Labour Intensive Reloading!

[Todd Birch]

I'm half way through a 50 rd batch of loads for my .50 63s. Tried a new method this time - won't do it again!

I had some previously cut papers that I use to roll bullets with Pyro pellets. So, I rolled them around bullets thinking I could fold over the end of the tube and glue it.

Wrong! Tubes were too short. What to do ..... ?

I formed some paper 'caps' over a mandrel, applied glue around the edges of the filled tubes (could only get in 50 grs FFg) and fitted the 'cap'.

Then I pushed the rounds into a short length of copper tube to form and compress them. Makes for a really neat looking, chamber short round that ought to be perfect for the carbine.

Next time, it'll be a formed, capped and charged tube that I'll fit the bullet to - as per usual. The lube holds the tube quite well.

You gotta love these guns to wanna shoot 'em .....

[Jay Yuskaitis]

Todd, You hit the nail on the head, as far as loving to shoot the 1863's. For some strange reason, I enjoy building cartridges as well as shooting them, something I don't enjoy with my metallic cartridges. Maybe because someone else did most of the building. Take care, Jay y.