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Better than a Walker.

Mine shot high too. I made a taller front sight, you just need some 1/8 inch steel stock, a hack saw, and a file (and a drill to made the cross pin hole). The sighting error divided by the target distance equals the additional sight height required divided by the distance between the rear and...

Finish Line bicycle grease, because it hanging on the wall in the shop.

Finish Line bicycle grease. Just cuz I have it to grease bicycles. Any grease would work fine.

I use musket caps on all percussion rifles because they're easier for my clumsy fingers to handle. "They" say the smaller caps are more accurate, which is probably true, but I can't tell any difference.

I just use an RCBS powder funnel made for loading unmentionables. Works for me.

It looks like Saeco mold handles would fit that. Based on my calibrated eyeball.

And get a Waage K4757 pot. Best lead pot made for ladle casting. $200, but the kids don't need the money.😁

I cast minies with 20 to 1. But I am a heretic and apostate. They fill out easier and shoot as well as pure Pb.

When I do maxi balls for my rifles I try to size the body of the bullet to bore size, top of lands, and leave the front band as in cast diameter. But, as I think others have said, you need a lubrisizer to do that

Oh, and a lead thermometer is also a great thing. 720 F for balls 820 F for minies.

A face shield is always a good idea. Eyeballs are kinda fragile.

I have always used a rawhide mallet for bullet exit encouragement. With soft lead you can open the sprue plate via (gloved) hand.

Back in "the day" they used "the bones". Two pieces of flat stock, lay one on the flat of the tang and , with an assistant position the other at the end of the barrel and sighting down the barrel, when "the bones" are aligned horizontally, the assistant marks the intersection of the round barrel...

RIG grease is pretty much a go to standard for long term storage of firearms. BTW I know nothing about cannons.

Estes uses a lot of black powder to make model rocket motors, so vertically integrating would make sense. Plus they would be able to sell to GOEX's old military customers. Hope it comes to a good outcome for everybody.

I cast minies out of 20 to 1, but I'm a heretic. The minies shoot great. Admittedly off topic, but a wee bit of tin helps with casting anything. My RB alloy is about 100 to 1, flows like water at 750 F.

Distilled water, or rain water, and pure grain alcohol.

I have found that wiping the bore with Hoppes #9 after cleaning the usual way (water, water ,water, drying by wiping with dry patches) and then wiping the bore dry and applying gun oil prevents storage rust. But I live in a dry climate, your mileage may vary. The Hoppes seems to remove the last...

For bullet lube I use SPG, cuz I'm lazy and don't want to make my own. For patch lube, everything from spit to olive oil seems to work fine. I use mink oil if I am in a situation where the load will be in the rifle for a period of time, e.g., hunting.