[mec]

I just re-read your Gategram on cartridges, charges and powder types on the handloader board. I certainly do learn a lot from your posts.

another note: I'm somewhat familiar with some of the material Gatefeo cites and find his references to be very accurate. This gives a lot of credibility to the many things he writes about that I don't know a thing about.

[4v50 Gary]

An open acknowledgement of thanks and appreciation for your help here at this forum. :)

[Peter M. Eick]

I will second that as another newbie search for thruth in the darkness. Gatefeo's posts are insightful, detailed and really helped me understand more about this new sport I am investigating. I have not spent any money yet, but I am getting an education.

Thanks again!!!!

[Pocomoke]

As one who only recently became interested in BP shooting Gatofeo's posts and others helped moved me to purchasing my first Pietta Remington NMA in .44 cal.

So here's a big thanks pards for the generous help.

[Gatofeo]

Ahem ... I'd like to thank the Academy for ... oops! Wrong speech! ...

Thanks guys! Well, I try to be as accurate as I can when it comes to quoting material. It's a leftover trait from my days as a reporter some years ago.
When I run across something unusual, that I don't see in the gun magazines or websites, I try to post it.
Also, I often think back to about 1970 when I started shooting cap and ball revolvers and the only advice came from the old Lyman reloading books: pour powder in the chamber, ram a ball down, put chassis grease over the ball and place the caps on the nipples.
Well, I followed Lyman's advice for many years and I was always disappointed in the accuracy and especially the cleaning. Hot, soapy water does very little to dissolve or remove chassis grease!
In later years, others like myself learned that natural greases and oils are far better than petrolum products.
Elmer Keith's advice to use a greased felt wad between the ball and powder was a revelation to me. When I began using wads, I was amazed at how much cleaner they kept the bore.
Little things like this can make a great deal of difference. And through the years, I've learned other tricks from others that I've adopted or passed on.
Cap and ball sixguns have an unjust reputation for inaccuracy and Herculean cleaning.
In recent years, new users have discovered loading, shooting and cleaning cap and ball sixguns is not the onerous task they've been led to believe.
I'm just pleased that myself and others with a little experience can get new users on the right path from the get-go.

[mec]

That's the ticket. A new or prospective shooter can read several magazine articles and some of the muzzleloader books without learning about some very basic stuff. Reading that the Colt 1860 army is a Great! Gunfighter's!SIXGUN! may sell a lot of guns but the new shooter is better served if he realizes that he might have to replace a few trigger/bolt springs along the way and that percussion revolver manufacturers are not created equal.

[P95Carry]

I've been into BP for years but - gotta hand it to Gato' .. he has worked wonders with his posts, and quite obviously helped many a newbie.

That is invaluable ... and I've learned a few extra tricks too myself. Thx dude .. glad to see you are well appreciated.:)

[intimidator]

The reference is to the "handloader" board. Could you supply a link if it is different than this board.

[mec]

This is the one I was thinking about- on the Beartooth bullet forum
http://shootersforum.com/showthread.htm?t=4947

[intimidator]

Thanks for the response and lead to the post. It was most informative......