This video picks up where part one left off. We de-burr case mouths, flash holes, uniform up the primer pockets, anneal the brass, and sort out 100+ cases by weight to be our "match brass" used for competitions only.
Preparing New Brass for Long Range Black Powder Shooting
So you've got a brand new box of Starline 45-70 brass and you're looking for long range with the holy Black... Here are the initial steps you need to take to get your brass ready to go. Part two of this video coming in a couple days. Thanks for watching!!
In this video, we take a look at Elmer Keith's masterpiece. In my view, there is no better bullet for the 44 caliber handgun. I use the same 265 grain Keith bullet for all my 44 reloading, whether it's Special, Magnum, or SuperMag. Why mess with a good thing?
Introduction to the Shiloh Sharps Model 1874 in 45-70
It was time for the Pedersoli rifles to go away. This is the first rifle I bought to replace them with. It's a lightly used Shiloh Sharps model 1874 in 45-70 from the early days when the current ownership took over. It has a 3 digit serial number including a 'B', meaning that it's a Bryan gun, the very best of the Sharps rifles. My intent is for this to be a dedicated Silhouette rifle although it may see duty at the Quigley this year. Anyway, we go through the steps of getting to know our new rifle. We locate the null point in the barrel, figure out our true max OAL, slug the bore to get our correct bullet size, and figure out the twist rate of the rifling.
In this video we take a look at how to set up our dies for loading super accurate long range black powder ammo. I'm using cases that have been de-capped, cleaned, annealed, and primed. I do not resize my black powder brass. Basically, my method is to t
In this video we drill up a batch of lube for our cast bullets. The rules for long range black powder shooting state that you cannot use jackets, coatings of any type, and most won't let you use gas checks either. Having a good lube is essential to gett
Friend of the channel Johnny B got himself a brand new Shiloh Sharps delivered. In this video, we take a look at what you get in the box with your new Shiloh.
In this video, the fully restored gun is back home. We take a look at the finished product. The metal work was done by Snowy Mountain Blue in Moore, MT. Al Springer owns the outfit and does an outstanding job refinishing firearms. Link to his website
Taking a look at some of my Ruger revolvers. There's 4 SBH's and also an Old Army BP 44. The last gun I show on this video is a project gun I got too, a 1960 unmolested three-screw.
Introduction to the Pedersoli Creedmore Rolling Block in 45-70
Taking an introductory look at the Creedmore Rolling Block. We slug the bore, find our null point, and then figure out what the best overall cartridge length should be. Good info for working up a rifle to be competition ready...
Introduction to the Pedersoli Sharps Rifle in 45-70
In this video, we take an initial look at our Pedersoli Sharps Long Range Express rifle in 45-70. We figure out our maximum cartridge overall length for loading ammo, our null point on the barrel (point we use to rest the barrel on cross sticks), and slu
This video picks up where part one left off. We de-burr case mouths, flash holes, uniform up the primer pockets, anneal the brass, and sort out 100+ cases by weight to be our "match brass" used for competitions only.
So you've got a brand new box of Starline 45-70 brass and you're looking for long range with the holy Black... Here are the initial steps you need to take to get your brass ready to go. Part two of this video coming in a couple days. Thanks for watching!!
In this video, we take a look at Elmer Keith's masterpiece. In my view, there is no better bullet for the 44 caliber handgun. I use the same 265 grain Keith bullet for all my 44 reloading, whether it's Special, Magnum, or SuperMag. Why mess with a good thing?
It was time for the Pedersoli rifles to go away. This is the first rifle I bought to replace them with. It's a lightly used Shiloh Sharps model 1874 in 45-70 from the early days when the current ownership took over. It has a 3 digit serial number including a 'B', meaning that it's a Bryan gun, the very best of the Sharps rifles. My intent is for this to be a dedicated Silhouette rifle although it may see duty at the Quigley this year. Anyway, we go through the steps of getting to know our new rifle. We locate the null point in the barrel, figure out our true max OAL, slug the bore to get our correct bullet size, and figure out the twist rate of the rifling.
In this video we take a look at how to set up our dies for loading super accurate long range black powder ammo. I'm using cases that have been de-capped, cleaned, annealed, and primed. I do not resize my black powder brass. Basically, my method is to t
In this video we drill up a batch of lube for our cast bullets. The rules for long range black powder shooting state that you cannot use jackets, coatings of any type, and most won't let you use gas checks either. Having a good lube is essential to gett
Friend of the channel Johnny B got himself a brand new Shiloh Sharps delivered. In this video, we take a look at what you get in the box with your new Shiloh.
In this video, the fully restored gun is back home. We take a look at the finished product. The metal work was done by Snowy Mountain Blue in Moore, MT. Al Springer owns the outfit and does an outstanding job refinishing firearms. Link to his website
Taking a look at some of my Ruger revolvers. There's 4 SBH's and also an Old Army BP 44. The last gun I show on this video is a project gun I got too, a 1960 unmolested three-screw.
Taking an introductory look at the Creedmore Rolling Block. We slug the bore, find our null point, and then figure out what the best overall cartridge length should be. Good info for working up a rifle to be competition ready...
In this video, we take an initial look at our Pedersoli Sharps Long Range Express rifle in 45-70. We figure out our maximum cartridge overall length for loading ammo, our null point on the barrel (point we use to rest the barrel on cross sticks), and slu
Short video about a hard used but original Ruger SBH I picked up for $450. She's a good shooter in spite of her worn out looks. We thought long and hard about what to do and eventually decided to send it off to Snowy Mountain Blue in Moore, MT for a fin
In this video, we are going old school and pan lubing a bunch of 357 mag bullets. Simple to do and not much stuff to buy, a great method for those wishing to separate themselves from the supply chain. The lube recipe used is...
This was my first time wringing out my 1886 at longer ranges. We were in Tonasket, WA shooting at a private event out to 990 yards. Great times with a great rifle!
Taking a quick look at a couple of 38 snubbies. Commonly recommended for first time buyers, but everyone should own a couple. You'll never outgrow a good 38!