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  1. Garbear34

    Pietta 1851 round balls or conicals ?

    What diameter are they dropping? I also thinking a rf nose like kaido bullets no molds currently avaible. I usually shoot rb, jd, and kerr bullets.
  2. Garbear34

    DAISY PATCHES FROM OCTOBER COUNTRY

    No just gimmick. I cut round ones. Or use rolled strip with cuts i can tear at the muzzle. Look up maniac black powder shooter youtube video thats where i git the idea. Mark Humphries is a nut in a entertaining good way.
  3. Garbear34

    Ruger Old Army Upgrade

    Are these hammers ones you make?
  4. Garbear34

    Best Animal fat for lube?

    Ive used canola oil and bees wax for pistol wads. Ive used vegtable oil to lube patches. Im cheap and my muzzleloaders don't seem to care.
  5. Garbear34

    What do you guys lube your C&B revolvers with?

    Wads mostly. Either lubed with mix of bees wax and canola oil. Depending on weather temp summer more beeswax winter less. Still playing with recipes Crisco big mess. If im going leave loaded un capped use wool felt wad unlabed. My conicals paper cartridges just what lube in grease...
  6. Garbear34

    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    Got ball stuck in my 32 smr. I couldn't find my ball puller so ordered another on from kibler. Always nerve racking when i dru ball one especially in a flintlock. Now back up and shooting.
  7. Garbear34

    Successful Stalk

    Congratulations
  8. Garbear34

    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    I went and shot with mountian men of the Wasatch for first time. They had competition i came in dead last. It was informal affair I had great time. I dry balled one. Miss placed my ball puller so got to order a new one. My first time shooting with a group. Weather was perfect. Hope to go...
  9. Garbear34

    Hole punch

    No. I also have3/4 hollow punch I use with a hammer. I’ve uses that for wool felt and heavy card board.
  10. Garbear34

    Hole punch

    Just ordered the highest rated and reasonably priced ones off amazon. I use 3/4 inch for my 12 gauge shotgun but before that used that size for making the bottom of my 44 paper cartriges. I have two others one for cutting the disks for my .36 caliber paper cartriges. Check amazon
  11. Garbear34

    Salutations From Duck Creek, Utah

    Welcome from Taylorsville Utah. Used to deliver lumber to duck creek and all over that part of those mountains
  12. Garbear34

    Hole punch

    I scoured and read brittsmoothy replies and helped a ton in the smoothbore threads. I've had best results so far 70 grains powder 3-4 of my over shot cards in top of powder 1 1/8 oz shot then 2 cards on top. Hasn't mattered much if using #8 shot or #5 shot. That only size i have. I need to...
  13. Garbear34

    Yet another patch cutting method

    I use a method black powder maniac shooter i seen on his YouTube channel. I cut in strips then cut so easy to tear at the muzzle of my gun. I roll up and put in an old pill bottle ad some vegetable oil olive oil... tothe rolls.
  14. Garbear34

    Hole punch

    You're going to laugh. Amazon. Normally used for the scrap book crowd. I have a couple orginally i used for paper cartridge for my revolvers. I have different sizes for that. Even a 1 inch for making paper cartride for a modern muzzloading shotgun pistol from American gun craft. Ive got on...
  15. Garbear34

    Hole punch

    I use this craft punch 3/4 for my 12 gauge shotgun. I have one of those steel smack with a hammer for felt, but found this cuts faster and cereal boxs beer boxes....... cuts fine with this craft punch.
  16. Garbear34

    How do you prime?

    🤔 i hate to admit i like that idea
  17. Garbear34

    Maximum loads for 1858 Remington

    Im looking for a round flat nosed bullet for my ruger old army. As heavy as your are i was wondering about bullet being stable. My ruger loves anything I've put through it. Round ball, Johnson and dowes and the one lee makes. Wish i had found kiados mold. Im a fan of round flat nose...
  18. Garbear34

    Maximum loads for 1858 Remington

    How did those 285 grain bullets do in your ruger? Were these for a ruger old Army?
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