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RE: ok those that shoot loose powder
I bought a case of the Zip-Fizz, energy powders that you put in you water bottle, from costco. They come in a little plastic vial, pop top type, each would hold about 200 grns BP, totally waterproof. I just carry a bunch of those with me. Store extra conicals in them too, hold .54 just fine.
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RE: ok those that shoot loose powder
Does anyone now if Lanes tubes will hold a 50 cal projectile? He sas the diameter is .570" at the top. Is that ID or OD?
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RE: ok those that shoot loose powder
Since I am a traditional front stuffer guy I carry a powder horn... I have modernized it a bit with a spring loaded valve and a spout on the end that when covered with your finger and turned upside down fills with a depression of the valve plunger. whala measured charge... dump down the barrel...
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RE: ok those that shoot loose powder
Does anyone now if Lanes tubes will hold a 50 cal projectile? He sas the diameter is .570" at the top. Is that ID or OD? |
RE: ok those that shoot loose powder
What is your sense of using the tube as a spedloader? Insert 50 cal FPB, then powder, then cover.
To reload, uncover, dump powder and catch bullet, start bullet and ram down bore. What I'm wondering is, will a powder like RS stay behind, or ontop of,the bullet so all of the charge gets down the bore before the slug comes out? |
RE: ok those that shoot loose powder
I'v found putting the powder and bullet in the tube together to be problematic. The powder tend to migrate around the bullet/sabot and can jam the bullet in the tube a little. Iuse the preloaded powder tubes for shooting at the range, but use a couple of Traditions "Pellet Loader" speed loaders for hunting - the ones with a cap on each end and a barrier between the powder and bullet.
For range shooting, it's really nice to have a few dozen premeasured charges ready to load, instead of measuring and dumping at the range. I like to lay out five tubes of powder, five bullets, and five primers at a time on the shooting table. It keeps things organized and prevents the dreaded dryball. If you get interrupted in the loading process you can see at a glance where you are in the process. |
RE: ok those that shoot loose powder
I carry five of Lane's tubes loaded with my powder and then a loaded rifle. I carry the roundball, sabot, conical, what ever in an Altoid tin seperate from the powder in my vest pocket.
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RE: ok those that shoot loose powder
ORIGINAL: Semisane I'v found putting the powder and bullet in the tube together to be problematic. The powder tend to migrate around the bullet/sabot and can jam the bullet in the tube a little. Iuse the preloaded powder tubes for shooting at the range, but use a couple of Traditions "Pellet Loader" speed loaders for hunting - the ones with a cap on each end and a barrier between the powder and bullet. For range shooting, it's really nice to have a few dozen premeasured charges ready to load, instead of measuring and dumping at the range. I like to lay out five tubes of powder, five bullets, and five primers at a time on the shooting table. It keeps things organized and prevents the dreaded dryball. If you get interrupted in the loading process you can see at a glance where you are in the process. |
RE: ok those that shoot loose powder
I load a 209 primer bullet point down with sabot than 90 gr of BH209 works great. I than put the tubes in a 5 round shot shell holder on the stock.
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RE: ok those that shoot loose powder
Ok, these are not really great for use as speedloaders.
I'm using my old T/C speedloaders made for 50 cal maxiballs now, and they work fine with the FPBs, but won't hold more that maybe 110 gr Pyrodex RS. |
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