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I’ve just acquired an 92 made in 1894, it looks in good shape with a decent bore but……I tried it today with my reloads of 35 and 40 grains of Swiss 3, with a 200 gr BP bullet and home made lube and it was all over the place. Is Swiss 3 the right grade powder, I’m in UK and there’s not a lot of...

Hi, I’m in the process of getting an antique 1884 made in 1891, it uses a 500 grain bullet, my question is I shoot 530 grain Postells in my Sharps, would they work in the Springfield? Black powder only of course.

Does anyone use a light weight wad to hold the powder down, I’ve loaded plenty without but was wondering if there’s any benefit to it.

I just bought a kg of Bullseye, when I noticed it was made in 1998, will it be ok?

I soake in hot water and dish soap, then tumble but it doesn’t seem to touch much inside the case so I use a wire brush in my drill which does the trick. Are there better methods that don’t need the wire brushing and how clean does it need to be really? I’m not bothered about the tarnishing on...

I’ve been shooting black powder in my Sharps 45-70 and am happy with BP, however I’ve been gifted some Reloader 7, I have some 405 gr bullets but can’t find any load data for that bullet. Anyone used it in the Sharps and can mention any data? Cheers