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I built a drop tube similar to the one at this link: http://www.buffaloarms.com/browse.cfm/2,1.html, from a 30 something inch aluminum arrow shaft that works very well, total cost was about $5. So I were told by some old guy, the over powder wad is to prevent the burning powder from melting the...

Try sawdust. It works just fine and is less mess than wax (paraffin), or the stuff Brownells and others sell. It does flash after a few minutes and is a more pleasant smell. Ray

You are going to move the shoulder forward .197" and expand the shoulder .140". One of the methods I have used is to expand the neck out to a larger size, in your case .338 inside neck diameter, then using the die for the .30 Gibbs, size the neck to form a small shoulder so you can just close...

ranger335v: I do agree, it is not a .300 Win. Mag., it doesn't have a belt or hold as much powder, but it does have some impressive velocity compared to a -06. I read in some publication that Gibbs velocities were actually the highest he had gotten with a specific load and were not the...

Visionz45: Well, I have a book that tells about the ".30 Gibbs" as well as the other calibers he designed from the 30-06 base brass. I personally like the .338 Gibbs because of the BC and bullet weights available, but that is my thing. If you don't have "Gibbs' Cartridges and Front Ignition...

Depends on what you are planning on using it for, but no matter what you use it for, they are a real joy to shoot. I have a repro Sharps 1874 in .45-70, and have shot almost all of the manufacturers offerings from other importers and US made in these big bores. With the exception of the...

My first buck was taken with a .22 Long rifle. I have since gotten deer with calibers up to .458 (.45-70). It all depends on how much power you want to have, same as the vehicle you drive. Do you need to have 350 HP to go down the freeway? I know of hunters who hunt deer with elephant guns...

A lot depends on what caliber you are shooting. Standard cases such as 06 based rounds, anything will do, when you get into the magnums you will want something stronger in a 1 piece base. Ray

I have a custom 7mm-06, (280 Remington), it is built on a Mauser action with a Douglas barrel that was pretty cheap. the bore is off center by a small amount with the thick part on the bottom. It will shoot 160 grain Speers into one jagged hole at 100 yards and 1 1/4" at 300 yards. Don't let the...

What are you hunting? 165 grain for deer, 180 grain for deer, elk and bear or most anything else. A 200 grain is over kill and not needed on this continent. Sierra, Nosler Ballistic Tip, Speer, are good as well as most others. The 06 has killed every game animal on the North American Continent...

I had to see what others recommended. I live in the west and have gotten shots at various game out to 500+ yards with very good results. I am very confident in my ability to shoot that far and further. I am also pretty much immune to recoil, although I have found some very large calibers...

I had an occasion a couple years back to shoot heavy bullets in a Marlin with black powder, single shot only, there is another problem with this. The Marlin we were shooting didn't have a long enough throat to accept the big slugs seated out where they should be. After reseating the bullets it...

I own a 1874 No.1 Silhouette Rifle, 32” barrel .45-70 Government, Perdersoli, a couple of friends have other manufacturers, one is a Uberti Special Sharps 32" the other is a Armisport Rocky Mountain model. All rifles looks very nice, shooting the Rocky Mountain is no different than the others...

As a note, a couple winters back I cast some 300 grainers for my .44's, I cast outside in the snow and just drop them into the same. When I got ready to size these slugs, they wouldn't go threw the sizer. I checked the hardness, 18 BNH, these were cast from straight clip-on wheel weights. I...

First off, according to the feds you are only allowed to have so many primers (black powder and other stuff is also included) on hand. I know, nobody listened to those jerk offs, least of all me. I have and use primers that were manufactured in the 50's threw the 80's, that work just as well...

I have been loading shot shells for my .357's and .44 mags for a lot of years, they started out to be rat and mice killers, then graduated to snake killers as well. For the .357, I use regular cases loaded with 3.0 grains of Unique and a wad made from open cell styrofoam, (they look like an...

Try these folks for information about casting and alloying. http://www.lasc.us/ This is the page you are seeking. http://www.lasc.us/CastBulletNotes.htm Ray

I have read a number of articles on here about loading black powder cartridges. I shoot a Sharps 1874, 45-70 reproduction, so I have some experience at getting powder and lead in a case. I am not going to tell how I do it, it is posted elsewhere here and would be a waste of space, instead, I am...

NOTE: These loads are from old manuals and should not be used in any way other than what is listed, I ACCEPT NO RESPONSIBILITY IF YOU USE ANY OF THESE LOADS AND HAVE ANY TYPE OF PROBLEM. According to my old Speer #6, a starting load of 12.0 gr. of 2400 will give about 1150 fps, with the max...

Hi Rancher, I have been shooting LSWC's since I got my first revolver, not to say I haven't loaded and fired other bullets. Many years ago I read one of P. O. Ackley's books where he was discussing shock. It was his opinion that the flat nosed semi wad cutter was very formidable when it struck...