looking for brass tubing

[ian45662]

If anyone has a 5/16 x 36 brass tube they would like to part with please shoot me a pm. It is to be used as a black powder drop tube for loading BPCR and ammo for my 59 sharps. Thanks

[bobanderson]

I used a piece of 3/8" brake line from the auto parts store. I've been using that rig for about 15 years now and have loaded several thousand of 40-65 and 45-70 rounds.

[tony 1st regt]

got mine at lowes or HD about 10yrs ago, you could also try a good hobby shop

[hp gregory, 9128]

if you cant find the brass tube some folks use an arrow shaft with some heat shrink on the end to protect the barrel and a funnel on the other end.

hp

[Gene w/1st Stuart]

H P,
Check out www.Speedy (http://www.Speedy) Metals.com.

[R. McAuley 3014V]

Like the gent above who provided the link to Speedy Metals, you will find that they offer a 24-inch long 5/16 brass tubing with 0.032 wall thickness for $15.90 (36 long for $23.61) or the 0.065 wall thickness for $31.97 (36 long for $46.97) never mind that you can get the Lyman Classic 55 2-ft long aluminium drop tube from Midsouth for $24.02 or you could opt for 5/16 x36 (.014 wall thickness) brass tubing from a hobby shop for less than $8. Brake line tubing is about the same cost per foot, if you can find it cheap online or cheaper from a scrap dealer, but you may have to straighten it and it may not be brass or in the length you want. But it’s your money.

[ian45662]

Perhaps I will try brake line tubing. Can I find that at any autoparts store

[tony 1st regt]

Straight brake line tubing is available at Autozone, Advance, Napa, O'Rielys and many other places in a couple of different sizes and a whole lot less than the prices quoted above..

[bobanderson]

When I built my drop tube for BPCR, I was told that the idea was to pour the powder at a slow pace so the grains could "align" themselves as they fell. This would cause them to take up less space and allow you to get more powder into a cartridge case.

Later on, a 1000 yard black powder shooter told me that it was desirable to put a bend in the tube about half way down to allow this to happen better. I've never tried that one.

My question is, why are you trying to cram more powder into a skirmish firearm? Seems that the powder space is more than adequate for 50 and 100 yard shooting.
I'd use the drop tube for BPCR and just pour it straight for the paper cartridge sharps.

[ian45662]

It will be used primArily to load 45/70 ammo but I would probably try it out in my sharps just to see what happens