Blr243 wrote:Good tips blokes. I’ll probably be sub 1250 speed to avoid booting myself too much ::: I shall do some measuring of the bag of proj I bought
in2anity wrote:what i've done before is just grab a lead pill, then hammered down length ways on steel plate, it making it slightly "fatter". Then i just knocked it down through the length of the barrel using some appropriately sized dowel rod. Then just mic the marks on the lead.
Blr243 wrote:I’m about to start shooting powder coated proj ...someone said I don’t need lube with powder coated proj ......500 grainers at roughly 1200 FPS. They are purchased proj from cowboy guns n gear Does lubing powder coated proj help a bit? It’s not micro groove it’s Ballard style rifling. If I still get leading How do I know it’s leading up ?I don’t have a borescope and my eyes are a bit feral ...I have shooters choice lead remover and sweets 762 ...I expect after leaving these products in the bore that my cleaning patches will be dirty. If I just keep cleaning and I end up with clean patches does that mean all the lead is gone or could some still be there ? Is lead easier to remove than copper ? I’m not useing gas checks.
Blr243 wrote:The lobbing heavy lead is a traditional fun thing I want to try
Gamerancher wrote:Blr243 wrote:The lobbing heavy lead is a traditional fun thing I want to try
In that case, to get the real traditional feeling for "lobbing heavy lead" you need a single shot black-powder rifle!!!!
Smoke, noise, recoil and long-range accuracy, what could be better??
14 year old son loves this one, Shiloh Sharps 1874 in .40-70 Straight Sharps.
Did I mention long range accuracy?
Gamerancher wrote:Nice mate, all original?
Gamerancher wrote:Blr243 wrote:The lobbing heavy lead is a traditional fun thing I want to try
In that case, to get the real traditional feeling for "lobbing heavy lead" you need a single shot black-powder rifle!!!!
Smoke, noise, recoil and long-range accuracy, what could be better??
14 year old son loves this one, Shiloh Sharps 1874 in .40-70 Straight Sharps.
Did I mention long range accuracy?
Blr243 wrote:I would give black powder a crack if it were not so corrosive
Larry wrote:@LawrenceA that is going to give you so much satisfaction when you fire the first shot. More people should give it a go. I bought a stock blank and shaped it myself the hardest part was the first cut. Once you are committed the shaping came pretty easily and intuitively.
Blr243 wrote:Lawrence quite a few more pics of everything to do with the build when it’s complete please......and we promise not to be too picky. Just interested
Blr243 wrote:I would give black powder a crack if it were not so corrosive
Gamerancher wrote:Personally, I'd rather clean 5 black-powder guns than one modern high-power centre fire after an 80 shot match any day.
Gamerancher wrote:Not going to start a pissing match about how to clean and what to use, each to his own.
Everyone has their own personal regime, I've had blokes show me their "u-beaut" new cleaner that does it all in a couple of patches.
I've then gotten them to run a patch of "old-faithful" through their "clean" barrel only to come out with a bright blue patch.
Personally, I've had it take 50 or more patches to clean up a H.P. tight twist competition barrel to my liking after a match.
I'll take 6 patches in my black-powder barrels any day.