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16 gauge all brass hulls at BP, was 200 units, now down to 60 or so...can reload these with black powder and pyrodex over and over again without needing to resize...last and last years.... https://www.ballisticproducts.com/MagTech-16ga-2-1_2-empty-brass-shotshells-for-reloading/productinfo/3921665/

How to measure powder for your modern Walker You can actually get well over 60 grains of real black powder in the Walker through compression. I have never measured powder for my Uberti. Loading is a very simple procedure and I have been doing this for some time and have NEVER had any "wedge"...

poplar It is clean. It leaves very little ash. Did I say it is CLEAN?? The number of shots possible with both rifles and revolvers is MUCH higher with poplar than with the substitute powders and maple based goex or the swiss. When was the last time you shot 108 rounds out of a six shot...

a defense weapon If you do a search on Robert E. Lee's son, you can find out how long a black powder percussion pistol can be loaded and still be relied upon to fire (many years). If you live in a heavily restricted state, sometimes the law is more tolerant of a replica or pre-1899 black...

Multiple shot from the Walker I have tried split conicals tapped to 45 cal as well as thinner OOO buck flattened to 45 cal, loaded the Walker to the max and placed up to three such flat projectiles with shortening grease between and three complete lead rings to confirm a good seal. 18 crisp...

A fine weapon The LeMat loading lever has always and will always be removed by yours truly the moment one is placed into service. Through the use of a thick rubber disk (think hockey puck or engine mount rubber) and a bolt with a thick two inch washer on each side (rivets into one washer in a...