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Shooting Military rifles like they were designed to be used
Well @Stantheman86 all I know is a want a rifled musket now more than ever after looking at your posts. Definitely make a great deer rifle as stated above. After my success this year with my Hawken, I won't hunt deer with smokeless again. I really think I'm aiming for a musketoon at this...- dylan84
- Post #75
- Forum: Percussion Rifles
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Shooting Military rifles like they were designed to be used
I often wonder what folks from the 1800's would think about these types of conversations. 😂- dylan84
- Post #67
- Forum: Percussion Rifles
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Shooting Military rifles like they were designed to be used
Ok looking closer at some of these from Pedersoli. That Cook and Brother artillery carbine looks like the M4 of the 1860's! lol- dylan84
- Post #60
- Forum: Percussion Rifles
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Bullet Mould Idea
Now you really have my wheels turning! I was considering machining a threaded barrel set up for Colt revolvers. I am getting a Pietta "Navy" 44 from my brother in law cheap and plan to do some serious R&D with that rascal! I have always liked the 40ish caliber cartridges. You know if Sam... -
Bullet Mould Idea
Great info thanks! Did you take a 36 caliber cylinder and line bore it to the frame and then rebarrel it? That would be a pretty awesome way to get the alignment finally right on these revolvers. I was thinking of staying 44 and doing this. Even with fitting the bolt properly mine does not... -
SOLD 1861 Enfield Musketoon by Armi San Paolo
What is the twist rate? Thanks- dylan84
- Post #4
- Forum: Firearms For Sale/Trade/Wanted
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Bullet Mould Idea
You have shot 100 with no lube of any kind on the bullet in your cartridges? The problem I have seen is powder fouling not necessarily lead fouling. -
Shooting Military rifles like they were designed to be used
Looks like fun! Will have to pick up one of these rifled muskets at some point.- dylan84
- Post #22
- Forum: Percussion Rifles
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Bullet Mould Idea
A live pilot throating reamer would work well. I have a fixed pilot for a 45-70 that I am about to grind the pilot part down for this exact application! I thought about reaming it all the way down on this NMA, but it gets thin where the bolt indexes into the cylinder. The more I mess with my... -
Bullet Mould Idea
If you get grease behind the bullet with a prelubed bore, then it is fine also. Leading shouldn't be a problem with as shallow as the rifling is on these pistols and the velocities we are shooting at. I think the grease groove is more of a cartridge fix for when it is more difficult to get... -
Bullet Mould Idea
I also just got another dumb idea so naturally I just tried it! Not my first bullet choice but I had some 200 grain 45 colt looking bullets laying around and were cast out of harder than ideal alloy for this application. My idea was to just load them backwards so the flat point is down towards... -
Bullet Mould Idea
Yep the more I think about it the more I think the grease groove is not needed. Be better as you said to have a over powder card and hollow base filled with grease. I have some non grease groove coated bullets for some unmentionable pistols. Thought about just machining a hollow base in some... -
Bullet Mould Idea
That has got me thinking. That looks like it adds a bit of a hollow base which you would alloy you to get lube behind the bullet. That might be my first plan of a attack. Thanks for sharing this! -
Need some assitance with my first flintlock choice
I got a TC Renegade flintlock and it had the early lock with poor geometry. All they changed is the ****. The **** that is on there can be reforged to work satisfactory or what I will eventually do is just replace the whole lock with a better option. The cool thing with most of TC stuff is...- dylan84
- Post #21
- Forum: Flintlock Rifles
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Bullet Mould Idea
Yeah I more kept it on my side in case something went wrong and I needed a follow up shot. I think if I had a sit and wait spot the revolver would work very well. Especially in some of the bottoms where the woods and brush are dense. Be handy to just have a pistol for sure! -
Could a round ball about .001 inch less than bore diameter be used?
What else would we blab on about when we aren't shooting or hunting? I think most of us are here because our other friends and family members have heard enough! haha- dylan84
- Post #46
- Forum: Percussion Rifles
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Bullet Mould Idea
Nice I could have hit my buck with my 44 but I had the Hawken in my grips! Met him face to face over a hill. Thought of getting a Dragoon or Walker at some point to gain some black powder capacity behind some even heavier lead. I wish I would have got a picture of him in the field but I... -
Bullet Mould Idea
I ordered a Lee 200 Grain 44 mould to mess with. Hopefully be able to do some testing with that this weekend to see how that design works. -
Bullet Mould Idea
Yeah I did talk to Lee. If I could get set up to do it I think I am cheaper than them. I think I could keep the 2 cavity moulds around $65. Work is picking up now in the shop so we will have to play it by ear. If I do have them make it I want to have a tried and true tested design to work... -