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Re: Some BP questions

Post by RanchRoper » Wed Aug 12, 2020 9:38 pm

....lead balls showed up today, cleaning kit, bore butter, ball starter, tc#13 cleaner...slowly getting ramped up. Those .50 cal lead balls are a chunk for sure....

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Re: Some BP questions

Post by BigAl52 » Wed Aug 12, 2020 11:11 pm

I suppose those lead balls come from that other site you mentioned
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Re: Some BP questions

Post by RanchRoper » Thu Aug 13, 2020 12:53 pm

Cabelas...

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Re: Some BP questions

Post by BigAl52 » Thu Aug 13, 2020 8:32 pm

Ok Ill let you off the hook
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Re: Some BP questions

Post by RanchRoper » Tue Aug 18, 2020 8:30 pm

My Pyrodex is here, Triple Seven should be here soon too....

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Re: Some BP questions

Post by RanchRoper » Tue Aug 18, 2020 10:45 pm

Going to make 2 or 3 little antler powder measures once my calibrated one shows up. Fun little project.

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Re: Some BP questions

Post by JEBar » Wed Aug 19, 2020 9:34 am

looking forward to following your project .. 8-)

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Post by Team Roper » Wed Aug 19, 2020 9:44 am

RanchRoper wrote:
Tue Aug 18, 2020 10:45 pm
Going to make 2 or 3 little antler powder measures once my calibrated one shows up. Fun little project.
I drilled holes in mine so that I could hang it around my neck. Works great for Mountain men.

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Re: Some BP questions

Post by BigAl52 » Wed Aug 19, 2020 11:30 am

Wonder how much powder that moose antler will hold
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Re: Some BP questions

Post by RanchRoper » Wed Aug 19, 2020 10:16 pm

These will make good powder measures. 50, 60 and maybe 65 or 70 as I work up.
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Re: Some BP questions

Post by RanchRoper » Fri Aug 21, 2020 9:58 pm

Done. 3 powder measures. 50, 55 and 60 gr by volume.
1 notch = 50, 1 plus line 55, etc
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Re: Some BP questions

Post by JEBar » Fri Aug 21, 2020 10:32 pm

looking forward to seeing a series of pictures showing them in use

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Re: Some BP questions

Post by RanchRoper » Fri Aug 21, 2020 10:36 pm

They take the powder pretty good, and are easy to use. Level it off, same load every time.

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Re: Some BP questions

Post by JEBar » Fri Aug 21, 2020 11:17 pm

how about a picture of the business end :?:

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Re: Some BP questions

Post by RanchRoper » Fri Aug 21, 2020 11:23 pm

Here ya go...
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Re: Some BP questions

Post by JEBar » Sat Aug 22, 2020 12:08 am

what do you pour the powder out of and into the measures ... :?: .. with holes that small I'd spill more than I'd get into the measurers ....

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Re: Some BP questions

Post by RanchRoper » Sat Aug 22, 2020 12:22 am

Powder horn....

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Re: Some BP questions

Post by JEBar » Sat Aug 22, 2020 12:27 am

RanchRoper wrote:
Mon Aug 03, 2020 1:24 pm
This was on special at October Country, just ordered it this morning...elk bag...gets me started...most of the other stuff is available in Calgary...


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10-4 .... I'd forgotten about the powder horn you'd posted a while back

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Re: Some BP questions

Post by RanchRoper » Sat Aug 22, 2020 8:09 am

I have a real nice brass calibrated powder measure but I like the look and feel of the antler.

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Re: Some BP questions

Post by RanchRoper » Thu Sep 17, 2020 11:25 pm

Arrived today.
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