It is not so much that I have any aversion of cast bullets, it is that the gun was rifled for jacketed bullets and so marked "B.BLINDEE" As the only references I can find for the cartridge always show it only with jacketed round bullets and the one set of partial reloading data I could locate is a jacketed bullet as well I thought I should start there.
I actually believe I will eventually play with cast bullets and paper patched in particular and have been gathering references for that day. Once I am sure of jacketed bullet dimensions I am able to determine the dimensions for cast bullets and will order a mold. I may even go for a high end custom mold as an additional case tool. I am planning a complete set of every reasonable case tool to complement the gun. It is a lovely gun and it rates a complete set.
I have no aversion to cast bullets. I admit I am in awe of some of those big bore deeply grooved rifles like the Alexander Henry's. Like every temptation I have to fight it off for awhile. I doubt I ever would have brought this Double Rifle had it not been for the engraver. He is the same man who did my two best SLE shotguns. It is amongst the luckiest decisions I have made in some time as it has opened a whole new area of exploration. I think we stay young by finding new hobbies or variations on our same. Once I have figured things out with this gun and I will expand into other areas to include Cast Bullets, but for now will resolve the issues with the correct sizing and cartridge bullet tension on jacketed bullets
Last edited by old colonel; 07/19/13 08:57 AM.
