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If you go back and use a ladle to cast you will avoid much of the stuff in the bullets. I have been casting ML bullets: RB and Minnie and real bullets since 1964. Never had any problem with inclusions, have always use sawdust and shavings for flux. I have used bottom pour when at other...

I have had several of my ML guns Cerakoted. It is great and available in MANY colors and if ya want a bunch of camo patterns. Here in eastern VA I found a guy, Paladin, that does guns for the "military" guys. It's kinda close to Little Creek, Langley, Oceana, Norfolk NS, Fort Eustis, Pickett...

Slobs is slobs! don't matter if bow, crossbow, ML, shotgun, CF or whatever. Law doesn't matter to the unthinking. Here in VA the "farmers" are the worst, they get the 24-365 permits to shoot deer and usually use 17HMR or 223 and blaze away at all times of the day or year. After seeing what...

To address the op original post. Best buy for under 5C, 50 cal and since didn't mention SML it's smokers! 1. Well personally I'd advise go with a White Rifle!!! Most any White is capable of shooting very accurately over some distance for a smoker. And taking anything that walks in North...

Finished the testing and BH209 load search. Wow. 1st i got the 700ML 45 with bolt nose and savage plug out and tried. Easy peasy to get moa. Started with 50 by volume just got on paper. All loads were under HSB with light knurled 200X40 SST. With 75 and 85 by volume got just over moa. At...

Current update on load testing. Shooting the Omega. The .458X300 Speers in BCR are almost impossible to load. The 300 XTP in SBH load tight enuf but accuracy not so good. The 200X40 SST and 225X40 star tip Fury, in dark blue sabot both shot good accuracy. All loads were 70 grain by weight =...

Bunch of different rifles in different categories. Traditional, inline, SML . . . for me the best of the lot are the ones that are best of the "factory" mfg in each category. For traditional sidehammer ML hard to find anything better than a Lyman. For inline slamfire has to be any White...

10 shots, doesn't look so bad for a smoker. As for busting stuff up... I have never destroyed a rifle by dropping but have seen them "killed" a bunch of ways. And for other equipment... Once did a spill in a canoe and it was 5 days before got the guns off the bottom. Didn't look so good...

Just a reminder I weigh all loads. 70 by weight is 100 by volume in BH209. The 60 by weight is +- 85 by volume. I have had very good shooting in my smoker days with those loads. Only diff was with my 58 Cabellas, it was super with 110 of FFF Swiss. Killed a 14 pt non typical with it and...

Thanks all for the reply's. The Omega has a "Petes" plug with vent liner. Use Federal 209 primers. I use lot loading pressure on the powder but may make a pressure tamper to really firm it up before loading the bullet/sabot. Tried 10 shots yesterday and got it on paper and a couple 2 shot...

Working on a ML to send to my nephew in WY. He is pretty much ML novice. Have an Omega 50 and Rem 700 ML 45 to work up for him. Years since I shot any "smoke" powder and he not up to SML yet. My smoker Xperience was way B4 any BH209. and I never messed with pellets. What is the...

OP You didn't say but I'm thinking you are shooting a 50 cal?? Best to search "youth", "ladies", and "low recoil" loads with the search engine. been down this same road and from experience I'll say forget the lighter bullets, stick with 200 and up. One of the main reasons that 45 ML offerings...

I'd get it but I'm saving my $ to get another Bestill/Omega done. Have the donor but no $ for the work and a barrel. Jeff and Fred, soon my friends soon! W

Still just a smoker with 1/28 twist. Another grand and Bestill have you a great SML. And it needs sum work anyway, like cut off and re crown the muzzle to get rid of the qla or whatever it's called thing. If you are insistent on a top of line smoker it's a good deal for a SS but I'd offer 250...

Never seen that type as military issue. Military CW era issue had full stocks, steel ramrods and attachments for slings and were "musket cap" ignition. The back lock is different also. Really looks like a smoothbore not a rifle. It may be a "put together" made out of CW gun parts and...

Getting ready to go to the KY challenge. I'll mention it to the guys shooting BH209 in competition. Can't believe you arn't getting any response. I'd jump but saving pennies to convert an Omega to smokeless in 50 cal with 1/20 twist. W

Nice rifle and reasonable for a starter for somebody. Kinda overprice for many, as it only a BH209 shooter. It take the price of a barrel (4C to 6C and some smith work (150 to 300) to make it a smokeless and then you have 11C to 14C in it. And then it only a 209 ignition. BUT for the price...

Check the for sale sites on the forums. I'll include a link to the SML favorites. Get a used gun that is for sale. Lots of guys sell the older guns that have 209 ignition to move on to the latest ignition types. Sorta like going from flintlock to caplock to early cartridge guns. A step up...

4 of us going to Wyoming to antelope hunt. Brother and Nephews live there so it be a party of 7. The "boys" have plenty antelope to credit so we going to give it a try. for guns all of us Virginia boys carrying 6.5 rifles, 3 Creedmore and a PRC. Put in for permits in area 25, 30 and 26...

Sale completed. Barrel to good home.