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    journey cakes

    Arteries or no, I still like the taste of eggs and potatoes fried in bacon grease, biscuits made with lard and perculated coffee. Pie crusts made with lard - yummy. I remember reading somewhere that perculated coffee wasn't good for you either. :youcrazy: Dave
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    Swaged or Run Balls?

    I have just recently started casting my own RBs. Initially, all were measured for weight and size. Very few were off, and those were only off a tad. With so few rejects, measuring was a waste of time. I do look them over and remelt any with voids at the sprue or funky knit lines. After reading...
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    journey cakes

    I haven't had them since I was about 10. The recent Muzzle loader magazine has a story that mentions them, so out came the corn meal. My grandma used to make them for me when I would spend the night many, many years ago. We used to watch sci-fi movies and eat journey cakes and honey. She was a...
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    Kasenit

    While no expert, I have used Kasenit a few times quite a while ago. Here is what I did: Heat the part to be hardened with a torch (I used a propane torch) until it is cherry red, dip it into the Kasenit while hot. The Kasenit powder sticks to the part. Reheat it cherry red and then dunk it into...
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    journey cakes

    Tonight, I made a small batch of journey cakes fried in a bit of bacon grease. I had some dipped in maple syrup, a few with honey and the rest hot out of the pan, plain. While the bacon grease wasn't the best thing for my arteries, they sure tasted great. Dave
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    One cavity mold

    Dave, IS .409 the only rd ball you use? I shoot way to many different cals. and The way I work is. I will use the .490 for a while then switch to the .454 hollow point for my ruger, then do some .365 for the colt navy.By that time the .490 is cool enought Yes, I have two .50 caliber rifles and...
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    One cavity mold

    After casting about 700 .490 round balls using a single cavity Lee mold :cursing: , I sure wish I had spent the extra $3 :shocked2: for the 2 cavity mold. :youcrazy: Any 5 cavity molds available? Dave
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    Patching strips vs pre-cut

    I have a round punch and have whacked out a bunch of patches but! Cutting square patches is a whole lot easier. I can't tell the two apart on the range - except the square ones look a lot more 'muzzleloaderie' to me. Dave
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    would you buy it ?

    I just ordered 2 lbs of Goex from Graf & Sons. The minimum order quoted was $20. Dave
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    tung oil

    I have found Minwax Tung oil at Home Depot, Lowes and the local Wally World all at pretty similar prices. Dave
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    Barrel Making Processes

    Good find! Now I wonder how the rifling was done on my rifles. I'm betting they were button rifled. Dave My rifles were rifled by pulling a rifling button ... :youcrazy:
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    bullet casting

    Occasionally, I'll add a lb of air rifle pellets to the melting pot. Shooting air rifles is another hobby of mine, and I melt the pellets from my trap as well as any extras I don't need. Since I don't know the pellet alloy, I add a lb to 5 lbs of lead. Works great. Dave
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    Soft/dangerous Spanish barrels

    Makes sense to me. I have read about early gunsmiths hammering out a bulged barrel and using it again. I have a Spanish barreled gun and I shoot RB. It wouldn't surprise me if the Spanish barrel is as strong or stronger than many of the old timer guns. Dave
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    bullet casting

    Pure lead has a Brinnell hardness around 5 or 6 ( some testers can indicate as low as 4). Wheel weights are often said to be about 9, but can run 11 to 15. I can get 1 and 2 lb pure lead ingots from my local gun shop and the local sports warehouse for about $1 a lb. I have found lead ingots at...
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    REAL in a slow twist rifle?

    Thanks for the reply. Is there a mold available for the ball-ett? If not, what is close?
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    REAL in a slow twist rifle?

    Would a 250 gr .50 cal Lee REAL bullet work in a slow twist rifle - 1:60? Any other conical work well with a slow twist? :hmm: I know a 1:60 twist is best on round ball, just curious. Dave
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    Why won't Hollywood...

    :rotf: :rotf: Right on! Dave
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    Mountain Man by Vardis Fisher

    After reading this thread, I borrowed a copy of Mountain Man. Great read!. It came with a copy of Fair Land, Fair Land by A.B. Guthrie Jr. The same friend let me borrow his Jeremiah Johnson DVD - what a guy. Dave
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    Ball starters

    :winking: I wasn't being serious :winking: It does look PC for the 1990s though. Dave
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    Ball starters

    I tried my new (bought just cuz of this thread) short starter and the first balls I have ever cast earlier today. :haha: The starter did make it easier to load the gun. I'll be using it from now on. I mostly used the little starting nubbin, then seated the ball with the ram rod. My short...
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