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since satisfaction for this child comes with "minute of pie plate" at 15 yards I just load 'em sprue up, sprue down, sprue sideways. It is not rocket science, so sprue it and load don't try to IBM it just SHOOT! But that is just me. Happily banging away Bunk

If you set the CCI#11's firmly on the Slixshot nipples you will get pretty consistent ignition (I think) because Pyrodex it is somewhat harder to ignite than Black Gunpowder.. I'm experimenting and have fair success with them with real Black Gunpowder. All I know about Pyrodex is to clean the...

Today there was some luck with CCI#11 caps one loading had three out of five FTF but did fire on the second strike. The next loading fired first strike five for five perhaps because that brass loading rod thing was used to push down real hard to seat the caps and this was capping fouled cones...

Agreed but what my comment was concerning shooters who are velocity obsessed and that is all they want. You are correct the perfect plan is enough accurate velocity to accomplish the task. Somewhere in there is reliability I would say. Respectfully Bunk

We are getting off topic, here, but loading is part of the process. There are two schools of thought on lubricant. The first is smear lubricant on top of the ball at the chamber mouth. Most of which is blown away by the gas that escaped from the barrel-cylinder gap on the first or second shot...

Just in from the range! The load used is 20 grains of Du Pont FFFg (some new old stock) Beliveau style 1/8" lube wad and a .451" ball seated to just touch the wad with slight compression. The gun is a Pietta 1851 Navy snubby in .44 caliber fitted with a cap guard, ( or post) a Lee's Gunfighter...

Brianc I hate to tell you pardner, but you have contracted the dread GOTTAGETANOTHERGUNITIS a condition for which there is no cure. It can be mediated somewhat by from time to time purchasing or building another gun but that does not last. However you have made a great beautiful start.. I have...

M. De Land Sir, You have hit the nail on the head exactly and I have preached lube must be UNDER the ball to work for as long as I can remember. Crisco or what ever concoction you use OVER the ball is blown away by the first shot. Thank you sir for good advise to new and old shooters...

Experimenting is the way to find out. Try your most accurate load with and with out filler and see if the extra step is worth the time. Or see if a different charge with filler is more accurate. Since this shooter is not a tack driver my load is 20 grains of FFFg, a home made 1/8" lube wad and...

I though I had seen some pretty trick guns, but these guns hit the top of the list. How does the grip fasten on and will you please show pictures of the finished product? I remain in In awe of your talent and guns Bunk

You young guys have got to brag. I am a 1930's model with almost all the original parts in fairlygood working order. My satisfaction is hitting a 6" KD target at 15 yards with an 1860 Amy snubby five out of five. And do pretty much of the time so there Respectfully Bunk

How FAST it goes is not as important as WHERE it goes as far as I am concerned. Velocity without accuracy is like an Indy race car without a steering wheel. Or am I starting a fight here? Bunk

Slixshot cones are engineered to work with Remington #10 caps. From hard experience and a lot of reference to the Deity and water retention structures I can guarantee you that Slixshot cones work 100% with Remmy#10 caps, pretty well with Remmy #11 caps and just so-so with CCI#11 caps and not at...

#10 whats? There are no standards for percussion caps and Remington, CCI, and RWS all have ideas about cap sizes. A #11 CCI is about the same size as a Remington #10 and a Remington #11 is a mini skirt version of the #10. Same size shorter length. A #10 CCI is smaller that everything. The why of...

Woodbow, Remember this, we are re-inventing a 150 year old wheel. All the people that knew how to make these antiques run reliably when they were cutting edge technology are long gone and did not write down instructions. So now we learn by our experience or the experience of others. Like this...

That first strike is called "dry firing" but be careful because sometimes the first strike is a bang. The latest project is getting CCI#11 caps to work reliably on Slixshot nipples. I am getting a lot of dry fire practice and I DO NOT intend to muck about with those nipples. Checking with TOW...

Cap. I grabbed a random hand full of balls out of yesterdays casting and weighed them. They varied +- one grain and could easily sorted out many +- .5 grain so I am not casting voids at least from the 10 I checked. These were .451" cast in a Lee mould. The alloy was a mixture of 1:40 tin and...

The guns are set up to be off frame loaded. I wish I had kept a barrel record on the Army snubby but right now the wedge just barely clears the barrel on the right side and it has been shot a whole lot. Using a load of 20 grains FFFg shoots to POA with just a bit of front sight in the rear...

Interesting Cap. I pour into the mold from about 1/4 inch below the spout much like what you would get ladle pouring. Actually i am not set up for ladle pouring my furnace is an RCbS Promelt with the temp aset bout 750. The Lee molds used are aluminum and stay very hot. I will run some .451"...

There are a couple of reasons for using a press. It makes loading faster because you do each sequence for all the chambers at one time. That is charge all, then place on all wads, then seat the balls with equal compression. It gives a chance to wipe off the cylinder face, arbor, and barrel...