Crow-Feather
32 Cal.
I just traded for a (I believe) Dixie/Pedersoli Gibbs rifle. It has a factory installed palm rest that screws into a metal fitting just forward of the trigger guard. It came with a Paul Jones mold marked #4500. No serial number on the rifle, but the stock and parts of the rifle have a 58 stamped on them. It had set on a Rondy vendor's rack for quite a few years. The nipple looks like it has been shot, but I could find no other indication on the rifle or mold to indicate that they had been used. It came with the Hadley eye cup.
The mold, marked #45000, does not cast bullets that resemble the #45000 cast bullet pictured on the internet. It casts a 408 grain (1:20) flat nose bullet with 4 grease grooves. The bands mike at .451. When I turn a bullet in the bore, I can see that a .451 sizer is necessary.
I was watching some videos of the loading, and saw that a tube is placed into the barrel to ensure the powder is dry and at the bottom of the bore. Since I have never seen one of these tubes, I guess that a 1/4" copper pipe with a funnel might work? I would believe that it also settles the powder consistently as with BPCR loads. I have read about pure lead, 1:16 lead/Tin and 1:20 lead/tin for the bullets. As I have a bunch of 1:20 already mixed for BPCR, that is what I cast.
The level on the front sight is missing as are the screws that hold the level. If anyone knows where I might find the parts, could you please advise? And anyone who has or has owned one of these rifles that can supply information, I would thank you in advance.
The mold, marked #45000, does not cast bullets that resemble the #45000 cast bullet pictured on the internet. It casts a 408 grain (1:20) flat nose bullet with 4 grease grooves. The bands mike at .451. When I turn a bullet in the bore, I can see that a .451 sizer is necessary.
I was watching some videos of the loading, and saw that a tube is placed into the barrel to ensure the powder is dry and at the bottom of the bore. Since I have never seen one of these tubes, I guess that a 1/4" copper pipe with a funnel might work? I would believe that it also settles the powder consistently as with BPCR loads. I have read about pure lead, 1:16 lead/Tin and 1:20 lead/tin for the bullets. As I have a bunch of 1:20 already mixed for BPCR, that is what I cast.
The level on the front sight is missing as are the screws that hold the level. If anyone knows where I might find the parts, could you please advise? And anyone who has or has owned one of these rifles that can supply information, I would thank you in advance.