http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__Aimoo CityAimooen-USAimoo http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Some-work-done-with-the-P-H-P58-2-band-1-951796.html Buckshot2 2003-11-03 17:33:27.0 Front-Stuffers ! .........The following are some examples of stuff done with the rifle. It has a Parker-Hale bbl with 5 grooves of proggressive depth and a 48" twist.This is a picture of some lube testing I was doing. I used a bullet from a mould that I bought from Maven. It was made by a company called Challanger, http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Pyrodex-Wano-1-948239.html Finn45 2004-02-12 17:34:15.0 Front-Stuffers ! Problem. I have only one brand of Black Powder available, Wano from Germany. It's real stuff, but I've only one grade of Wano available, FFg. Okay it probably shoots okay in revolver but there could be better options. Latest news is that there's one importer dealing with Hodgdon and they're importin http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Smoothbores-1-946519.html RussB 2004-02-09 19:42:58.0 Front-Stuffers ! I would like to "hear" a little bit about smoothbores, (if we have anyone on the board shooting these things) I have thought for years that a smoothbore of about .72 cal would be a hoot to shoot, and about the mostversatile BP firearm imagineable. My thinking is the cal.72 would work out fine with 1 http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Armee-Jaeger-Zouave-bolster-1-928146.html Mountaineer2199 2005-03-20 05:33:54.0 Front-Stuffers ! Hey Folks! This is my first posting to this forum. I have an Armee Jaeger Zouave that I picked up in the early 70's. I believe I got it from EMF. I loaned the rifle to a friend to take hunting and got it back with a stripped and boogered up nipple seat. I need some suggestions on repairing the da http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/The-Good-Bad-and-oh-so-ugly-1-922231.html Larry Gibson 2004-02-13 12:10:23.0 Front-Stuffers ! Went to the Puyallup gun show on Sunday and then wasted a couple hours on the Super Bowl. What was a good game was ruined by the disgusting halftime BS...enough said on that. Anyways I picked up some .018" pillow ticking patches at the gun show to try in the .50 Blk Mtn Mag. Russ had sent me some .0 http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/1-60-1-70-twist-1-915142.html 1 Nimrod 2005-01-14 11:58:28.0 Front-Stuffers ! which would be better in a 54cal for prb a 1/60 or a 1/70 and why I want to use it on Elk.TIA 1 Nimrod http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Cleaning-a-rusty-barrel-1-912219.html Poygan 2004-09-28 21:20:07.0 Front-Stuffers ! Bought a CVA "Wolf" model 50 caliber at a yard sale today. Obviously hadn't been cleaned after being fired so there is rust in the barrel. Would appreciate input as to the easiest and hopefully best method to clean it up. Also missing a ramrod...CVA the best place to get a replacement or are there b http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Poll-Black-powder-Pistols-1-882935.html Pistolero451 2004-03-15 18:10:15.0 Front-Stuffers ! My most recent passion is BP pistols.   I have fifteen of them and plan to collect more.  No catridge cases to pickup or reload.  You end up dirty and stinky, just like being a kid again.   But everybody wows when you light one off at the range.  I've even got a fe http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Pedersoli-Brown-Bess-Carbine-1-867534.html klw 2005-03-09 06:33:01.0 Front-Stuffers ! Anyone have experience shooting one of these? http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Green-Mountain-458-1-18-barrels-1-853953.html Abert Rim 2005-01-23 01:03:18.0 Front-Stuffers ! Working up a healthy desire to see how one of these handles conicals at long range. Anyone have experience with one? Buckshot, old buddy, don't you have one on your Pecatonica Rigby? (Sent you an e-mail) http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/My-Long-range-Rigby-half-stocked-Match-rilfe-Several-pic-s-so-grab-a-beer-HA-1-845307.html Buckshot2 2005-02-06 22:15:24.0 Front-Stuffers ! This is a kit from Pecatonica River Outfitters. The cost was $420 and it was complete with the exception of the forend tip and sights. Overall the components were very good. The barrel is a 45 cal 18" twist Green Mountain 32" octagon that's 1" across the flats. It came in a milled finish and I paid http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/New-Avatar-1-842710.html RussB 2004-06-19 07:27:47.0 Front-Stuffers ! Jim Webber....You, and Waksupi stay out of this!........Would anyone care to guess what the signifance of the "new" avatar is? Should you know the answer, and "should" we ever come together for a casual drink...............The drinks are on me.I am really looking for the shooter who has been around http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Bore-Butter-1-841614.html 1 Nimrod 2005-02-06 19:05:40.0 Front-Stuffers ! Hello everyone what could I add to the Natural lube 1000 bore butter to keep it from running off my real bullets or is there something I can make ?TIA 1 Nimrod http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/An-old-timey-range-box-1-827172.html Buckshot2 2003-12-29 14:38:35.0 Front-Stuffers ! ..........Being interested in the long range bullet shooting rifles, I've read about all the info on them I could lay my hands on. In illustrations I've seen several photos and line drawings of the range boxes these guys used. Since the heyday of this sport ended in the early 1870's for the most par http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Stock-Cracks-T-C-Hawken-54-Caliber-1-819714.html Deputy Al 2004-02-09 22:09:51.0 Front-Stuffers ! After a good range trip with the Hawken yesterday, I pulled it apart to do a good cleaning on the lock internals, etc. At that time I noticed a number of cracks running through the interior of the inletted portion where the locks fits and along where the tang bolster (?) is inletted into the stock a http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Made-Smoke-Last-Weekend-first-time-LONG-1-818964.html LostCajun 2003-12-20 00:14:52.0 Front-Stuffers ! Well, I FINALLY got a chance to take the T/C Hawken .50 out and burn some powder. I'd been having this gun for years, and only fired it once before, during a New Year's celebration with a blank load. Acually pushing lead out the front end with the boom is much more satisfying. I don't know whether t http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/A-shorter-Zouave-project-1-800014.html Buckshot2 2004-04-29 09:12:32.0 Front-Stuffers ! ........Hope to have some pictures before too much longer. Should have taken a before and after. I cut the Zouave bbl down to 24" Monday. I whack-sawed it off and chucked it up in the lathe (God is good!) and turned a spiffy new crown. Then I cut the forend back and have been doodling around trying http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/starting-to-warm-up-1-772580.html CHARLIE45 2005-03-14 14:19:24.0 Front-Stuffers ! well its been a long time since its been 42 deg. sunday my win m94/ 30-30 and t/c renegade 54 cal. got its first workout since last jan. my fingers don't work well below 32 deg. . i had wanted to enter the feb. postal shoot but not @ 0 or -10 below. i like goex 3f but last jan. i tried app 3f and it http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Goex-pellets-1-770863.html shooter575 2004-04-19 20:24:56.0 Front-Stuffers ! Me thunking of a project.What or how would you make a pellet out of BP like the pyro ones for the inlines? Anyone know how they do it?I have seen somewhere on the web B/P being pressed into rocket tubes with a hydrulic press. AISR they were using about 3,000 of pressure.That does make me nervous tho http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/T-C-58-Renagade-1-761711.html krag35 2004-05-12 08:13:15.0 Front-Stuffers ! Well, my Thompson Center Renegade arrived the other day. I had a peep sight installed when they put it together, and am really happy with it.Peliminary shooting with it didn't reveal much, except 120gr of Pyrodex with a Lyman 57530 minnie ball causes it to raise up and smack my face. I got it on pap http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Front-Stuffers-and-Mail-order-1-757649.html Dutch4122 2004-05-20 15:51:56.0 Front-Stuffers ! Just curious. Is it still possible to order a muzzleloading rifle, musket, or shotgun direct from a mail order supplier? Or does one have to go through an FFL dealer to purchase it legally?Thanks, http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Dixie-Root-Rifle-1-711308.html klw 2005-02-02 11:29:27.0 Front-Stuffers ! Anyone have one that they have shot a lot?  I'd like to know what a user thinks of these before buying one.  I saw them at this last shot show.  Dixie was very clear about wanting buying to use a very small powder charge, far less than the cylinder could hold.  Not sure why. http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/My-Future-Project-50-1-710565.html LarryT40 2003-11-09 02:49:58.0 Front-Stuffers ! I got lucky todayI was gave a CVA .50 cal HAWKENBarrel.It needs cleaned up from the light surface rust, but other than that, it is in good shape!There is the front sight, Breech Plug, and Percussion Nipple, which still looks useable,and the rail under the barrel is there, and the pin keeper slot to http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Big-Boar-1-708104.html Tpr Bret 2004-04-16 19:38:51.0 Front-Stuffers ! Anyone have any info on a T/C Big Boar 58 rifle? With everyone rushing to inlines a local shop has the 58 on the sale rack cheap. Round ball or minnie? Looking for opinions etc. http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Middle-stuffer-1-698870.html Leftoverdj 2003-11-16 19:25:42.0 Front-Stuffers ! Does anyone out there have a RMAC turret gun? In the long ago, I could have bought one of the .22s, but foolishly held out for a .32 or .36. I dunno if they ever even got the latter two into production, but I know I never found one.If you have one in any of the calibers, please let me know how bad I http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Artillery-Games-1-687110.html BlackpowderBill 2004-12-19 08:24:17.0 Front-Stuffers ! Shooter 575: I clicked on The History Channel last night at 11 PM and saw a lot of friendly , familiar black powder shooters on the new showing of our Artillery Games at Camp Graying. We missed the Long Range Historic Artillery Shoot that Matt Switlak and Loomis Battery put on each year at Grayling http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Minne-ball-lube-1-681589.html krag35 2003-11-04 05:32:10.0 Front-Stuffers ! i cast up some 57730 Minne balls this evening. I also mixed up some "Emmert's" lube ( at least that's what I have it listed as in my notebook 50% beeswax 40% Crisco 10% Olive oil) I lubed some TC maxiballs for a friends 50 cal.Someone posted about "dipping" their minne's in lube, but I'll be if I ca http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/More-on-smoothies-1-663183.html RussB 2004-06-10 10:39:46.0 Front-Stuffers ! I finally got myself a smoothbore. Nothing to write home about, but none the less a real smoothbore. I have not found a manufacturer's mark on it, so at this point it is called "Gun with no name".It is marked.......69caliber BLACK POWDER ONLY , and has something that looks like maybe it was a circle http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Loads-for-50-cal-1-655986.html krag35 2004-01-26 10:03:56.0 Front-Stuffers ! I leave Friday night for a Whitetail hunt up in N.E Oregon. I'm new to 50 cal. (oly one avalible on a Sunday afternoon in Prineville) I got it to shoot decent with hornaday greatplains bullets (385 gr.) I was shooting 100 grs. of Pyrodex.(I know I should use Black, but don't have any right now) I'm http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Wheelweights-for-roundball-1-652974.html Crowkiller 2004-07-16 05:28:32.0 Front-Stuffers ! Can wheelweights be used effectivly for casting .530" roundball? I know I can cast one, but will it load easily and obturate in a muzzleloader? I normally shoot a .530 lead ball with a .010 patch that loads and shoots well over 100 grains of FFG and a felt "bore button". I also have a lot more wheel http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/experiment-1-635798.html Crazy Mark 2003-11-24 20:19:23.0 Front-Stuffers ! This year I tried an experiment to see what would happen. Last year I loaded a 50 cal BP rifle and took it out hunting. I never fired a shot from it as it was my back-up in case my T/C Hawken malfunctioned. I put it back in the gun safe after wiping it down with breakfree and forgot about it. I took http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Minne-ion-1-623303.html shooter575 2003-10-25 21:36:19.0 Front-Stuffers ! Here are some of my minnies.Some of these were gathered form my cull pile as I don't use all of them. Left to right577611 Lyman,575213 Lyman,58560 Parker-Hale, Rapine semi wadcutter,RCBS Hodgen[ nice shooting one] Lee wadcutter[called a ashcan] Rapine ashcan,? no name[look like Rapine mould] ,? no n http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/OP-Wads-1-618841.html RussB 2003-11-19 16:48:01.0 Front-Stuffers ! I just started stuffing the base of my Minies with lube, in hopes of improving group size. This may, or may not, be working out asit's still a little too early to tell. However, one of our local "SME's (Subject Matter Experts) is telling me the reason I'm not doing better is my lack of a newspaper w http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Molds-1-617579.html 1 Nimrod 2005-01-13 21:59:41.0 Front-Stuffers ! Hello All this is my first post.I have been shooting bp on and off for 15+ yrs. when I got my TC Hawkens I got a round ball mold with it but dont know the make of it hoping someone out there can help. The letters on the side are :OHAUS 710490-Rwhat make is it?TIA 1 NimrodPS thinking on getting a TC http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Ruger-Old-Army-1-613154.html starmetal 2003-10-25 18:47:08.0 Front-Stuffers ! How many of you fellows have fooled with the Ruger Old Army? I've had two and they both shoot really good. In fact one of the most accurate revolvers I've shot. I have the stainless models.Buckshot...I'm positive you could win your pistol matches with a Ruger Old Army, they shoot that good.I have an http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/What-s-the-verdict-1-610474.html RussB 2003-12-26 10:11:55.0 Front-Stuffers ! Today was the last day of BP season here in Western Washington, and I choose going to the range instead of going hunting. I can't believe I did that! Saturday was raining just a bit, but again I choose to take the .58 to the range instead of "getting sopping wet" while hunting. Sunday was fairly nic http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Not-so-woodsman-style-muzzle-loader-1-596922.html Finn45 2005-01-31 22:04:44.0 Front-Stuffers ! Any thoughts on this kind of piece? What kind of boolit it might be intended for? Deeeep grooves for sure and count is seven just like in that wooden rifle I made the other day. It sure looks weird. Must be some kind of camel rider saddle carbine hehe. It's said to be Afghan. http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/New-record-with-a-Muzzle-Loader-1-572746.html RussB 2004-05-01 19:44:25.0 Front-Stuffers ! I got this from another forum, and thought it may be interesting to those who enjoy getting muzzle loaders to print well. This was posted by Dick Trenk, a long time acquaintance and National field repfor Pedersoli Rifles.RussNEWS RELEASE: Shooting at the Quantico, Virginia US Marine Corp. range on A http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Use-of-filler-1-548795.html RussB 2004-02-04 10:32:12.0 Front-Stuffers ! On another thread you fellers are talking about using corn meal as a filler. I certainly didn't want to hi-jack that thread, but I would like toknow a bit more about the use of fillers as I hear of their use quite a lot.I've heard of corn meal, grits, instant coffee, and even hornet's nest, among ju http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/spru-removing-1-547814.html shooter575 2005-01-28 01:48:53.0 Front-Stuffers !  Had to clean out the vibratory tumbler the other day.I decided to try out the idea I had read about using one to remove sprus in round balls.I placed about 100 .684 balls in the tub.I wanted the balls to remain in one layer,turned it on,off,took some out etc.Thing would hold about 70 and kee http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Bore-size-for-new-smoothie-1-544329.html Beerd 2005-01-20 21:13:03.0 Front-Stuffers ! I've gotthe trade gun / fowler itch real bad.Tryin' to deside on a bore size.Right now I'm thinkin' most of my shootin' will be round ball andhuntin's in the pitchur.Economy of lead & powder sez go with 24 ga.,but I kind of like the idea of throwin' 1oz 16 ga. balls downrange. A 20's right in th http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/How-do-your-1-48-muzzleloaders-handle-conicals-1-542068.html 35remington 2004-06-25 05:31:14.0 Front-Stuffers ! I have never had any luck getting my 1-48 twist .54 Renegade to handle the heavier conical bullets at all, even though TC for years promoted it with the 430 Maxi Ball and Maxi Hunter. The heavy conicals would stay point forward but would group into about a foot at 100 yards. It shoots the 360 Maxi http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/That-9-quot-piece-of-58-cal-Zouave-barrel-has-me-thinking-1-509472.html Buckshot2 2004-05-23 07:51:26.0 Front-Stuffers ! ..........It's just been lying there on the workbench minding it's own bidness and I've been moving back and forth, here and there. A couple days ago it struck me. How's about a 58 cal cartridge pistol? (I KNOW this is Frontstuffers, but.........). I figured a tipup breech, sidelever locked action w http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Minne-ballistics-1-482299.html shooter575 2004-06-03 00:04:46.0 Front-Stuffers ! Here is some good info on ballistics done by Greg Edington. Has some Lyman and edington picket boolet info.http://www.n-ssa.org/bb/viewtopic.php?t=237 http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/New-quot-Black-Powders-quot-1-457964.html NotRicochet 2004-01-13 13:13:31.0 Front-Stuffers ! I've never used any kind of blackpowder substitute, Pyrodex, 777, etc. BP's getting hard to get around these parts. Is there any substitute nowadays that'll work in a flintlock? http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/First-Time-with-Pyrodex-1-445168.html NotRicochet 2004-02-24 08:52:07.0 Front-Stuffers ! Took my Walker replica out this afternoon to see how it handled Pyrodex, which I'd never shot. I've only had real blackpowder till my supply ran out a couple of days ago. Had lots of fun shooting the Walker (which is now lying, all cleaned up and oiled, across my lap.) The Pyrodex works fine and mak http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Bill-Large-barrels-1-439813.html Jumptrap 2005-02-08 19:06:05.0 Front-Stuffers ! I have in my posessiona rebarreled .50TC renegade and the barrel is marked Wm. Large. Bill Large was from this area and was reputed to have made very fine barrels. He and another local resident..Red Farris were founding fathers of the NMLRA. Years ago when Bill was still alive, his barrels were in h http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/sighting-in-distance-1-422454.html nvbirdman 2003-11-29 00:14:05.0 Front-Stuffers ! I have a .54cal GPR and after about 100 rounds it is starting to give me good groups. My question is, since I would rather use the fixed sights, what distance should I sight it in for? http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Pedersoli-Gibbs-rifle-1-419344.html klw 2005-02-02 22:46:27.0 Front-Stuffers ! They make two, a .440 and a .451.  I'm interested in the latter.  Anyone have extensive experience shooting it?  If so, what do you think of it?  Also what bullet mould do you use with it?  Pedersoli makes a mould to match but apparently they don't sell at all well so most i http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/small-bore-1-402308.html 8mmshooter 2004-07-12 14:34:06.0 Front-Stuffers ! Where can a feller buy a factory small bore muzzleloader .32 or .36 caliber rifle fairly reasonable? I want to try squirrel huntin with one of these. The only squirrel I shot with black powder was a shotgun and a revolver in .44 wasn't much left after I shot it with the revolver. 8mmshooter