melnic
04-23-2020, 03:08 PM
Hello all,
I'm not a Skirmisher but hope to get to that one day in the coming years.
Not new to Muzzleloading and have 3 I want to finally do some load development on and looking for some suggestions here.
I have run pin gauges through them to get bore diameter.
What I have
Original Springfield 1863 Bore .582
Original Springfield 1863 Bore .581
Traditions Enfield 1853 Bore .577
I have molded up from soft lead Moose Moulds (About 150 of each)
.580-466 Trashcan Hollow Base Mould
https://moosemoulds.wixsite.com/mm2013/trashcan-hb
.580-450 Old Style Minnie Hollow Base Mould
https://moosemoulds.wixsite.com/mm2013/minnie-hb
These molds come out with relatively thin skirts and deep hollow with skirts at about .055" vs say .070"-.090" like I"ve seen from other molds
I have the Lyman 578675 Mold also w/ the Thin skirt insert from Northeast Trading Co. But don't have any molded up at this time.
I have sizers for .580,.578,.577,.576
Local to me I can get Goex 3F which I plan to use.
So, I'm looking for a starting point of which bullet sized to what diameter and what loads of 3F to start off with (what increments?) for the first few range trips (when things open up).
I will likely start with one of the Springfields.
Tub of MCM Lube
Thx in advance for any help.
I'm not a Skirmisher but hope to get to that one day in the coming years.
Not new to Muzzleloading and have 3 I want to finally do some load development on and looking for some suggestions here.
I have run pin gauges through them to get bore diameter.
What I have
Original Springfield 1863 Bore .582
Original Springfield 1863 Bore .581
Traditions Enfield 1853 Bore .577
I have molded up from soft lead Moose Moulds (About 150 of each)
.580-466 Trashcan Hollow Base Mould
https://moosemoulds.wixsite.com/mm2013/trashcan-hb
.580-450 Old Style Minnie Hollow Base Mould
https://moosemoulds.wixsite.com/mm2013/minnie-hb
These molds come out with relatively thin skirts and deep hollow with skirts at about .055" vs say .070"-.090" like I"ve seen from other molds
I have the Lyman 578675 Mold also w/ the Thin skirt insert from Northeast Trading Co. But don't have any molded up at this time.
I have sizers for .580,.578,.577,.576
Local to me I can get Goex 3F which I plan to use.
So, I'm looking for a starting point of which bullet sized to what diameter and what loads of 3F to start off with (what increments?) for the first few range trips (when things open up).
I will likely start with one of the Springfields.
Tub of MCM Lube
Thx in advance for any help.