[Government .45-70 Long Distance Black Powder load question]

When Triple 7 came out I calculated a full case of it would duplicate the original infantry powder load in a 45-70.  Can't find my calcs, it was a while ago.  I loaded up 10 rounds with 500 grain bullets and took them to the range with an original trap door rifle.  

I shot 3 rounds, went home and took the remaining 7 rounds apart for normal reloading and put ice on my shoulder for a few hours.

The soldiers who used those loads in combat were tough!

[FS: Pair of USFA Rodeos .38spl prepared by Longhunter.]

I used a pair that were identical to these for 20 years.  Only problem in the whole time was a broken bolt spring.  They are great guns.

[1887 shot gun]

Original 1889 vintage, cut down barrel, bore too big to cut threads for a choke.

The favorite local shotgun targets were 2" and 3" steel pipes that you had to knock over.

60 grains wouldn't do it. Ended up with 83 grains black with a modified shot cup to keep it together. Worked great and everybody on the posse felt the boom!

[Le Mat Revolvers in SASS?]

 

And so would this...

 

 

I once loaded up a batch of cartridges for my standard broomhandle with Triple 7. It cycled well enough that I used it in an early Wild Bunch match.

 

[1887 shot gun]

Im going to try both .

But I think the shorter shell with the roll crimp,

Will make things go a little smoother.

 

That depends on your loads. I found out that 83 grains of black power and 1-1/8 oz of shot jarred the gun so much that a roll crimped shot card would pop out. Ever try to work your '87 with a receiver full of #8 shot?

[1887 shot gun]

If it is an original make sure you have a screw driver with you and check your screws. I shot one for a few years, and almost lost a couple of the screws from the receiver.

I did lose a screw from an original about 12 years ago. It was between stages, and I spent the entire lunch break covering the ground with a borrowed 5 lb magnet (thanks Fiddletown). Finally found it in time to shoot the afternoon stages.

Original screws were custom fit, off the shelf ones need to be fitted. The new guns have standard screws (I know this because I'm a slow learner).

[Bruce Derns question]

I always thought he was the good guy in Posse. Or maybe the least bad guy.

[Anyone use a full buckhorn sight?]

I used a full buckhorn with a Beaches' front sight on a carbine for a while. The double ring was real fast for target acquisition and I never missed with it. Should have kept them when I sold the gun:(

[Yancy Derringer on GetTV]

They have been showing episodes on Sundays, but it looks like they are shifting to Saturdays come the new year.

I get the channel on Dish.

 

They are also showing The Restless Gun with John Payne.