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  1. Gooddaytoya!

    Swiss 3F in .50 cal rifles

    I meant "FFFg".
  2. Gooddaytoya!

    Swiss 3F in .50 cal rifles

    With these high three FFG loads in 50 plus caliber rifles, what about overpressure? Does anybody ever mic the breach end of their barrels to check for swelling?
  3. Gooddaytoya!

    Problem solved - barrel now clean and shiny.

    I had what I thought was a fouled and pitted 62 caliber barrel. I asked you guys several questions, thinking I needed to lap the barrel, since I had scrubed the heck out of it in every way I could think of. Luckily I read about using the poor boy scrub pad method. At first it didn't seem to work...
  4. Gooddaytoya!

    Some detailed info on Civil War Minies

    I read a story on the internet about a guy whose hobby is metal detecting for civil war bullets on the old battlegrounds. It said he had found two bullets fused together that had apparently struck each other in mid-air in a colossal coincidence. Has anyone heard that story?
  5. Gooddaytoya!

    Miller Twist Rate?

    Thank you for your replies, guys. The Miller formula is just another curiosity to me.
  6. Gooddaytoya!

    Miller Twist Rate?

  7. Gooddaytoya!

    Miller Twist Rate?

    Do the members here believe the Miller twist rate formula produces reliable results?
  8. Gooddaytoya!

    Obturate??

    The reason I asked this question is because I've never been convinced that my ball and patch combination fills (blocks, obturates) the spaces between the lands and grooves. I think my ball is too big and my patch is way too thin. A gunsmith set it up for me that way, along with some other minor...
  9. Gooddaytoya!

    Obturate??

    So it's not about loading or patches or ball size, strictly speaking.
  10. Gooddaytoya!

    Obturate??

    I read in a post here that a ball and patch "obturate" as it's being loaded, or as it's being started. What exactly does this mean? The definition of obturate is "block, or close off". I think I know what it means in this context but I'd like to hear it from you guys.
  11. Gooddaytoya!

    Scrubbing out lead deposits.

    I'll use the boiling water method first, and re-scrub it with the poor boy brush. If that doesn't work I'll try the hydrogen peroxide method which I've heard of before.
  12. Gooddaytoya!

    Scrubbing out lead deposits.

    Thanks, I'll certainly try that.
  13. Gooddaytoya!

    Scrubbing out lead deposits.

    I posted a while back about my intention to cast a plug, and use it to hone my barrel for the purpose of cleaning up my bore (62 ca smoke pole). All your replies are very helpful, and after more reading and thinking I realize that using a hone like that would probably damage my barrel. To me...
  14. Gooddaytoya!

    1861 Springfield Repro First Time Clean and Protectant Question

    :confused:
  15. Gooddaytoya!

    CVA .45 kit rifle - max load?

    I don't want to be obvious, but 3F burns more rapidly than two f. Therefore it creates a higher "shock load" within the barrel upon ignition. More pressure at the breach. To speak ad absurdum, smokeless powder creates a really high shock load with its obvious downsides. I've read over and over...
  16. Gooddaytoya!

    CVA .45 kit rifle - max load?

  17. Gooddaytoya!

    More on slug for honing barrel. Wordy.

    . OK, I'll pour a lap. I'll warm the bbl at that end to 120 F.
  18. Gooddaytoya!

    More on slug for honing barrel. Wordy.

    How long do you suggest the lead lap should be? I read about loading the lap with grit by press-rolling it on a compound-slathered smooth steel plate, then inserting it and working it back and forth until the lap needs another loading. Another writer was imperative about avoiding lapping the...
  19. Gooddaytoya!

    Conical bullets?

    This forum is very interesting! Some of the statements conflict with what I've "learned" from others over the years. No big deal, it's bound to happen. One instance of that is the talk on this forum about using conicals or mini balls. I've read many times, including I think from October Country...
  20. Gooddaytoya!

    More on slug for honing barrel. Wordy.

    Well, I made it. I bored 1 inch long holes into a piece of really dense oak, with a 5/8 forstner bit. The holes had smooth enough walls which held up even to 700° lead. I used a hammer on an anvil to taper the slug at the back end, and drove it into the barrel. The barrels only . 61, so it was a...
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