The Goose
NES Member
Recently a fella posted about loading black powder cartridges and it got me to thinking about my own experiences. For quite a while this has been my passion. I love bringing old guns back to life. It probably about 80 - 90% of my shooting these days. I have had to form a lot of brass for some of the obsolete cartridges required. I have cast dozens of different boolits for the purpose. I own well over a hundred different molds and have a raft of loading and sizing dies. Here is a list of the calibers that I can remember. No doubt there are others that I simply forgot.
577 Snider
.577/450
50/90
50/70
45/120
45/90
45/60
40/70 SS,.
43 Spanish .
43 Reformado
.43 Mauser
.43 Beaumont
11mm Rosler
.38/55
.32/40
.476/.455 Webley
.450 Adams
.45 Colt
.44/40
.44 Russian
.44 Webley
.44 Bulldog
.38 S&W
.38 Short & Long
9.4mm Dutch
10.4mm Italian
.32 S&W
11.75mm Gasser
.54 Sharps paper ,
.54 Burnside
.54 Gwynne & Campbell
.54 Merrill
.50 Smith
.50 Maynard
.52 Gallagher
56/50 Spencer
Then there are of the muzzle loaders and cap n ball revolvers, but that is a whole other story. Most of these guns are originals, but some are repros. Some of the old military guns I am happy just to shoot and hit paper. Especially with rough sights and heavy triggers. Others shoot moa even with iron sights and my old eyes. The spray and pray crowd are always amazed at clanging steel it at s few hundred yards. Great hobby. I wish there was a category on NES for the old stuff.
577 Snider
.577/450
50/90
50/70
45/120
45/90
45/60
40/70 SS,.
43 Spanish .
43 Reformado
.43 Mauser
.43 Beaumont
11mm Rosler
.38/55
.32/40
.476/.455 Webley
.450 Adams
.45 Colt
.44/40
.44 Russian
.44 Webley
.44 Bulldog
.38 S&W
.38 Short & Long
9.4mm Dutch
10.4mm Italian
.32 S&W
11.75mm Gasser
.54 Sharps paper ,
.54 Burnside
.54 Gwynne & Campbell
.54 Merrill
.50 Smith
.50 Maynard
.52 Gallagher
56/50 Spencer
Then there are of the muzzle loaders and cap n ball revolvers, but that is a whole other story. Most of these guns are originals, but some are repros. Some of the old military guns I am happy just to shoot and hit paper. Especially with rough sights and heavy triggers. Others shoot moa even with iron sights and my old eyes. The spray and pray crowd are always amazed at clanging steel it at s few hundred yards. Great hobby. I wish there was a category on NES for the old stuff.