52-70 Cartridge
In some of my reference books there is a mention of a 52-70 cartridge that was used by Remington for some of their rifles. I can find no information on this round. Does anyone know anything of this...
View ArticleAlloy for casting 577 snider bullets
Hello- I know that pure lead is preferred for the 577 snider bullet. Could you use 40 to 1 instead, or would that be too hard? It's a brinell hardness of 8.5, lead is around 5 or 6 if I recall. Thanks!
View ArticleMuzzle Loading Device.
I just picked this up off of a friends table. I forget what they are called. I understand that it was used to start a ball in a rifle where the initial fit is very close. The dowel diameter is .350",...
View ArticleAR2206 in 577/450 ?
Has any one here used or heard of 2206 being used in a 577/450? A retired gentleman was reloading 500gn loads for me and he said from memory he was using 44gn of 2206 behind a soft lead - unpatched...
View ArticleGUNPOWDER........
.........a book by Jack Kelly which I found very interesting and very readable.It traces the history of the development of gunpowder from it's origins right up to the Atomic Bomb. It's not a text book...
View ArticleForming 11.3x55mm (.45) Turkish cases.....Advice Sought
Longer ago than I care to admit, Jon (aka Flintlockandsteel) sent me a wax casting of the chamber in his Peabody Martini in .45 Turkish with the object of having me make him some cases. The project...
View ArticleCadet Questions
I recently bought a Cadet that has been rechambered to 32-20. Having read all of the pros and cons of such a rechamber, and also already owning a couple 310s as well as the heeled bullet mold, I...
View ArticleHeavy bullet in 360 No.5?
Anybody out there using bullets up to 190-200grs in their 360 No.5s? I ask because I have been swaging paper patched bullets for my 360 2-1/4" rifle and got interested in trying some in the No.5. I...
View ArticleI. Hollis W.R. Musket No.2 for Moose
In late September I am headed to far north Alberta, Canada for a Moose hunt to celebrate my 70th year on this earth. Of course I want to hunt with a Martini.This morning I took my Greener 577/500 No....
View ArticleUdderly smooth bullet lube
Has anyone mixed beeswax and udderly smooth to make bullet lube
View Article380 revolver short
I am getting a Danish Marine Revolver m1891 that shots the 380 short.Cases are easy but where to get a proper heeled bullet mould?
View ArticleCleaning Primer Pockets
I decided to prep 150 .303 British cases and so after cleaning them up in the tumbler it was time to clean out the primer pockets....150 by hand, I don't think so. Think outside the box!Having thunk,...
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