Smokepole14
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I looked online today and the Eras Gone Johnston and Dow .44 mold is $75. Is there anywhere you can buy some of the conicals to try them out before buying a mold? I would like to shoot some groups and see how they do.
But maybe not these conicals.Most black powder suppliers sell conical bullets.
Unfortunately my local black powder store went out of business. The next closes place to me I might as well order online because with current gas prices I think shipping will be cheaper.Most black powder suppliers sell conical bullets.
hawg let me know how they do when you try them.I've got some .36 Richmond Labs conicals made with an Eras Gone mold but I haven't tried them yet.
I haven’t had a “local” supplier for 20 years and then it was a 60 mile drive one way, up to Leadville to see Bill Copper at his sporting goods emporium. It was worth the drive. Especially when the aspens turned up there. Collegiate Peaks are just amazing in full color.Unfortunately my local black powder store went out of business. The next closes place to me I might as well order online because with current gas prices I think shipping will be cheaper.
If you are dead-set on the Era bullets for/from a historical standpoint I think someone on the forum would send you some. Looks like Whughett might.
In some pistols the Era bullets don't load easily, as they are very long with the pointed nose
Do they make that style in .44?
I guess the question is, for Smokepole, are you interested in a historically correct bullet, or a bullet that loads easy and performs the best? And will you be loading them bare-naked, !!! or with combustible cartridges???
whughett helped me out, I got some of the conicals to try out. I will be loading them with loose powder for now. I’ve tried the Kaido conicals and had good results with them. I had to load them with the cylinder off the pistol. I’m gonna go ahead an do some modifying to my NMA so I can load conicals. I was more less curious as to how the J&D would shoot plus from a historical point I was wanting to try the J&D since that’s as close as you can get to what they shot in the civil war.
Okay, right on, I get it. Yes, opening up the loading port will allow easy loading of the J&D's. My 1862 could use some 'opening up", but the blue is just too nice to do that without re-bluing the whole thing. My 1860 is a bit tight, but the LEE 200 grain loads easy, so I'll stick with that bullet.
I think it WAS what they shot in the war, and many years after. Not everyone rushed out to get the new-fangled SAA, the cap-N-ball revolvers were in civilian service for a long long time. I wonder at what date they dropped production of combustible cartridges? (someone here knows I bet!)I was wanting to try the J&D since that’s as close as you can get to what they shot in the civil war.
I think it WAS what they shot in the war, and many years after. Not everyone rushed out to get the new-fangled SAA, the cap-N-ball revolvers were in civilian service for a long long time. I wonder at what date they dropped production of combustible cartridges? (someone here knows I bet!)
I got the frame cut back a little bit and re-touched up the finish. It’s a pietta, so now I’ll have to work on the rammer since it’s setup for round balls. I haven’t ever tried the lee 200 conical. In my Uberti .36 so far every conical I’ve tried fits just fine and the loading rammer is set up for round balls or conicals.
You can fit an Uberti plunger to your Pietta NMA, the part is around $20 and is cut deeper to load the conicals without deforming the nose as much.
I did look online at Dixie gun works for that part. The only thing is it looks like the plunger is attached to the loading lever by a roll pin. I’m not sure how difficult it would be to replace it. I have thought of that option though.
Thanks hawg I may just give it a try an see how it goesIt's a solid pin that comes out easily.
If you are dead-set on the Era bullets for/from a historical standpoint I think…
Good luck, good shooting whatever you do.
Have any of you fellas seen the Moose Moulds revolver bullet? I’d like to see what they look like. Thanks!