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..............I use Lee TL on all my bore rider rifle bullets before their trip through the lube/sizer. Most all of the pistol slugs I shoot are TL'd. The one negative to the system is lube buildup in the seater die. Slugs treated with TL should be kept in an airtight container (I use those...

..............I have a full size Witness in 38 Super. Actually bought for my wife when her probabtion dept was supposed to be armed under the sherrif's dept. Turned out not to be so and I inherited it. I began working with it and had almost instant success. One favorite load is the 147gr Lyman...

:D .............I'd gotten this pistol from my dad, who'd bought it back in the early '60s from a Calif Highway Patrolman. It's blued and had had the barrel expertly cut to 4" at some time, with the front sight perfectly replaced. As pistol cartridges go, the 38 S&W is not very exciting to lots...

..............A guy on the 'Cast Boolits' forum (Google, Cast Boolits) has and shoots a couple original Howdahs. Rick

.............After that he was done shooting for the day. No group :-) Rick

............Once you get your situation taken care of, mark your ramrod for an empty bbl, and then mark it with a full charge. Anything in between means ya gotta problem. Also, if you happen to have a friend who wants to talk to you while you're in the middle of loading your rifle, or...

............The rifle is capable of excellent accuracy, but not with long range type charges. But it really needs paper patched bullets, due to the shallow (intended for smokless) grooves. I haven't tried hardened lead yet. The Brits used in these rifles, alloys of from 20-1 to 16-1 lead-tin...

This is the rifle I built using the kit from Pecatonica River. It's a Rigby 'type' match rifle. The kit consists of very well done sand castings with the exception of the lockplate, which is finished. The stock was superbly inletted and a nice piece of striaght grain walnut. Finish inletting...

............Poodleshooter, no I honestly can't say that those swaged hexagonal are more accurate. They are more work though! As I mentioned in a previous post: "Even in Britain the home of the Whitworth, most target matchs were fired with cylindrical bullets rather then hexagonal ones."...

...........Gary, The Polisar PP'd bullet on the left is a commercial item and were sent to me for a tryout. I don't have anymore of them. The balance are currantly made, and available bullet moulds, except for my custom mould. The custom mould is an adjustable cavity which will drop up to a...

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............I had a Zouave years ago and it was a cheapie even then. I never did much with it besides play making smoke :-)! While I had it I never tried RB's. I gave it to a friend of mine, for his teenaged son. I don't know for sure, but I think these are supposed to have a 66" twist. At least...

............P58 2 Band Parker-Hale 58 cal. Lands are .580" from muzzle to breech. Grooves at the muzzle are .590" (.005") and at the breech are (supposed to be) .013" deep for .616". I've not had the breech plug out to see for myself. ..........Rick

.........These things are individuals, so you have to try different things, and that's part of the fun, right? I have a P58 2 band 58 cal Enfield with a Parker-Hale barrel. It's a 5 groove 48" twist with progressive depth grooves. When I got the rifle, I asked a buddy to help me out. His...

..........RandyB, as someone already mentioned, let other shooters know you're in the market for lead. Lead on either end of the hardness scale (Pure-soft, lino-hard) is more difficult to get. In between is all manner of scrap stuff. A possible source is the radiology dept in hospital...

..........Hillbilly,"I have had a bit of a Whitworth bug for a while. " Me too <VBG>. "Does anyone here own or shoot a Whitworth? " I've had one now, 5 or 6 years I guess. Mine is a 2nd Gen version. Unlike the original repros fully made in England, mine has the Parker-Hale...