RE: What are some things I need??
WHAT DO I NEED WHEN I AM ABOUT TO SHOOT MY RIFLE[/b]
Black powder rifle supplies
DECIDE ON THE KIND OF POWDER[/b]
Pyrodex
Triple Se7en
Goex
Black Mag3
American Pioneer Powder
- loose or pellet[/ul]
[/b]
TOOLS NEEDED[/b]
[/b]
See through powder measure
Cleaning jag
Bore guide (not essential)
Cleaning mop
Patch worm
Bore brush
Short starter
Capper/de-capper
Loading jag for the projectile
Nipple pick
Breech plug removal tool – socket set with long extensions works also (inlines)[/ul]
CLEANING SUPPLIES[/b]
Isopropyl alcohol 91%
Car windshield washer fluid
Bore butter or lube for conical bullets
Gun Oil – Birchwood Casey Sheath, REM OIL, Breakfree CLP
Q-tip safety swabs
Cleaning Patches
Bore Solvents[/ul]
Birchwood Casey Bore Scrubber
Butch’s Bore Shine
M.A.P. – Murphy’s oil soap, alcohol, hydrogen peroxide[/ol]
[/b]
[/b]
PROJECTILES[/b]
[/b]
Sabots for the caliber of rifle
Bullets to match sabots according to the diameter of the bullet
Conicals
Roundball and patch
Breech plug grease – CVA Slick Breech Plug and Nipple Grease[/ul]
This should get you started. I probably forgot a lot of it. Also if you want to shoot say a sabot, then you do not need conicals or roundballs, etc.. you get the idea.