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For pistol? It's as you like/feel, but no difference at the accuracy level... For me, the simplest way is the best: powder, filler (cornmeal), ball, and grease. Concerning the paper cartridges, I use them only with my Sharps .54 cal., the cigarette paper is for cigarettes... If you want to...

If in doubt, you can make an impression of your barrel with an oversized bullet, so that, with a micrometer or a good quality analog caliper, you'll know the exact caliber...

Your Minié is too small, a Minié must go down the barrel with only his weight, but you must have a bit of friction: grease, air escaping through the barrel rifling when the bullet is dawn over the powder charge, tap lightly with the ram to allow the powder to enter the bullet's skirt, which will...

Go to another country, really free, something like the other side of the channel: Macrocescu"ll be glad to welcome you, your wife, and the camping car... Have a nice day. ;) Erwan.

You don't need a special mark of patches fabric for that: go to your favorite fabric store with your micrometer and choose the good cotton you need. Generally in the USA, the pillow tissue is the most used...

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Hi buddies, I'm nearly 77 years old including 67 shooting, I'm not the oldest, but it begins to do some months and some pounds of powder burned and a small lot of flints ate too.... :D :D

I don't really like using original (ancient) parts. I'm old and clumsy, and accidents happen, so maybe it's a form of respect: I wouldn't want to damage or destroy them...

Yes, you're right, this one is by Leonardo da Vinci for a wheel lock pistol... 👍

Welcome from Absurdistan.

Hi and welcome from the wonderful Macronia (also known as Absurdistan)...

Graphite, what for? The lead is enough auto-lubricant for tumbling, apart from that, don't you use patches?

That may be the case, but I'm not sure, that it was mainly a technical system of English. This type of patch or paper wrapping has been used in big games like the long-range Creedmoor games by American, English or French shooters and others. We've also had many military, or civilian weapons...

That's right, I've this small free soft on my computers... Without installation (workin' on Windows only and not Linux): Round Ball Ballistics Calculator for Muzzleloaders

Stopping power of the 1860 Army... In this sense, John Pondoro Taylor's empirical formula has retained all its value... TKOF multiplies bullet mass (measured in grains) by muzzle velocity (measured in feet per second) by bullet diameter (measured in inches) and then divides the product by...

I take and use this one... ;)

I'm a straightforward and ordinary guy: - At the range and just after I've finished shooting, I do a little neutralizing cleaning with Young's Parker Hale and water (cutting oil for my lathe is good too ;) ). - When I get home, I put a toothpick in the flash hole, a small quarter barrel-length...

If the credit card isn't too contorted, it doesn't matter: She may not see anything...... with a bit of luck... :rolleyes:

I understand: now it's too slippery… :rolleyes:

Your keyboard is out of order? :oops: