Recent content by Heinrich

I'd start with a TC Hawken, or one of the great Pedersoli's on offer.

I have had the steel bead blasted, and then heat treated. Gave it a rough finish. It cost me equivalent to $150.00

That was Type T steel, which is suppose to be slightly tougher than the standard one. Enjoyed the project.

They make very fine eating. :) It is very important that they be prepared very carefully as they contain very little, or no fat, therefore they can be dry. It is much less expensive to hunt over here than you might think. Had a friend over here recently, he did not even bring a firearm along...

I'd use #11 caps, try CCI Magnum caps. Start by shooting roudball patched with pillow ticking, and lube the patches with Wonderlube 1000 Plus+. Also do not see any reason to shoot charges higher than 75gr of FFg, yes you can shoot higher charges, but will not gain that much when shooting RB.

I've not gone that route yet, still busy with a Davide Pedersoli Indian Trade Musket in kit form. I have completed a few kits by Traditions, the level of ability required different levels of "ability" to complete them. The Pedersoli was indeed very highly finished already, made me decide to...

Once you ready to proceed to something challenging, then you can buy your parts from Track of the Wolf

I have machined a brass short start with a hollowed out tip according to the profile of the Conicals. They do not deform. After short starting, I wrap a lubed patch around the front of the ramrod, and push the conical/ball/sabot down the barrel. buckskinner, I have found that it is easy to...

I trade for things like cleaning kits, turn screws (gunsmithing kits), bi-pods, CO2 Dischargers, gunbags, powerbelt bullets, lightfield slugs, Lyman & LEE Bullet molds. Thanks Kimsonvu, but horns are important items in African culture, therefore you find they are a tough item to find a...

I have made a drinking horn once using cattle horn. And yes, worked real hard to get that one clean, clean, clean on the inside.

Here is my penny's worth. Make yourself an aluminum foil "cartridge", firstly, it is practical to load, shoot, and carry, and it will not ignite because aluminum will not spark. Lastly, the aluminum will leave a microscopic trace of oxide in the barrel, serves as a lube surface. Load a...

Here are some pics of BP hunting successes in South Africa. Only the warthog was not shot by myself. Blesbuck Impala Blesbuck - again Springbuck Steenbuck Oryx

I keep to the old values. :) I work on a trade basis. Depending on the type of horn used/requested the value of the trade is between $25 - $100. Or if it has a "novelty" value, as an item that I cannot obtain in South Africa. I've sent a number of them to the US, and there are 3 more on...

As a BP shot that has submitted myself to measuring by volume, remember that 40gr of FFFg and FFg is not the same. With smaller space between the particles of FFFg, due to smaller particle size of FFFg, your volume is more dense, therefore you have "more" powder packed into that volume...

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