long story short, an AR/glock guy got his hands on a much abused brown bess reproduction.
I can't play with this thing without wanting to fire it, at least once. I understand it is a .75 cal, but thats not enough to stop me.
what is enough to stop me is the fact I know nothing about these things. I figured out how to clear it, but thats pretty much it. I am comfortable with guns, but this is not exactly something I am used to.
What I need is a "warm and fuzzy" on how to get it up and running, so I got a list of questions, specific to that rifle.
I see references to 4f powder for priming. Can I use that same powder for the main charge?
How much powder am I supposed to charge the gun with?
I understand I need a .75 cal ball. Brownells.com and midway.com are unhelpful in acquiring them.
Any place to buy small batches of ammo, without serious expense?
whats the range of ball sizes this rifle can fire, if anything other than .75?
Do patches factor into the ball size?
what styles and grain weights of bullets are safe to fire?
I follow the eye and ear pro rules, and I am familiar with basic weapon holds. Is there any differences between firing this rifle and say, a 3 1/2 inch single barrel shotgun?
it has a ramrod, and I fashioned cleaning supplies out of a shotgun kit and a few pipe cleaners. I am adding flints, leather, ammunition, powder, and a shooting stick to the shopping list. Its overly nitpicky and difficult, but I figure I can use my little digital reloading scale for measuring charge weights.
what else do I HAVE to have to fire this? I may be into ARs, but I am not big on spending more than I have to.
thanks in advance for all the advice.
I can't play with this thing without wanting to fire it, at least once. I understand it is a .75 cal, but thats not enough to stop me.
what is enough to stop me is the fact I know nothing about these things. I figured out how to clear it, but thats pretty much it. I am comfortable with guns, but this is not exactly something I am used to.
What I need is a "warm and fuzzy" on how to get it up and running, so I got a list of questions, specific to that rifle.
I see references to 4f powder for priming. Can I use that same powder for the main charge?
How much powder am I supposed to charge the gun with?
I understand I need a .75 cal ball. Brownells.com and midway.com are unhelpful in acquiring them.
Any place to buy small batches of ammo, without serious expense?
whats the range of ball sizes this rifle can fire, if anything other than .75?
Do patches factor into the ball size?
what styles and grain weights of bullets are safe to fire?
I follow the eye and ear pro rules, and I am familiar with basic weapon holds. Is there any differences between firing this rifle and say, a 3 1/2 inch single barrel shotgun?
it has a ramrod, and I fashioned cleaning supplies out of a shotgun kit and a few pipe cleaners. I am adding flints, leather, ammunition, powder, and a shooting stick to the shopping list. Its overly nitpicky and difficult, but I figure I can use my little digital reloading scale for measuring charge weights.
what else do I HAVE to have to fire this? I may be into ARs, but I am not big on spending more than I have to.
thanks in advance for all the advice.
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