Recent content by kalbo

loads these are some i loaded with 82 grains of FFg and 1 1/8 ounce #6 shot with a 6 fold crimp. the 8 fold seemed to work better. it is not shown here but i followed it up with a small amount of alex plus in the folds (wipe off excess) and toped off with hot pink fingernail polish. just a...

[So you put a patch before the ball before the wad] i build up the wad column and wrap a lubed patch around the ball and stick it in the hull. [email protected] Jeff tanner in the UK can make a brass mold in any caliber you want. i chose a .66 round ball. with shipping it came to...

load my own. i load mine in federal gold medal hulls with 12 0-buck or 15 #1 buck. hope i never have to use it on anyone, but if i have to i think it will work just fine.

my load i use plastic hulls, cheddite or fiocchi, with 82 grains of ffg black powder. i build it up with an over powder card, lubed 1/2 inch fiber wad, over shot card, ether 11/8 oz of #6 shot or 12 #1 buck (3 rows of 4 pellets), another overshot card and 8 fold crimp. i have never used them in...

kalbo wife is from the Philippines. It means bald.

I made a bunch of black powder shotgun shells. First ones I made were Fiocchi/cheddite clear hulls already primed (from BP). I loaded 82 grains of FFG (the real stuff), a over powder card, lubed 1/2 inch fiber wad (bore butter), an overshot card, 11/8 oz #6 shot, another overshot card and...

Has anyone loaded 243 Winchester with 100 grain bullets and IMR-7828 powder? I have been using IMR-4350 with good results but was mulling over trying this.

thanks for the replies Thanks for the replies. I wasn’t expecting such a large pig that morning. And yes our deer are a bit small. I think the biggest I’ve seen was 158 pounds. I’ve always been a “big-bore” fan. I do use a 30-30 with 150 grain power points over 32 grains of varget, but the 35...

update Well, I shot a 200 pound hog today. The bullet hit her behind the ear. She dropped like a rock. Bullet didn't exit. Not sure where the bullet went, maybe inside the skull. Pig had a very large head. These bullets are not very fast but they seem to work. I just wonder if she would have...

hornady Yes, I always weighed my charges. I went through four different powders and I was quite frustrated. That’s why I was shocked the dipper loads did so well. I was just planning on using them for getting on the paper. I don’t know if it was just the reduction in velocity that did it or...

I bought a savage 243. I shot all kinds of factory loads and hand loads through this gun with many different powders and nothing grouped very well. My hand loads consisted of 85 grain barns triple shocks to 100 grain hornady BTSPs. The only factory ammo that grouped an inch was the federal 100...

perfect My wife had never shot a gun in her life. When we decided to get one for her I drove her to the gun store. To my amazement she couldn’t get her hand around many of the grips and her finger wouldn’t reach the trigger (a tad over 4 foot she is). I found a 5-shot Taurus snub-nose in 38...

oh yeah I’m always paranoid. I always start with minimum start loads. One thing I have found is that the higher or faster I try to push the bullets the bigger my groups are. Yes my loads may not scream down range, but they group well, are well under the maximum pressures, and I will take the...

buy it My two cents: I’d buy it. If you hunt in the brush where shots are 100 yards or less this will work fine. When I got into black powder I bought a CVA buckhorn for $99 dollars. READ the instructions. I found 300 grain .452 XTPs on top on 90 grains of triple 7 was the most accurate. I...

not real good performance I bought a savage 243. I shot all kinds of factory loads and hand loads through this gun with many different powders and nothing grouped very well. My hand loads consisted of 85 grain barns triple shocks to 100 grain hornady BTSPs. The only factory ammo that grouped an...