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foam backer foam with bp

September 28, 2014, 5:37 pm
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following on from the smokeless thread using this foam which would be great in a straight walled case like the snider.having used bp today in my mk4 i was impressed with the noise and smoke but the kapok snowfall afterwards didnt inpress the fellow shoote...
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crimping

September 28, 2014, 6:00 pm
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right gentlemensince i been use to using smokeless and sizing my cases etc i need some advice please....i shot a few cases with 80gns bp and nicely formed my cases....i want to just hand seat the bullets now but they are a fraction loose, i know i can sti...
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Jamison MH Brass Issue?

September 29, 2014, 1:12 am
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I just took the Martini Henry Jamison brass I used at the recent IMA event out of the tumbler. I inspected each case and put aside 8 that appeared a bit different. Please see the photo. Most of the cases are like the one to the right, with a distinct groo...
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New PP no.2 Musket load

October 23, 2014, 7:35 pm
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As mentioned in the Trafalgar thread, I've been developing a new paper-patch load for shooting dirty in my rifles, withe the Roumanian Steyr-Martini serving as testbed.  Testing has been ongoing for the last few months, with the 'rollout' during the Traf...
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Fusil Misfires

October 26, 2014, 3:01 am
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I have fired about 50 rounds with my EIC Fusil and deemed it worthy of being taken deer hunting.  My loading procedure:First load of the day.Wipe the bore dry of any oil.Snap a CCI Musket cap to clear ventLoad 120 grains of GOEX Fg.load two  .751" diame...
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Ammunition: Contemporary information

October 29, 2014, 12:22 pm
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A collection of articles with contemporary information relating to ammunition / loading for long range shooting with the muzzle loading and black powder cartridge rifle is available on my Research Press web site. David
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Martini (577-450) bullets - something interesting to chew on

November 3, 2014, 10:05 am
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 Yes, some Jacketed 577-450 bullets from the turn of the century (1902) - one would assume that Gevelot loaded some ammunition with these. A FMJ  bullet, and a SP version too...
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Am I Reading this Chamber Cast Correctly?

November 4, 2014, 7:58 am
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It may come as a surprise, but I have little experience with chamber casts.  I made this casting tonight from the chamber of a little Werndl sporting carbine I purchased over the weekend. Groove diameter is .449", which is correct as most Werndl cham...
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Lee Navy Blow Up

November 5, 2014, 9:01 pm
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Nothing to do with me, but a reminder to be careful.  It's all too easy to forget that many of the guns we are shooting are over 100  years old.The details, such as they are, are here. http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2014/11/05/1895-winchester-lee-k...
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.45 turkish - the french way.

November 9, 2014, 3:09 pm
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Yes, all of it in metric - but pretty detailed as to dimensions and tolerances.Enjoy,Gert
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Trueflight Bullets UK

November 14, 2014, 4:05 pm
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Would anyone in the UK have the phone number for Phil Hunt of Trueflight bullets. The number I have is 01214308299, but when I ring it says number not recognised. I seem to recall when I last spoke with Phil he was going to move to another part of the cou...
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Snider double round ball load.....

November 18, 2014, 7:29 pm
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I would think this topic has been discussed here prior to this but a search shows nothing so.......here we go. If I were to load two .590" round balls in a Snider case over sixty grains of FG would the resulting pressure be too much for my Mk.3 Artiller...
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Basic reloading question, and question about correct bullet size/weight.

November 26, 2014, 11:20 pm
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Hello all, I have a couple quick questions. Firstly, I see some Martini-Henry bullets for sale on Gunbroker. The price is very tempting, but they're .468 and 530 grain weight. That's a tad on the heavy side. I know the original military weight was a 485 g...
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Blackpowder Storage

November 30, 2014, 2:52 pm
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It occurred to me that the 1960 Curtis & Harvy Fg powder I've been using might have suffered storage problems.   My 1960's copy of the NRA Reloading Handbook states that B/P does not deteriorate with age and the only thing that damages it (irreversib...
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577/450 Buckshot.

December 25, 2014, 11:20 am
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As my Greener Police Gun, firing standard 12 bore carts is a bit of an overkill on some of the small rodents on my land, I thought I would invest in a 577/450 Martini Henry Carbine smoothbore and have one by HRB datad 1893 on the way. It means also I will...
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Martini Henry shotgun load

December 29, 2014, 9:16 am
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Looking up the load data for the martini Henry and just wondered.... Could you not use normal ready made 24ga shotgun shells or would they not chamber....
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Turned cases

January 3, 2015, 9:22 am
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Recently I picked up around 20 new cases which I believe are turned rather than drawn etc. Some are stamped ndfs , others are 577-450 and some are just plain. I never seen turned cases before and just want to clarify that these are etc I can feel the shou...
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577/450 drawn brass cases...limited choices?

January 4, 2015, 8:35 pm
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Hello All, I've recently acquired a MH MK IV that I want to learn to reload for.  I have experience reloading centerfire smokeless cartridges, but am brand new to blackpowder cartridge reloading.  I've spent the last few days gathering basic information...
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Explosives box UK -

January 9, 2015, 5:19 pm
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Just in the process of sorting out my explosives licenceI'm well tooled up for producing the statutory BP Explosives box but not being near a black powder supplier I can't just pop round and measure up the containers.What I'm looking for is supplier co...
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Newbie

January 9, 2015, 8:06 pm
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Hi, Just a line to introduce myself here, I only have been shooting for about five years now, based in the North East of England, interested in mainly military rifles, one of which is a Martini MK IV, I have also reloaded for this rifle which includes pap...
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