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PHOTOS AT LAST! NEW LOAD FOR THE MK IV
OK, now we have photos! The top photo shows a 9 shot string of the following load:.469/480 grain bullet85 grains of Schuetzen FG BP by WEIGHTBullet seated to give an overall length of 3.075''Case...
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Advise needed...again.... Bullet diameter/bore diameter
I am in a quandry and in need of some advice. I have been trying to tighten up my groups for my MK IV Martini for several years now. I have posted the lastest targets in a couple of posts here. I...
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What a dope!
All this time Douglas has been talking about kapok, for some reason I was thinking about excelsior -- those fine wood shavings that fragile objects were packed in back in the dark ages of brown paper...
View ArticleBP shotshell loading
I recently joined the ranks of those confused old farts that fiddle with BP shotguns. My fine Parkers look neat in a gun rack, but far, far better being carried afield. As such I've taken up...
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shotshell primers
The other day I ran out of 209 primers and then came across these I have had for ever, I kickedthe brain into gear and looked at reloading these into the spent battery cups, no problem except for ????...
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Snider bullet option
A fellow in Oregon is taking .58 Lyman mine balls molds and modifying them for the Sniders by adding a .600(or specified dia) ft band.He also replaces the HB plug with an integral one.He has a Lyman...
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442 Webley dies
Hi all i received my 442 Webley dies today and i got to say that the workmanship looks brilliant but i’m yet to test them out.Im just wondering if anyone knows someone that makes up the brass in...
View Article16 bore load data wanted
A friend of mine has just aquired a 16 bore pinfire side by side, and was asking me for some load advice. The only 16 bore I have is a muzzle loader, so my knowledge reloading cartridges is limited.
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NDFS Lubrisizer Help
Have just aquired what was described as an NDFS Lubrisizer. It is a base first push through design. There are 2 adjustment bolts to control timing of the lube release.It currently wears a .309 sizer...
View ArticleNDFS Brass
Were the .577/.450 cases put out by NDFS turned from solid stock or was it drawn brass?
View ArticleReloading question??
This is probably a really dumb question, but I just have to ask it. Although I am new to reloading the .577 amd .577/450 I have been reloading black powder cartridges for a while. Mostly for Sharps,...
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577-450 forming on the cheap (Micky Mouse method)
I wanted to try to form some 577-450 from Magtech shotgun brass. What I didn't want to do was spend $150 for a press, $120 for die set, start size die $45. I know you can shop around and spend a lot...
View Article577-450 brass quality and reloading dies
I have been working on loads for my 577-450s. I have an early model MH sporter and a long lever 1886 military MH. I have Jameson brass and lee dies.My first attempt ended on the 5th forming. The case...
View ArticleRange Report (.577/.450)
Been having some fairly consistent success with one of my .577/.450 Martinis lately, so thought I'd share. Took my Westley Richards ZAR rifle to the range today to do some repeat tests of a few weeks...
View ArticleMartini load
Some time back I loaded up some 85 gr 2FF with 1/2 ball of cotton and a HB lubed cast seated to the top groove. I put a 7/16 wax paper at the base to prevent the lube from contacting the powderI have...
View ArticleForming a 577 case from a 577-450 case
I have a few M/H cases with a split neck is it possible to trim the case to make it suitable for a 577 snider annealing the case befroe starting to expand the mouth.
View ArticleThe Enfield Paper Cartridge and LoC 46
Hi all,I was wondering of any of you might have the reference (the actual text) for LoC 46 (46 - Improvement in Small Arms Cartridges - 10 Dec 1859)This change introduced a cut in the outer wrapper...
View ArticleWestley Richards ZAR and Paper patch bullets
The next experiment - shooting the WR ZAR with paper patch bullets - and black powder of course. conditions as usual: 75m, shooting prone, with sling , no support. 11 shorts fired, following load...
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Steyr-Martini in #2 Musket today - maybe those sights aren't so bad after...
Shot the target below with my Roumanian Steyr-Martini in #2 Musket today - probably the best military rifle target I ever shot. Standard military sights, this is not a match rifle, but a bog-standard...
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