26 December 2003, 19:00
Bakes1859 Tower muzzel loader
Fellas
I found this gun in the father-in-laws cupboard and I've had it fixed up. The barrel was bent and has been straightend and recrowned by a blackpowder guru, and the trigger sear repaired. Now I want to shoot this thing and I'm ordering a mould to cast mini's, I've taken a cast of the barrel and its a .577 cal. I know nothing about blackpowder guns and would like to know the steps involved loading the beast. Also could anybody suggest a starting load and a max load?
Thanks
27 December 2003, 04:21
Bakeseldeguello
Yes the bloke that fixed the rifle gave it a good look over and gave it the thumbs up. Thanks for the info thats exactly what I wanted to know. A couple more questions. Won't the lube in the base of the mini dampen down the powder?
What do you recomend for hunting, the round or mini? I want to use this rifle on pigs where the average shot is from 5-20 meters. I'm thinking of the mini as it would be easy/quicker to load in the bush. I've heard that the patched round ball is more accurate?
Thanks again for the infomation.