The Firearm thread: Engineering artistry of wood, polymer and steel.

[em2nought]

Those Marlins lever actions now made by Ruger do sound nice. I could get one of those Henry single shots in 45-70 instead without breaking the bank. 45-70 is some darned expensive ammo. I'd love something like the Shiloh Sharps with a tang sight, but I think my friends who aren't exactly careful with any of my stuff will be borrowing whatever I buy occasionally and I don't think I'd let them touch my Shiloh Sharps if I had one. I'd have to get a "Gus" cowboy hat too, and maybe even a horse.

[Rockstar]

Finished up 30 rounds of .45-40 (left) for my 1873 saa and .44 cal paper cartridges 25 filled with 30 grain Swiss 3f. 10 with 30 grains of triple 7 topped with a 216 grain .460 dia Johnston & Dow soft cast for my 1858.

Both Uberti clones

[Rockstar]

Originally Posted by em2nought

Those Marlins lever actions now made by Ruger do sound nice. I could get one of those Henry single shots in 45-70 instead without breaking the bank. 45-70 is some darned expensive ammo. I'd love something like the Shiloh Sharps with a tang sight, but I think my friends who aren't exactly careful with any of my stuff will be borrowing whatever I buy occasionally and I don't think I'd let them touch my Shiloh Sharps if I had one. I'd have to get a "Gus" cowboy hat too, and maybe even a horse.

No need to break the bank, Aktungbby can pay for it. . https://www.govloans.gov/

Ammo, primers and powder are getting real expensive thanks to all those damn the end is nigh hoarders out there and I heard some scuttlebutt that a lot of the industry has been concentrating on new military contracts to increase ammo stocks. Who knows for sure.

Reloading your own is still a lot cheaper imo, initial costs of the tools pays for itself PDQ. And if you go with blackpowder the nice thing about that is if push comes to shove you can always make your own.

This fella has perfected the art of home brewed BP

[em2nought]

Originally Posted by Rockstar

Reloading your own is still a lot cheaper imo, initial costs of the tools pays for itself PDQ.

Which would dovetail nicely with my thoughts about substituting silver for lead bullets to reduce bug out weights.

[Rockstar]

Originally Posted by em2nought

Which would dovetail nicely with my thoughts about substituting silver for lead bullets to reduce bug out weights.

Great for fighting werewolves and it’s environmentally friendly! Never knew you were such tree hugger.

[em2nought]

Originally Posted by Rockstar

Never knew you were such tree hugger.

I'm more fond of trees than i am of most people.

[em2nought]

Is there cowboy action shooting ammo for the M1911 that produces lovely clouds of smoke to drift across the gun range? ...or I guess you could load your own?

[Rockstar]

Originally Posted by em2nought

Is there cowboy action shooting ammo for the M1911 that produces lovely clouds of smoke to drift across the gun range? ...or I guess you could load your own?

It’ll throw lead but from what I understand black powder doesn’t generate the chamber pressures one achieves with smokeless making the semi-auto action unreliable.

Plus back powder is dirty and will gunk things up pretty fast.