Recent content by KeithL

According to "united States Rifle Model of 1917" by C S Ferris an Eddystone with a 11000serial number would have been made 9/1917. Likely it has a mix of parts from arsenal rebuilds, so some parts might be W or R marked. Also, as a result of arsenal overhauls the barrel could also be World War...

I got some of the cases from Dixie with RWS blanks they sell. I am going to use them in a Remington Rolling Block #2. I ended up getting some Winchester black powder .22 blanks. The RWS were to think and protruded above the case so far I couldn't close the breach. I haven't used them yet so I...

"Gunsmithing: Guns of the Old West" David Chicoine, covers lots of old west guns; Colts, S&W, cap and ball, Winchesters. I recommend it.

WOW! I want to know where he gets caps for that. Seriously, he must make them, but I am curious about a cap that big.

Pretty sure they all have the IL address. It does not say made in the USA.

You can buy and purchase BP pistols in NY without permit. When you have one and the components to fire it you need a permit. No distinction is made between modern and "antique" once you cross that threshold.

Hi all, I have been looking into getting into reloading. I don't want to spend a lot of money to start. I see Lee makes the Breech Lock Hand Press. It gets good reviews on Midway. Is it worth buying as a starter or should I get a conventional press, like the Lee Challenger or RCBS Partner? I...

Some people have blown stuck balls and jags out with air compressors. Be forewarned it will come out with a lot of force. Could you send a dowel down the bore and pound the other end of the dowel with a mallet and drive it out? Make sure the jag and bore are well lubricated.

This company http://www.hc-collection.com/PBCPPlayer.asp?ID=1030332 and Dixie sell cases that use a ..2 blank to work in some of the old rimfires. I have the Dixie cases but haven't used them yet. Word to the wise don't buy Dixie's RWS blanks they sit to high in the case. I couldn't close my...

The Green Mountain IBS barrels supposedly can fit with minor modifications. I am not sure what those mods would be. I can't find which retailers website I read that on, YMMV. Edit: http://www.dixiegunworks.com/product_info.php?cPath=22_128_509_516&products_id=7307 Dixie says that they can work...

I just used that link, Tap o Caps are no longer made and you can't get them from Midway.

Bigmouth, I didn't mean to insult your intelligence. I just wanted it to be clear that smokeless and muzzle-loaders is a bad idea. In an open pan it likely it isn't dangerous, but when I start seeing the two mixed in a discussion on an internet forum I get concerned about what ideas some fool...

Smokeless should NOT be used in a BP firearm. I suppose that a few grains as a primer will not cause the the problems it would loaded in a barrel. I don't want to try it. I am also not sure that you could set off a priming pan of smokeless with a spark reliably. (The type of powder probably...

A thicker patch might help. How much lube are you using? The patch might be to dry. To loose a weave in the fabric. There are several possibilities, as you can see. Good luck.

I have read of hornet nesting ( paper nest not mud) being used as wadding in a shotgun. Keith