Modern cartridge made for the new fangled smokeless powder is another story. Although here we load for the 41 colt this technique will work for any black powder cartridge. Find nras education and training courses near your area. Lyman black powder handbook pb g 8th printing from 1989. So go to the hodgdons powder portal page, and poke around. Mic mcpherson has written one of those books you only see once every so many decades. Use only real black powder, not black powder substitutes, and certainly not smokeless powder. Annual reloading manual is a softcover magazinestyle reloading book that is updated yearly and contains a few articles on reloading as well as over 5,000 loads covering. For the black powder cartridge rifle shooter from musket to metallic cartridge 100 years of winchester cartridge boxes, 18561956 schiffer book for collectors hardcover shooting the black powder cartridge rifle cast bullets for the black powder cartridge. The black powder categories in cowboy action shooting have been exploding of late, partly due to the fact that sass discovered spectators like it, and it plays well on tv, and partly due to the advent of black powder substitutes, powders that load like bp volume for volume and smoke like bp some smoke more, but dont smell like sulfur and clean up easily, load easier, and dont face the. If you want to purchase lead bullets for black powder loads, look for a softer alloy such as 1 in 20 or 1 in 30 tin vs lead. Mcpherson more than covers the basics of reloading the metallic cartridge case and goes into detail on many aspects not covered by other authors in other reloading books. There has been a need for a through study of the various loading tools of the black powder and early smokeless powders era for rifles, shotgun tools will not be covered.
Black powder a mixture of charcoal, potassium nitrate, and sulfur used as a propellant in muzzleloaders and early cartridge firearms. Gun digest shooters guide to reloading digital download. Ive found that the spg black powder cartridge reloading. All new 2nd edition, the worlds foremost black powder manual. How to reload a metallic cartridge with pictures wikihow. This manual is intended for the experienced advanced reloader of black powder metallic cartridges as. Primer oal inches charge weight grains velocity fps velocity standard deviation pressure psi load density 1 indicates maximum load 2 dacron. Metallic black powder reloading books are out there and should be consulted before loading black powder into cartridges. Internal metering bars rotate in a nonsparking brass sleeve. Black powder cartridge loading manual i specifically want loading data for various black powder calibers, and not a bunch of how to. The mere 23 years between1865, when the development of the dependable metallic cartridge case finally allowed military breechloaders to seal in a practical manner, and about 1888, when most european nations were adopting smokeless powder.
Unique threeslide adjustment bars give you consistent accuracy. Reloading tools of the black powder era 18501910, volume. The shooting of black powder cartridge rifles is a great challenge and one which has. Page numbers refer to the nra guide to reloading student handbook. Other replica manufacturers have not openly published their allowable pressure data so you are advised to contact those other firms and request this vital information before reloading. Reloading smokless cartridges with pyrodex or black powder.
Black powder is susceptible to explosions caused by static electricity. To this day, the 9x19 remains the most popular service pistol cartridge in the world. Start loading with the minimum powder charge given for your cartridge. The following dialogue is with respect to loading the excellent and ubiquitous. Pdf metallic cartridge handloading download ebook for free. They are designed for smokeless loads used in the cowboy action shooting events. Large, nonstatic aluminum powder reservoir holds a pound of black powder. Loading 4570 blackpowder cartridges shiloh rifle forums. A cartridge or a round is a type of preassembled firearm ammunition packaging a projectile bullet, shot or slug, a propellant substance usually either smokeless powder or black powder and an ignition device within a metallic, paper or plastic case that is precisely made to fit within the barrel chamber of a breechloading gun, for the practical purpose of convenient transportation and.
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Bp and subs cartridge loading for cas david scott harper. I have been using lyman reloading manuals for years for modern firearms. There are some specialized reloading books that cover issues like black powder or making blanks. It would have been nice to also included 32 caliber loadings. In ultra light loads low velocity, low recoil, if you dont pack the cartridge, the powder can end up far enough from the flash hole that it doesnt even ignite.
A good personal selection of reloading data logs, manuals, and books can answer all of your reloading questions. Sam lives in casper, wyoming with his wife and four children, and has enjoyed many hours of shooting blackpowder firearms, as well as hunting both large and small game over much of the west. A cartridge or a round is a type of preassembled firearm ammunition packaging a projectile bullet, shot or slug, a propellant substance usually either smokeless powder or black powder and an ignition device within a metallic. Also includes cleaning tips, maintenance instructions, tips on how to choose a muzzleloader as well as a special section by mike venturino on cowboy action shooting and the black powder cartridge. While a book on the subject can never be complete, and odd and unusual examples will continually appear, this book. Includes thousands of pressure tested loads using all popular grades of black powder for every typed of black powder shooting. Includes thousands of pressure tested loads for rifles, handguns and shotguns. To aid users in their choice of powder, the following tables have been prepared.
Its important to realize that unlike smokeless powder, real black powder must completely fill the cartridge case and will more than likely go a step further and be compressed there should be no air spaces in a black. They have published two new volumes, reloading tools of the black powder era, 18501910, vol. And they now have a bp conversion for mec shotshell loaders. Black powder cartridge reloading is very unlike smokeless reloading and you really must use black powder safe powder handling equipment or you will go boom. Im a fairly experienced smokeless reloader, and there are smokeless loads available for some of the cartridges.
This is used for compressing the black powder into the case with out deforming the powder. There are many excellent resources available on the net that do a very good job of explaining how to successfully load black powder cartridges. So i thought it might be useful to post an essay on the methods i use when shooting black powder in cartridge guns, what works for me and what has not worked for me. With our load data you can search by caliber, bullet weight, powder, powder manufacturer or a combination of all four. We offer books from all of the major bullet manufacturers as well as references for revolver, rifle and shotgun loads. Any metallic sights that are period correct, pre1896, are allowed.
Nitro propellants and all reloading materials there are a large number of black powders on the market, of which we stock a variety. There are hundreds of pressure tested black powder cartridge loads for such calibers as the 4590, 45100, 45110 and 45120. We have had some books floating around since i was a kid. Nra basic metallic cartridge reloading course lesson plans. Download from musket to metallic cartridge is an historical introduction to the use of black powder firearms, from the primitive smoothbore musket to breechloading cartridge guns, as well as a primer on their practical use for todays black powder.
Filled with illustrations and stepbystep instructions, the process of reloading metallic cartridge ammunition for both rifles and pistols is clarified with both a simple overview. The very few previous smokeless powder cartridges were military developments. Also, they should be lubed with spg, lymans black gold, or something. Seat that bullet on the black powder in the cartridge case, so it compresses it a little bit. Bore the inside diameter of a barrel before the rifling is cut. You will not just be advised how to do things but you will also be given the reason why it is done that way. Shop online for the largest selection of case preparation for reloading from lee precision, lyman, hornady, rcbs and more. Luckily, the process of handloading or reloading your own ammunition is explained in great detail in gun digest shooters guide to reloading by philip p. Nov 30, 20 from musket to metallic cartridge is an historical introduction to the use of black powder firearms, from the primitive smoothbore musket to breechloading cartridge guns, as well as a primer on their practical use for todays black powder shooters.
But there is not much content here regarding shooting black powder in cartridge guns. Drop tables for cast bullets will put you on target at long range. Black powder a mixture of charcoal, potassium nitrate, and sulfur used as a propellant. Spg black powder cartridge reloading primer, revised 9th. Sep 07, 20 this is the finest book on handloading ive read in the past 35 years. Obsolete and modern black powder ammo for sale buffalo arms. Renowed black powder author sam fadala teams up with lyman to produce a comprehensive black powder manual. This is a different kind of reloading instruction text. Once you add the wheel weight metal you will be dealing with an unknown. Black powder target rifle creedmoormidrange black powder target rifles are singleshot, breech loaded cartridge rifles that shoot lead projectiles propelled by black powder or black powder substitute. Shooting black powder in cartridge guns the high road. He is the author of more than 20 books, including the complete black powder handbook.
Mcphersons credentials are very impressive editor of various books on cartridges. Black powder cannot be loaded in a progressive reloading machine unless the machine is modified to accept a powder measure that is designed for black powder. There are older reloading books with great data, but for the beginner, they are not an. Author matthews brings the black powder cartridge shooter valuable information on the basics, including cartridge care, lubes and moulds, powder charges, and developing and testing loads. In a black powder gun, you can layer and the powder isnt going to move. Metallic cartridge reloading by edward a matunas, new 2nd edition. Cowboy action calibers such as 4440, 45 colt and 44 special are also covered, as well as 10, 12 and 20 gauge shotshells. Outofprint books about bullets, cartridges, ballistics. Some folks use a cornmeal filler, and some may use a tiny fiber wad, if their powder charge volume is too small to compress against the seated bullet. Enter your zip code and select a search radius the approximate distance is calculated from the center of the specified location. The books were ok for the old days before computers.
This is fine for a tubular magazine rifle such as the model 94, but less satisfactory for a repeating rifle fed from a box magazine. Things like using drop tubes, safety precautions when working with black powder. I cant seem to locate any book that deals directly with it. This superb loading manual specializes in black powder cartridge data for popular and rare calibers, from 3240 to 50140, including sharps, remington and ballard cases. Best book for blackpowder cartridge loading shiloh rifle forums. Its important to realize that unlike smokeless powder, real black powder must completely fill the cartridge case. This is not a reloading manual containing specific recipes for various loads. Filled with illustrations and stepbystep instructions, the process of reloading metallic cartridge. Howdy guys, ive searched high and low trying to find the best location to get some help, and i know this department is more for muzzleloader folks, but im really in a quandary about blackpowder cartridge reloading.
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