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  1. 2 hours ago, "Big Boston" said:

     

    I've done a fair bit of research, and I've tested a wee bit. However, the results were not as expected. Like most loading or reloading issues, the devil is in the details. But basically, I was at that point where I didn't know what to ask, so the post. I will be incorporating a few of techniques that have been posted. 

     

    Black Powder is an alternate discipline, it brings crud and corrosion to the table that have to be dealt with. Back in the day nickel plating guns was a common thing, mostly to fight the effects of neglecting your firearm. 

     

    I have a single shot 12 gauge that I'm using for testing my BP loads. The plan is to buy a SxS external hammer shotgun at some point to enrich the experience. 

     

    Scooping powder with a LEE dipper is getting a bit thin, I'm looking into converting one of my Lyman 55s to dispense BP for shotgun. I'm trying to source aluminum and/or brass for the hopper and drop tubes. 

     

    BB

    Thx for the clarification. I have some thoughts to add, plus a photo or two, but am short on time today. Probably gonna be tonight or tomorrow. Welcome to the dark side!

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  2. 9 hours ago, "Big Boston" said:

    I need a bit more insight into this BP shotshell thing, as it stands now, I can't get too excited about the whole adventure. 

     

    BB

    Do you have a question? What insight do you seek?

  3. 23 hours ago, Dapper Dave said:

    See, yesterday on our mini vacay the wife and I dropped through Prescott from Jerome, ( I HATE driving that road!!)

    First time I made that drive was in the dark around 10:00 pm from Flagstaff to Prescott. Talk about treacherous! Since then it’s been in daylight, but is still a bit of a heads up experience. 
     

    Cool sign. Did you get it Jerome or Prescott?

     

     

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  4. When the A-10 was first conceived, the Army wanted it to add to its helicopter fleet for CAS. The Air Force saw that as an encroachment on their territory, (because it was an airplane) and demanded it be under their control. Since then, they’ve treated it as a bastard stepchild and have tried for decades to eliminate the platform in order to use the funds for other bling and toys. 

     

    They came within a gnat’s whisker of doing so, but Desert Storm came along just before that happened. Having nothing in the inventory that came close to its capabilities, it was used to great success, much to the chagrin of AF brass. 
     

    And here we are almost 35 years later with nothing in the works to replace it, despite much success. Like the B-52, it’s a workhorse, but its mission lacks the dazzle of high-tech projects like The F-35 and whatever comes after.  
     

    Screw the grunts on the ground, says the AF. 

     

    Other than that, I have no opinion. Rant mode off.

     

     

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  5. 7 hours ago, Trailrider #896 said:

    Later/now we have AC-130's with even more firepower, including a 105mm howitzer (which was supposed to be removed, but that was vetoed!).  And there is also the A-10, which packs a pretty nasty 30mm gatling gun...which the "fighter mafia" still wants to get rid of! :angry:

    One of my favorite videos is of the late Senator John McCain grilling AF brass on canceling the A-10 and how they proposed to replace a very effective and cost-effective CAS platform. One of the generals said the B-1 could fill in. McCain ripped him a new one…

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  6. 41 minutes ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said:

    Depends on where you are.  I can't understand people from Scotland, some Englishmen, Aussies, and folks from the Ozarks, Appalachians, NYC, and Los Angeles now.

    Despite a “common” language, some people need subtitles. 😁

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  7. 6 hours ago, Widder, SASS #59054 said:

    No doubt, one of the best action scenes ever.   And his look is priceless.

     

    ole Hans......trying to fly like a reindeer....... again!

     

     

    ..........Widder

     

    I read somewhere that they deliberately dropped him a couple of seconds early to surprise him. That look is genuine. 

  8. 5 hours ago, Griff said:

    Fixed that for ya.

    This ↑↑↑

    THIS ↑↑↑  That difference between the Schofields and 1860 Armies is the result of the difference in weight of the projectile.  .454 RBs are about 144 grains,   The fouling is one of the reasons I've stuck with Colt SAA when I shoot FC... the design of the bushing helps push fouling that escapes at the cylinder gap away from the gun.  I've never had to clean a Colt SAA when shooting BP during the course of a six stage match.  I also use Goex "Cartridge"... but, don't bother trying to find any.  The likelihood is that the last 10 lbs in existence is in my powder storage!  

    Are you referring to the Schofield revolver vs Colt revolver?  What you say is true, but I think the OP and thread are about the .45 Schofield cartridge and alternatives for reducing its recoil & fouling. 

     

    Or did I miss a secondary topic buried in the responses?  Wouldn’t be the first time I’ve done that. 😊

     

     

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  9. 18 hours ago, DukeSoprano said:

    Man, I was just trying to help and not start a debate, I wanted 1000 more cases and they have been on backorder. Last week I decided to order them anyway and hoped they would come back in stock and ship sometime over the winter. the next day they sent an email saying they shipped and they arrived at my door today.............at least I didn't say 45 Short Colt! 

    As my mom would say, no good deed goes unpunished. 😁

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  10. 4 minutes ago, Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 said:

    But as long as they don't try to use their celebrity to push their Leftist agenda, I don't care. 

    Like the Dixie Twits were told, "Shut up and sing". 

    This^

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  11. 10 hours ago, Bad Bascomb, SASS # 47,494 said:

    A great time was had back then!  I was playing with Frontier Cartridge, and ya'll were Frontier Cartridge Duelists.

     

    I fear most of my traveling days are about done now, but we really enjoyed the fun while it lasted.

    Yup, it was fun! I had just started shooting black powder then. It was a great match. 

  12. 15 hours ago, Phantom, SASS #54973 said:

    Go with whatcha like...but the increased sight radius isn't needed for this game. 

     

    Phantom

    This^
     

    Also, a ‘73 rifle has a crescent shaped butt stock, where the carbine has a shallower curve more like a shotgun. Most prefer the “shotgun” stock, but I prefer the crescent. 
     

    Try before you buy. 

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  13. 6 minutes ago, Cypress Sun said:

     

    The USS Maine (BB - 10) that was launched in 1901 was the second US ship called the Maine. It was part of the Great White Fleet. It was sold for scrap in 1923. As you stated, the first one was sunk, raised and scuttled. There was going to be another USS Maine to be built in WWII but they never built it. The newest Maine is a submarine and is still in use.

     

    Before anyone thinks that I just knew all this, I didn't. When I saw the SDJ's post, I thought the same thing as Slim...so I looked it up.

    Thank you. I have a book called The American Steel Navy with high quality photos of the steel ships post Civil War - from the 1880’s to the Great White Fleet. Haven’t looked at it in awhile, so now I’m gonna have to pull it off the shelf. 

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