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    Bullet troubble take two

    Hello I contacted NEI and the closest they came was .715 and if i understood their catalog right it weighed 1200 gr!! + it was not a minie. I have sent an inquiry to dixie gunworks. Any ideas of vere to look for a minie mould .718-720 ?? Math
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    Bullet troubble

    Hi Another question my barrel measures .731 how much smaller should the bullet be for good fit Math
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    Army smoothbore

    Hi paulvallandigham Yes it helps alot, many thanks. You see there is not that many that thinkers around whit bp and old guns where i live so this forum is great and so are the people here. Mathias
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    Army smoothbore

    paulvallandigham Does he have website or mail ?
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    Bullet troubble

    Well poordevil thats something i'd never thought of thats needs testing thanks Mathias
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    Army smoothbore

    Hello Had the chance to shoot it today and all i can say it is FUN!! I don't know what sorts of presicion one can expekt whit a smothbore but i was able to keep all my shots whitin a 5.5 inch circle at 45meters whit 82gr rs pyrodex a .69 roundball whit denim patch. It was so mutch fun that i...
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    Bullet troubble

    HI the service load was 95gr of bp under 770 gr mine bullet, acording to record the rifle was considerd painful to shoot I don't know if i want to go there but it would sure be nice to try. The rifle is in mint condition and has not seen much use it has a small dent in the barrel and i think...
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    Bullet troubble

    Hi paulvallandigham I will try and explain what i have done to the mould so far i removed the center plug, placed it in a lathe and turned it dovn to create a smaller cavity to get a heavier bullet in so doing i created my self a new problem 3mm of the skirt is only 16,4mm you know the old...
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    Bullet troubble

    Hi Bountyhunter It's not the thicknes of the skirt that is the problem. the bullet measures 17,5mm at it's biggest to taper dovn to 16,8mm at the base and sense my barrel measures 18,55mm that means the bullet has to expand 1,75mm befor it touches the rifling.I don't know but that feels like...
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    Bullet troubble

    Hi Le grand A verry interesting site thank you Best regards Mathias
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    Bullet troubble

    Hi paulvallandigham sorry to say but i have already tried a Lee mould even made a new plug for the cavity to get a litte heavier bullet only to see what i should seen from the beginnig that that slug is taperd so it's about 2mm to small at the bottom and 1mm at top :( Othervise i was planing on...
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    Bullet troubble

    Helllo I need help to solve this problem. I'm trynig to get a 1845-54 to shoot, problem is it was designd for a mine bullet cal.73 and the largest i have found is .69 so i was trying for ball and patch. Tried a .69 ball and .02 patch, oiled very hard to get dovn but shoot quite good. Tried a...
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    Patch lube

    I dont't think i have seen that brand but i have seen many other brands but most have stone or some other sort of grinding compund, so i gues one most be careful so you don't put that down your barrel. I went and gave track of the wolf a look, anyone used their mink oil?
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    Patch lube

    Thanks for all answer Now to the next how do you apply iy to the patch (beeswax/oliveoil mix) ? I was thinking i'd just dip the patch in it when it was melted Math
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    Patch lube

    Hi I was wodering what you like to use as lube for your patches ?? I was thinking of trying beeswax and olivoil 50/50 for mine Best regards Mathias
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    Army smoothbore

    Today i got the breechplug out, nice looking threds so there is nothing to worry about there some corrotion has taken plce in the chamber area but overall it's not that bad. And whit the nipple changed the only thing left is to take it to the range and try it :grin: Math
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    Army smoothbore

    Well i have already concluded that i have to change the nipple and that means rethread it to 5/16-24. About shooting it i have a freind who is a gunsmith so he will have a say in what is safe or not. Math
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    Army smoothbore

    Hi paulvallandigham I will certanly think about it but i will wait and see how the barrel really looks whit the breechplug removed before a decide what to do. I will have a look at my profile and add some info Thanks Mathias
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    Army smoothbore

    Hi paulvallandigham Yes lining the barell would take care of the strength problem The only trouble whit lining is that it would render it slighty ileagel to owne where i live (Sweden). There are ways to do it leagly but i don't know if it worth the troubble. Last time i made a application for...
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    Army smoothbore

    Hi CoyoteJoe Yes there is a big chance that it vill never be a "smoothbore" agin :( . But if so are the case the old girl still looks great on the wall :grin: How do you think that charge that was left in the barrel for god knows how long will havw affekted the chamber, i mean can have done...
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