Some BP questions

[RanchRoper]

I made mine too. I want to carve one with birds head sometime. I just pack mine on my powder horn strap. 50/55/60 grain.

[BigAl52]

Looks good I like it. My strap is a woven strap. Im not sure how I am going to fasten mine yet. Maybe some rawhide shoe lace thru a hole in the horn.

[fortyshooter]

Nice setup RR. That belt buckle must weigh 5 lbs!

[RanchRoper]

Haha....she's a big one....when I run out of ammo, I can throw it at the enemy....

[BigAl52]

If its any consolation that Goex when I shot it was good for accuracy. You might find though that you might need to up your charge from 50gr.

[RanchRoper]

For sure, will fire a couple at 50 gr and see how it goes. I pack 55 and 60 gr measures with me.

[RanchRoper]

Scored a couple more lbs of Triple 7 powder and 500 lead .490 balls at the LGS in town. No caps though but he is trying to get me some more.

[BigAl52]

Got my order from October Country waiting for me when I get back home

[RanchRoper]

Once my order for 2500 is ready that will give me lots of lead for a long time. I have enough caps to get through until suppliers catch up, with a flintlock as plan B.

[BigAl52]

Are you getting the same rifle you have in flint

[RanchRoper]

If I was to get one it would likely be the same one.

[BigAl52]

Got the .490 and.495 balls I ordered from October Country. I must say they are really well done. I will be ordering more from them when I need more. They a sprueless which is really nice.

[RanchRoper]

Caps are still scarce here. I have several thousand but keeping watch for more.

[RanchRoper]

Might be able to get my hands on some RWS1075 caps.....stay tuned.

[BigAl52]

Those a good caps but they are usually more money

[RanchRoper]

If all goes well tomorrow morning I will have 14 tins coming.

[armycat]

How critical is lead quality and the ratio of lead to tin? I had a pile of damaged ammunition, .22 misfires, etc and melted down the bullets and saved the lead. I tried molding some .50 cal balls but they had some ripples in them. I attributed this to not preheating the mood. Could it be that the lead mix I am using is no good. I haven’t actually shot blackpowder yet. Have to build my rifle first.

[RanchRoper]

I don’t cast my own yet so not sure.

[RanchRoper]

Yeehaw! 1400 caps on their way.

[BigAl52]

Where did you find those in the States