I have a couple of custom rolling blocks and a shiloh sharps , one is 45/120 and the others are 45/70, . I only run black powder. I love the smell and the cloud!lol. I cast my own bullets as well. That milky stuff you are talking about is Ballistol. You mix the water soluble oil with water, works great. I've used it in my 1873s and my lever action 4570s and never had any rust or corrosion. It makes my day to see people still choosing to shoot these wonderful old style guns! I know BP is a pain in the butt, but man is it so much fun! Thank you for the great video
Thank you for that advice on the ballistol and water. I'll be sure to use that! The old guns challenge me more, and in a world of turn, key match ammo it's fun to shoot a gun that arcs like a rainbow.
@nidavellirforgeandgun9369 absolutely man. Like you I love AKs. I have a couple from Jim Fuller, m13 industries, and a few others, and I love precision rifle, I have a few of those as well. Once up on a time I shot alot. Another thing you can do to keep your fouling down in your BP loads. Back your volume down some and use cream-of-wheat (the stuff for breakfast) on top of the powder charge and it scrubs the barrel clean ,so every shot is cleaning the previous. You never get a gunked up barrel during a match! That more applies to pistol and lever guns in SASS style matches, but I do it in my buffalo guns too. And you can do that to just take up volume, so if u wanted to just run 50gr of 2f in your 45/120 just fill it the rest of way with cream-of-wheat. I'll be watching your channel. Have a great day, you ever have any questions just message me and I will give u my contact info.
@larryblair4765 i really appreciate the advice I consider myself a beginner to black powder and love to learn. I appreciate you enjoying the content ill try to upload more since I got a gopro. I'll do some first person shooter view stuff soon with pb shotguns soon.
I've been a fan of Sharp's rifle for years, I finally pulled the trigger ( figuratively and literally) about 10 years ago and traded for a pedersoli Sharp's rifle 45-120. I have loaded with trailboss and a 370gr pointed bullet, but normally, I load bpc only. 110gr goex and a 610gr round nose. SPG lube and .030 fiber wads. It will wake your ancestors when you pull the trigger. Hahaha I'd love to pick up a Malcolm scope for it sometime in the future.
That's awesome. I have plans to send mine to the smith to rechamber it in 45 100 or 45 90, but the brass has been a bear to locate. So until I source a big stock of it, I'll keep it 45-70. Nice workup. I bet that thing thumps! Mine is from Hi-Lux I like it it was pricy with the sliding vernier scale and shade extension but worth it!
Sharps and Rolling Blocks with pistol grip stocks were originally called Creedmoor target rifles, and yes they were used for buffalo hunting in the 1870's if you had the money for them.
I do have a rolling block in 45-70 that I'll do a video on soon it does have the sporting stock. I just think the sharps looks better with a straight stock. I equipped it with a peep vernier sights.
I have a couple of custom rolling blocks and a shiloh sharps , one is 45/120 and the others are 45/70, . I only run black powder. I love the smell and the cloud!lol. I cast my own bullets as well. That milky stuff you are talking about is Ballistol. You mix the water soluble oil with water, works great. I've used it in my 1873s and my lever action 4570s and never had any rust or corrosion. It makes my day to see people still choosing to shoot these wonderful old style guns! I know BP is a pain in the butt, but man is it so much fun! Thank you for the great video
Thank you for that advice on the ballistol and water. I'll be sure to use that! The old guns challenge me more, and in a world of turn, key match ammo it's fun to shoot a gun that arcs like a rainbow.
@nidavellirforgeandgun9369 absolutely man. Like you I love AKs. I have a couple from Jim Fuller, m13 industries, and a few others, and I love precision rifle, I have a few of those as well. Once up on a time I shot alot. Another thing you can do to keep your fouling down in your BP loads. Back your volume down some and use cream-of-wheat (the stuff for breakfast) on top of the powder charge and it scrubs the barrel clean ,so every shot is cleaning the previous. You never get a gunked up barrel during a match! That more applies to pistol and lever guns in SASS style matches, but I do it in my buffalo guns too. And you can do that to just take up volume, so if u wanted to just run 50gr of 2f in your 45/120 just fill it the rest of way with cream-of-wheat. I'll be watching your channel. Have a great day, you ever have any questions just message me and I will give u my contact info.
@larryblair4765 i really appreciate the advice I consider myself a beginner to black powder and love to learn. I appreciate you enjoying the content ill try to upload more since I got a gopro. I'll do some first person shooter view stuff soon with pb shotguns soon.
Love the sharks always wanted one I want a Quigley down under 45110 I am a big fan of the 45-70
It would be amazing, and I also want one, but sourcing brass is very difficult
I've been a fan of Sharp's rifle for years, I finally pulled the trigger ( figuratively and literally) about 10 years ago and traded for a pedersoli Sharp's rifle 45-120.
I have loaded with trailboss and a 370gr pointed bullet, but normally, I load bpc only.
110gr goex and a 610gr round nose.
SPG lube and .030 fiber wads.
It will wake your ancestors when you pull the trigger. Hahaha
I'd love to pick up a Malcolm scope for it sometime in the future.
That's awesome. I have plans to send mine to the smith to rechamber it in 45 100 or 45 90, but the brass has been a bear to locate. So until I source a big stock of it, I'll keep it 45-70. Nice workup. I bet that thing thumps! Mine is from Hi-Lux I like it it was pricy with the sliding vernier scale and shade extension but worth it!
Sharps and Rolling Blocks with pistol grip stocks were originally called Creedmoor target rifles, and yes they were used for buffalo hunting in the 1870's if you had the money for them.
I do have a rolling block in 45-70 that I'll do a video on soon it does have the sporting stock. I just think the sharps looks better with a straight stock. I equipped it with a peep vernier sights.