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I recently received my kits for .36 and .44 paper cartridges from Guns of the West and made 12 .44 cartridges and 24 .36 cartridges today. The kits work fine - the problem is my hand tremors. So I went online and found some extra large pre-rolled cones for blunt smokers. A little pricey, but I'm hoping to get 50 .36 cartridges and 50 .44 cartridges out of a box of 50 pre-rolled cones. We'll see...
 
I finished another gun today. It's for a fella' in WV. Walnut stocked, .62cal, 42" Colerain Barrel, Large Siler Lock with Steel Furniture. Simple gun for heavy duty use. I just need to box it up and ship it. Semper Fi.

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I recently received my kits for .36 and .44 paper cartridges from Guns of the West and made 12 .44 cartridges and 24 .36 cartridges today. The kits work fine - the problem is my hand tremors. So I went online and found some extra large pre-rolled cones for blunt smokers. A little pricey, but I'm hoping to get 50 .36 cartridges and 50 .44 cartridges out of a box of 50 pre-rolled cones. We'll see...
Not a bad idea. Where did you source the cones?
 
I finished another gun today. It's for a fella' in WV. Walnut stocked, .62cal, 42" Colerain Barrel, Large Siler Lock with Steel Furniture. Simple gun for heavy duty use. I just need to box it up and ship it. Semper Fi.

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I'm seeing more and more stock noses relieved, so the ramrod tip has better access.

Will be incorporating that little detail soon.

Nice work.
 
I finished another gun today. It's for a fella' in WV. Walnut stocked, .62cal, 42" Colerain Barrel, Large Siler Lock with Steel Furniture. Simple gun for heavy duty use. I just need to box it up and ship it. Semper Fi.

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Wonderful aesthetics! Classy utilitarian, for sure. Nicely done. That smaller practical cheekpiece and barrel transition from octagonal to round adds to the charm.

Pete
 
Bit the bullet and ordered a Lee 2 cavity .490 RB mold.

Organized range box yesterday in time for first ever competition shoot with new club Im joining saturday.
 
Did som shooting with the 1848. First 4 shots with .45 colt after that I fired the cylinder I loaded in October with 777. Then I went to goex for 4 full cylinders until it got real dirty. Found an old gulf oil can to shoot up. The gun ran perfectly, the last cylinder I loaded I filled up with just enough room to compress a ball, no wad . The previous 18 rounds were 20 grains and wad over powder. I was apparently hitting point of aiming at 25 and 35 yards. Go figure this gun shoots excellent. My other 1858 shoots high.. the wads were scattered about the snow almost usable again. Found a couple round balls on the snow behind oil can that was pretty cool they weren't to deformed.
 

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Went to a buddies farm and shot the 36 cal. 1851 Navy using paper cartridges. The paper cartridges fit in plastic ammo tray, 380 acp cartridges come in. Used 9mm box as they were a little tall for 380 box. Can't say I shot it very well but it was fun. There was some paper residue left in the cylinder after 30 rounds. Cleaned out easily. Did not have any miss fires. Good day.
 

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ran my primitive biathlon practice course today. new snowshoe bindings work very well. old legs not so well ;) 6 hits out of 9 shots. two stations that i swing through twice so its just like the real thing. first station is two shots on 5" steel at 35 yards from where I stood today. second station two shots 6" steel @ 45 yards then a big loop through the field and then back through the woods to the same two stations with the last station being 3 shots at 45 yards...
 
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