Black Powder Bullet Source

[Abilene Slim SASS 81783]

A friend of mine recently acquired an 1880s vintage trapdoor 

Springfield. He has an ample supply of 2f Goex and 300 gr #2 Buffalo bullets from Missouri Bullet with smokeless lube. He plans to pan lube the bullets, but even so, I’m not sure they’ll hold enough BP lube, making a big lube bullet a better choice. He does not want to shoot BP subs. 
 

I’m unable to find the recent thread about who’s casting BP bullets these days. Any help is appreciated!
 

 

[Major Art Tillery]

https://www.montanabulletworks.com/product/45-300gr-fn-pb/

 

 

[Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933]

Use a grease cookie.

[Abilene Slim SASS 81783]

14 minutes ago, Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 said:

Use a grease cookie.

Like the ones from Circle Fly? Do they require a card between cookie and powder?

[Cholla]

From 2017:

Used in BP rifle loads.

Pour melted lube in a pan about 1/8" thick. Let set up, and then use the case mouth as a 'cookie-cutter'. Set bullet over it.

You want a fiber wad to separate the lube wad to from powder and the bullet if you shoot paper patched bullets.

OLG

[Prairie Dawg, SASS #50329]

Dallas McBoomboom has started the Dark Side Lead Company

[Frontier Lone Rider]

Dave at Slippery Bullets has recently started producing Black Powder Bullets.

 

Local Bullet Company (slipperybullets.com)

[Rye Miles #13621]

Desperado Cowboy bullets 

https://cowboybullets.com/

[Possum Skinner, SASS#60697]

3 hours ago, Rye Miles #13621 said:

Desperado Cowboy bullets 

https://cowboybullets.com/

Rye,

I tried these.  They are great for pistol, but they don’t carry enough lube for rifle.

 

Possum

[Possum Skinner, SASS#60697]

3 hours ago, Frontier Lone Rider said:

Dave at Slippery Bullets has recently started producing Black Powder Bullets.

 

Local Bullet Company (slipperybullets.com)

I need to call him and see if he’s offering a good 38 big lube rifle bullet.

[Rye Miles #13621]

8 hours ago, Possum Skinner, SASS#60697 said:

Rye,

I tried these.  They are great for pistol, but they don’t carry enough lube for rifle.

 

Possum

I never had a problem with my rifle when I shot .44-40 black with these bullets! ! What exactly is the problem?

[Sedalia Dave]

On 11/13/2023 at 9:32 PM, Possum Skinner, SASS#60697 said:

Rye,

I tried these.  They are great for pistol, but they don’t carry enough lube for rifle.

 

Possum

 

19 hours ago, Rye Miles #13621 said:

I never had a problem with my rifle when I shot .44-40 black with these bullets! ! What exactly is the problem?

 

 

What barrel length???

 

I have some BP bullets that work great in my rifle with the 20" barrel. However, when shot out of a 24" barrel they run out of lube at about the 21.5" mark. As long as I run a wet patch down the barrel between stages they work as SASS distances. 

[Rye Miles #13621]

4 hours ago, Sedalia Dave said:

 

 

 

What barrel length???

 

I have some BP bullets that work great in my rifle with the 20" barrel. However, when shot out of a 24" barrel they run out of lube at about the 21.5" mark. As long as I run a wet patch down the barrel between stages they work as SASS distances. 

20” and a 24” never noticed any problems with Desperado bullets.

[Possum Skinner, SASS#60697]

On 11/14/2023 at 5:34 AM, Rye Miles #13621 said:

I never had a problem with my rifle when I shot .44-40 black with these bullets! ! What exactly is the problem?

Lube seems fine, just not enough of it.  Lots of fouling toward end of barrel.  Never had this problem with big lubes.  Have to use a bore brush when cleaning to remove it.  This is out of a 20” barrel.

[Possum Skinner, SASS#60697]

14 hours ago, Sedalia Dave said:

 

 

 

What barrel length???

 

I have some BP bullets that work great in my rifle with the 20" barrel. However, when shot out of a 24" barrel they run out of lube at about the 21.5" mark. As long as I run a wet patch down the barrel between stages they work as SASS distances. 

Dave,

I ran a wet bore snake after each stage at LandRun and that kept it from being a problem.  But if I’m going to do that, I figure I might as well run un-lubed bullets.

[Smokin Gator SASS #29736]

27 minutes ago, Possum Skinner, SASS#60697 said:

Dave,

I ran a wet bore snake after each stage at LandRun and that kept it from being a problem.  But if I’m going to do that, I figure I might as well run un-lubed bullets.

If you run a bore snake through after each stage, every 10 rounds, you can pretty much use any bullet. If you want to be able to shoot 5 or six stages at a monthly or a days shooting at a multi day match without cleaning, the big lube bullets or other designs that hold a lot of lube work much better.

[Possum Skinner, SASS#60697]

1 hour ago, Smokin Gator SASS #29736 said:

If you run a bore snake through after each stage, every 10 rounds, you can pretty much use any bullet. If you want to be able to shoot 5 or six stages at a monthly or a days shooting at a multi day match without cleaning, the big lube bullets or other designs that hold a lot of lube work much better.

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