shootingShiloh
posted this
03 December 2008
Its a small world Dollar Bill!
Nothing raised morale more than a Blackhawk Helo coming in to pick you up, beats walking every time.
Happy to report that the .50 BMG case worked a treat. I expanded the case neck with a piece of 13mm rod, then used a Dremel to sharpen up the rim. I like the phrase 'cheap is good, free is better'.
Now I am looking at all the recipes for home made lube, SPG is great but its relatively expensive. Just with a quick look there seems to be many people using their own lube, and a heap of different ideas with ingredients.
The Shiloh is my first BP rifle, I have only been casting for about 12 months too. I have been very impressed with cast bullet performance in my 45/70 and .303 Brit. All the game I have shot with cast bullets have fallen quickly and humanely, just as they did when I was using premium hunting bullets at about $3.00 a bullet. There is a certain amount of satisfaction from taking game cleanly with your own bullets too.
I have used Buffalo Arms in the USA for most of my casting supplies, they posted quickly and the quality is excellent. However, if anyone has a recommendation for another store I would appreciate the link.
Many Thanks,
Mick