Anyone know where I can find a long funnel for pouring powder directly into the breech of a firearm?
Help finding a long funnel
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Make one using a piece of copper pipe attached to a funnel - made one many years ago for use as a drop tube when loading BPCR cartridges.
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Buffalo Arms sells a brass 24 inch drop-tube for loading black powder cartridges. It has a funnel top.
Made mine out of brass tubing and funnel years ago.
I used a Pedersoli funnel like pictured, then hit the hardware store for a 3ft brass tube. Make sure it fits into the tube. The funnel does come apart with heat. Or just ground off the threads if keeping the funnel full length. Fluxed. solder cut to length and or put a collar on it to make it adjustable for different barrel lengths. Works great for me.
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I made mine using K&S brass tubing and a brass funnel that I made from sheet brass. I added an "adjustable stop" clamp to the tube so that I can adjust the depth that the tube can go into the guns bore. See picture below.
Why?
Actually, I know why. There are some shooters, mainly slug gunners, who are obsessed with minutia when it comes to feeding their rifles. They, and maybe you, theorize using a tube prevents powder from sticking to the bore when loading. However, if it does, when you shove yer ball or paper patched slug down the bore it pushes those few grains down also. In short, IMHO using that tube thingy is a waste of time and effort. Pointless.
Actually, I know why. There are some shooters, mainly slug gunners, who are obsessed with minutia when it comes to feeding their rifles. They, and maybe you, theorize using a tube prevents powder from sticking to the bore when loading. However, if it does, when you shove yer ball or paper patched slug down the bore it pushes those few grains down also. In short, IMHO using that tube thingy is a waste of time and effort. Pointless.
This is one of the ones I made.
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When you wipe the rifle between shots, or you're using a modern Inline that is cleaner but wanting consistent results... Even if it's just in your head little things matter.
Appreciate all the links everyone.
Yes, And in this game that is OK. As I often say: "Do yer own thang."
