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