FC Posted March 15, 2013 Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FC Posted March 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 http://www.theopenrange.net/forum/index.php?topic=2098.15 Interesting discussion. I say that tradition is not a good reason for fillers to eliminate air gaps in BP cartridges. Prove it someone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlunity Posted March 17, 2013 Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 Hello FC. As to gaps..when I got my cap and ball rifle, I read up on BP. The theory is that there is a wave build up in the gap and that can split the barrel. So I was told that you must always seat the bullet tight to the charge. Another thing. I use Lee dippers and there IS a different pyodex p and bpfffg measure 1.00 in pp is12.1 in fffg it is 15.9. Bit of a difference. karl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzRednek Posted March 18, 2013 Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 Over the years I've loaded some ammo with black powder, Pyrodex and Triple 7. In all honesty I never paid attention to a gap and the only cartridge I knew for certain had a gap between the black powder and bullet was 30/30. I never had any problems but don't take my very limited experience as being expert advice. The 30/30 I did simply to prove to a shooting bud it could be done safely. My friend is no longer around was a big time survivalist. He was considering making his own black powder for the doomsday scenario he feared. The others I did, simply for kicks, no special reason were 32 S&W (short) 38 Special and 44 Special. If my friend was still alive after I acquired a 45/70. I would have loaded some BP loads. I'm sure he would have really enjoyed shooting it. Something to keep in mind. You will need to give your brass a good ol'fashion soap and water cleaning. My cop X-wife thought I had popped a gasket and gone completely nuts when she saw me washing brass with an old toothbrush in suds filled kitchen sink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FC Posted March 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 Why is that, sticky film? I recall reading that black powder won't go bad on you with age like smokeless powder. Any truth to that? Any special tips for primers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlunity Posted March 19, 2013 Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 I would think any primer of the right size would work. As to age, I recall reading that they found the one of R. E. Lee revolvers had been loaded for over ten years and it still fired. karl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzRednek Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 I would think any primer of the right size would work. As to age, I recall reading that they found the one of R. E. Lee revolvers had been loaded for over ten years and it still fired. karl There was something on the news last year about a collector of Civil War memorabilia having a cannon ball explode in his house. Naturally according to the report ATF confiscated his entire collection and local police attempted to detonate all his cannon balls and another item police suspected was a Confederate sea mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FC Posted March 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 Yeah, he died. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzRednek Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 Yeah, he died. Guess you can say he is the very last casualty of the Civil War. Dam Carpet Baggers still picking on Southerners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.