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    baker rifles for sale at Military heritage

    thank you! I will email directly :thumbsup: Y.O.Svnt, Etc etc.etc. Balfouche
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    baker rifles for sale at Military heritage

    has anyone bought one of the baker rifles from military heritage.com? the rifle comes with a non vent hole drilled smoothebore bbl (to get around canada's cracked gun laws)they offer a rifled bbl made in west virginia and installed for $150 but won't provide details, unless you purchace the...
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    paper cartridges

    a great choice for paper is the twist ties women use when they do a perm in their hair.. the paper is NITRATE TREATED !!!!! and burns like hell!! you can pick this product up at a beauty supply store-cheap.. (no wampum) also might could find a loose squaw as well... (good trade) I make a paper...
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    wheel wieghts cast as round balls

    has anyone ever cast straight wheel wieghts for patched round balls? they would be harder and lighter than lead, and since they do not engrave into rifling there should not be difficulty in loading the harder ball..... should hit harder and faster and shoot flatter... anyone tried this??? :confused:
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    .54 cal blank in tight twist

    I was wanting to purchace a 1" .54 cal 1/28" twist blank BBL.( at least 32" in length) for a project I have in mind. Badger is the only one who will make one and they are $275/$325 goetz and colrain make slow twist only any suggestions? :hmm:
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    Casting Lead

    thanks fer yer response :v see the response to stillwater's reply.. this is only a small experement, I have a uberti 1803 Harper's ferry .54 cal that shoots OUTSTANDINGLY!!!! and I had a wild hair to see if it would shoot the smallest conical ava. (300 gr. lee R.E.A.L ).... with round balls I...
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    Casting Lead

    The first 18 came out fine I will shoot them Saturday. after those, they came out progressively worse. I use marvelux flux however just skimming the surface dosen't seem to cut it.. I was told that sulpher dioxide is a contaminant in lead that gives a yellow tint in the pot. So I will melt two...
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    Casting Lead

    I just melted down two large lead ingots to cast some .54 lee REAL conicials (300gr.)The bullets looked like they had leprosy when they came out of the mould. there was a blue tint/color in the pits. The lead had a blue and slight yellow tint in the pot. I have used the mould before and had no...
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    R.E.A.L. Conicals

    about 2ft. wide at base, and 14'-16" high :what:
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    R.E.A.L. Conicals

    don't know, I shoot at a red ant hill at that distance and it busts it up pretty good! :peace:
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    R.E.A.L. Conicals

    scopes are illegal to use in colorado, I have 20/10 vis, and shoot on a regular basis, practice makes perf--- damm he's good! :results:
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    R.E.A.L. Conicals

    I cast the same bullet for 2 of my hunting rifles, I made a switch bbl for a lyman great plains that I built from a kit. It has a green mountain 1/28" twist,32"long 5/8 18 breech and a "Tip Curtis" breech plug (same config/dimensions as lyman) I did a "QLA" Muzzle conversation with a floating...
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    209 Shotshell adapter for caplock ML's?

    Howdy, I have been reading all the rude and insensitive comments to your very logicial and well thought out question. First off, they work! they have a definate advantage when you hunt in the Rain,the mountains, or are on horseback (as I do) they are weatherproof, they don't fall off, and are...
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    Inline rolling block blues

    Does anyone know the shank size and T.P.I of either the small uberti rolling block (.22 HORNET) OR the Pedersoli .45 colt carbine action(s)??? I am a wantin' to build an inline using either a 1.00" or a 15/16" GM bbl,TC 5/8X18' 209 breechplug, and .50 cal with a 1X28 twist. Contact me direct if...
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