Recent content by gb0399

Could you cast a pure lead 5.56 bullet, with no jacket? Or rather would it hold together when fired?

range report: I managed to get out and shoot this little guy over the holiday. This was primarily just a function test. I used 30 and then 40 grains of FFF BP with a patched 440 round ball. The rifle functioned very well. Next time out I will refine the load for recoil and accuracy.

Thank you for all the kind words and advice. From what all of you have said, I'll probably start out with 30 grains of FFF and see where that goes.

So I just finished this pint sized kentucky rifle for my son. Now the question is what is the appropriate charge? The caliber is .45, length 23", slow twist. I am going to shoot a .440 round ball. The CVA manual calls for 50-80 grains FFG in the Kentucky rifle, and 20-40 FFFG in the kentucky...

I gave the gun a good cleaning and found no reason for the gun not to fire. I guess I'll just switch back to black powder.

On a recent hunting trip, my .50 kentucky refused to fire even after 6 #11 caps. I pulled the ball and am ready to start again. Before I load up and have the same problem, I decided to "test" the powder. I poured a table spoon of FFG pyrodex into a glass bowl and presented a lit piece of...

even the 36 caliber rifles are hard to find. I might just end up in a .45 and loadinging it real light. There seems to be a lot more .45 kits on the market.

I am attempting to find a traditional .32 cal percussion rifle in youth size, or a decent priced full size rifle I can make kids size. I'm not really having a lot of luck. Anyone have any ideas? Evidently squirrel guns aren’t that popular anymore.

I finished the rifle a few months back but only recently got out to test fire it. It runs like a champ. That is a fairly cheap sight on there, but it shoots amazingly accurate.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysvpz1g9AeY This guy is an amateur, but his videos are pretty well done. He also has videos on crowning a barrel. One thing that I did different than he did was started with a angle grinder like he did to remove the bulk, being VERY careful of courese. Then...

now get that on your drone!

thanks for the info. I think I am going to keep mine black. Did you, or anyone else, grind down the bolt so that the magazine could be removed while the bolt was forward? I did mine today. Everything appears to have gone right, but I wont know for sure till I get it all together and test it out.

maybe a little better picture?

The crown was very hard to get a picture of. I finished it with 2000 grit wet/dry and 0000 steel wool, so the glare was throwing the auto focus off. wabashman- that is the same stock I ordered. Did you color it and how, or did it come that way? and how long did it take to arrive?

here are a couple of pics. Not a bad job for the first barrel I have ever cut and crowned by hand