Nice. I already have bullet molds in .36, .44, .50, .54, and .58 calibers. Plenty of Pyrodex P and R, and a shitload of #10, #11, and musket caps. Shooting black powder guns is a whole day experience, though. Everything has to be cleaned afterward, oiled back up with Ballistol, and put away.
.
I tend to use more traditional black powder when messing around and just shooting.
With it, you can clean up your firearm with soap and hot water, and don't use too much oil, because it can foul your weapon.
I also load, and reload, modern rounds ... But new brass, bullets and primers are becoming hit and miss as far as being available on request.
The same with ammo in general ... There are a lot of taxpayers that don't have clue how much Homeland Security is paying ...
trying to keep us from getting it, and building their own stockpile.
Of course I would be remiss if I didn't add that Legislation has been passed by now, that limits what Homeland Security can purchase in one order.
.
I did a couple Civil War reenactments a few years ago. Those guys are purists, and use black powder only. Pyrodexis frowned upon. All it took was being out in that Summer heat dressed in hot, itchy wool before I didn't want to do it again.
It took me a few years, but I did learn that petroleum-based oils turn into black gunk when used on BP firearms. Ballistol is much better. As for bullet lubes, wads, and grease, I make my own out of beeswax, coconut oil, and other stuff I cant remember right now. Some Amish sold me a five gallon bucket of raw beeswax and after purifying it, pouring it into a muffin pan, I probably have a lifetime supply of it.
As for smokeless powder pistol and rifle, I'm currently reloading ten different calibers. Good thing I stocked up on powder, primers, and bullets before the drought. Probably never shoot up all the ammo I loaded over the last year. Besides, I hate cleaning guns anymore.
www.thetruthaboutguns.com
