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I mainly cast my own bullets. One problem that always happens is getting the bullet seated straight. I've measured concentricity of my loads and its really hard to be consistent. I was just loading some 25-20 SS rounds and I can visually see some are way off just by rolling them. I've been...

Ever since I was a kid I always liked the 1st model Remington Pocket Revolver. As far as I know, nobody has made a replica of this model. Growing up my grandfather had one and when I saw one come up for sale for a reasonable price I finally got one for myself. It's in decent shape for...

I have an old 1st model Remington Pocket revolver that is 31 cal. I've been cleaning it up a bit and for the most part it's in decent shape considering it's age. All the edges are sharp and not worn down, although the bluing is gone. Metal has no pitting external. Action is in good shape, no...

I've always used crushed walnut shells to put in my Thumler's tumbler to clean my brass. First I deprime only with no sizing to avoid getting my dies dirty, next I tumble, then I resize, then tumble again to remove any of the sizing grease. Only issue is, I still need to clean the primer...

I have a lot of different caliber rifles, most of them are obsolete cartridges. I just started measuring concentricity and didn't realize just how bad some of my cartridges were. I happened to get a Redding competition die set for the 250 Savage I have, the bushing die is the way to go to...

I was thinking about making my own case annealing machine. Traditionally I have not annealed my cases but with both a lot of cartridges I shoot becoming obsolete/hard to get, or needed to reform from some other cartridge I thought it might be to my advantage. If I get improved accuracy, that's...

I've been working on a project to make my own powder dispenser. It's just for fun, I could have probably purchased a PACT unit by now considering I already have the electronic scale. Of course I have had mixed results with electronic scales, they are getting better but cost more and I end up...

I'm still reading up on flintlock kits. I've ruled out the Track Of The Wolf (TOW) 1792-1794 contract rifle. I was set on getting the 1803 Harpers Ferry from TOW but started checking out other options. I ran into the Rifle Shoppe and their 1800 US Short Rifle kit. Very interesting read on...

Ive been helping my 9yo daughter with her social studies project on Lewis & Clark. Its amazing what these guys accomplished and went thru. All this got me interested in actually getting a flint lock. I could go the cheap Italian route but then I noticed that track of wolfs has a kit for the...

I've made my own paper cartridges before using cigaret paper for my ROA. I had trouble sometimes with ignition. The paper when ramming in the bullet would maintain its form and the caps didn't seem to want to burn a hole through the paper or I would get a slight delayed reaction which would...

I have several ROA's and when I'm bench rest shooting I normally load all the rounds. I've watched several for Mike Beliveau's videos where he always gets criticized if he attempts to use the center notch and load all 6 rounds so he still loads 5 rounds. I could perhaps understand the worry...

I have an original Remington that I shoot once in awhile. The big difference I notice is it takes a lot of pull to cock the main spring. I'm just wondering if anyone has shot an original and noticed this also? Or is it just the example I have and perhaps variations in quality for that time...

Finally got my mold from Accuratemolds for my ROA. The right one is about 160 grns The Middle is about 180 grns The far left is my old Rapine mold and is a hollow base and is 165 grns. This can be tricky to cast. All these molds have the ridge so the bullet is aligned before ramming it...

I have several bullet molds for my ROA that have lubricating grooves. I have used my Lyman lube sizer to lubricate these bullets. The bullets are .454 and the sizer I use is .457 so I'm not actually doing any sizing. The issue is the type of lube, it's standard lube used for rifle bullets...

I know this isn't the first time this has been brought up. We have the Lee conical mold which is a great design. The Kaido bullet design is another option. Both are good for hunting but waste a lot of lead for range shooting. I did like the Buffalo 190 grain swagged bullets, somewhat...

I watched Mike's video on youtube about making your own wads. For years I've used cheap Crisco over the bullets. Of course if you look at the Crisco after the first shot, it's melting and most of it gets blown all over the place. It's never bothered me that much but in an effort to make...

Pietta makes the Starr double action revolver. Anyone try one? If so, how's the quality, accuracy, etc. Just trying to decide on what might be interesting to try next.

I inherited a rifle from my grandfather. Of course he got it years ago before it was considered bad to re-blue and refinish the stock of any antique firearm. I need to talk with my grandmother (she's in her mid 90's) and get the story straight on how he got the rifle. My grandfather ran a...

My supplies on black was starting to run low this year so I went out searching, finally found some, two cans of 3f Goex was around $50 or more. Now I want to try some Swiss just for the added power in my ROA's. I not a big fan of the substitutes but I have used Pyrodex P in the past but now it...

I can't find a replacement base pin latch for my ROA. Anyone know a source? I sent an email to Belt Mountain, they of course make the quick release version but they didn't offer up to make the original style.