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#6
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 5,425

Never checked the price, but I bought a single cavity mold, roll my own on an old Coleman stove, get my lead free, buy ticking by the yard, make my own lube, have 50+ flints I bought in the '80s and have bought my powder direct from a distributor for about $12/pound...With a .40 caliber, shooting 20grs FFF, it's pretty cheap, with my .54 my hunting load is 80grs, so it's a bit more...

#7
Typical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: The "empire" state-NY
Posts: 583

I'll echo the spit patched round ball, though whether from a flintlock or percussion is open for debate.....speaking of which, I raised this issue several years ago and,iirc,it became contentious for some reason.