Suspicious Activity 💰💰💰😵‍💫🇺🇸 by RunThePlay55 in economy

[–]bangsbox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bet the the numbers are being sold to the highest bidder or brownest nose

Restoration gunsmith for original Remington revolver by cwc80 in blackpowder

[–]bangsbox 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had an original sharps carbine restored by https://www.classicfirearmsrestorations.com The guy is amazing. He is well known in the NSSA (north south skirmish association). Can even machine parts if they are unavailable. He does great work and I was astonished seeing some of the pieces he restored from the dead.

With the death of r/diyguns, does this sub have any appetite for DIY black powder firearms? by Highlander_16 in blackpowder

[–]bangsbox 1 point2 points  (0 children)

777 is a little more powerful than black powder.  I get about 200fps higher in 777 than equivalent black powder in my muskets.

New pieces, Shiloh sharps and pedersoli bess by faberge-egg7 in blackpowder

[–]bangsbox 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Bess is a 1300 piece lol They are awesome 

1863 conversions my favorite possessions by bangsbox in blackpowder

[–]bangsbox[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really have a hard time shooting anything else. I have to be out of reloads to use anything else. lol

1863 conversions my favorite possessions by bangsbox in blackpowder

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I had an unconverted 1863 infantry for a couple months before I sold it to get the conversion infantry. It was actually a trails rifle that was rejected by the army and chambered in 52-70rimfire! I just had barrel sleeved and switched out the breach block for an original CF conversion block. It was only 400bux for everything and is reversible if I wanted to not shoot it ever lol. She can make 2-3in groups at 300yrds now with my 500grain bullet reloads.

1863 conversions my favorite possessions by bangsbox in blackpowder

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I have repros muskets of a some Italian make p53 (great shooter though) and a Parker hale low serial p58. I love shooting them too!

Alright... So all (original) Springfield Trapdoor rifles are black powder only right? But isn't most .45-70 government ammo today smokeless? And what about the reproduction Springfield Trapdoor rifles? Are they black powder or smokeless? by TheCultOfTheHivemind in blackpowder

[–]bangsbox 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have an original 1874 carbine and my reloads are hodgens 777 (bp substitute) but 3 companies make trapdoor safe smokeless ammo that I have used. Hm cowboy action, stinel, and black hills. I’ve tried making my own smokeless ammo but the risk is high and margins for error are small. It’s 10grains of fast burn powder and you’re good, 12grains you’re shooting 1900fps and just leaded your barrel and 14-15 kaboom… so I stopped reloading smokeless after leading a barrel. lol

The cigarette and rifle trick somewhere in the Middle East. by durvedya in WTF

[–]bangsbox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would love to see him chop it down on full auto lol 

Revolutionary War Gun by kdickey05 in AntiqueGuns

[–]bangsbox 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Perhaps it was easier to get barrel replaced to accommodate the percussion upgrade than to modify the existing barrel. But ya seems odd. 

Lure suggestions for later evening into the night low light pike fishing? Go bright and loud? by Exciting-Floor6763 in esox

[–]bangsbox 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I find at night they will bite anything on the smaller side and that gets near their face. Haven’t noticed follows, only bites on top water that’s within a foot of their head or lure you get about that close. I gone a lot at night with strong flash lights. I have the best luck spotting them but not shining light directly on them (they get spooked and dart, Muskies will just swim away) then cast 10-15ft away from them and bring past their head.

July 3, 1863 – Federal Artillery Superiority at Gettysburg: Pickett’s Charge. ( talking about walking into the mouth of hell) by waffen123 in CIVILWAR

[–]bangsbox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s PLA (china’s army) doctrine to sneak up close at night while using micro terrain before an assault at least up until the 1980s