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  1. J

    Trying to purchase a rifle and so many questions left unanswered.

    For my "not into hunting" rifle'" my absolute favorite is a Hawken style .40 caliber with a 28" hook breach barrel, 15/16 cross the flats. I have a Thompson Center and a T/C copy. The .40 (.395 ball) has mild recoil, and achieves 1,800 to 2,000 feet per second with 35 to 40 grains of powder. I...
  2. J

    50 and 100 yd accuracy

    I was an early adopter of Dutch Schoultz's system.It helped to provide consistency from shot to shot. That wasprobably 15 or more years ago when I was just moving beyond making the danged thing go bang with each trigger pull. His system made me a serious competitor. Another important thing I...
  3. J

    Greenmountain Barrel

    Could you please let me know who "Mr Hoyt" is who did the round bottom .62 rifling for you. ??
  4. J

    .500 ball in .50cal. Greenmountain

    My Green Mountain Barrels have wide grooves and narrow lands. This makes them a little more forgiving when loading a bore size ball. It has the effect of a larger bore diameter but still holds the patch very well, even with large powder charges. Another barrel maker that uses this narrow land...
  5. J

    .395 ball mold

    NEI Makes .395 molds in both iron and aluminum. You can get them in 2, 3, 4 or more cavity. I have one in 4 cavity, iron. The balls are cast very evenly in weight and the sprue is cut off close to the ball too. I use Lee handles with my mold. You can look them up online...
  6. J

    Round ball issue........

    If you have the round balls sitting around for awhile you can prevent the oxidation in the first place. Put the new balls on a cloth (as Round ball suggested to do with the oxidized balls) and roll them around with some automatic transmission fluid. A thin coating of the ATF will keep them shiny...
  7. J

    linnen...pillow ticking??

    To keep the cloth from coming apart, run a bead of waterproof Elmers glue around the edges and let it dry before washing.
  8. J

    cleaning solution

    I've been shooting for many years but just had an AH HA experience last time I was at the range. Iv'e experienced the never ending dirty patches too. I usually use Moose Milk or butches at the range, then finish with soap & water at home. This time, I knew it would be several hours before I...
  9. J

    How tightly to pack rPRB on powder?

    paulvallandigham has several posts on this subject. he's done quite a bit of experimentation using a chronograph. look at some of his posts. His results are surprising. A ball just touching the powder produced much more consistancy shot to shot. loads with more pressure had higher velocity but...
  10. J

    Recomendations, squirrel rifle.

    Your question was about a .32 flinter but you may want to at least consider another direction. The .40 caliber when loaded down makes a mighty fine small game rifle, does little damage and is very accurate. The balls are easier to deal with, especially with cold fingers. You can load it up and...
  11. J

    What caliber?

    Build a Jeager or English Sporting Rifle style in .62 Caliber. A swamped or tapered barrel of about 30 to 31" length. It will balance and handle well. The larger the ball, the higher the ballistic coefficient. That means, ... given equal velocity, the larger ball will retain more energy, has...
  12. J

    Reusing Cleaning Patches

    I have the remains of a Robin's nest. maybe that could be used for wadding. Or, maybe for Bird's nest Soup (sorry, I crossed the line. That comment should have been in the Camp Cooking section.)
  13. J

    Reusing Cleaning Patches

    No. But, I've had great success with the waffle design 100% cotton patches from Camp Cap. 1000 patch can be purchased on eBay for about $5.00, including shipping. They're good for wiping between shots and hold a lot of crud when cleaning up. Just go to ebay and do a search in sporting goods for...
  14. J

    Casting balls ??

    Ya, sure. Or, to save a couple hundred bucks, just pipe in fresh air to your mask. The scuba tanks get a bit burdensome above water. :grin:
  15. J

    Casting balls ??

    When using a bottom pour pot, assuming correct temp and all other factors!, keep a puddle of molten lead at the sprue hole for a longer period of time. Do this by quickly dropping small additional amounts of lead 3 or 4 times. It's ok if it runs over the edge of the sprue plate. With practice...
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