Whiteleather
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- Apr 19, 2019
See a few thread from guys with Burnside carbines, but is anyone shooting theirs? Here's mine:
Here is what I am shooting: 348gr lead bullet over 35-45gr FF Pyrodex in a brass case. I use no fillers, but do use a .45 cal lubed wad between bullet and powder. Standard RWS musket cap provides the spark. This gives me about 850-900fps:
Here is how she shoots at 50 yards. The POA is so low because the sights seem to have a minimum setting of 100 yards:
The brass cases are kind of expensive, about $4-$7 each. Be sure you do not buy the brass cases with a FLAT bottom. You want the small divot in the bottom to fit the platinum nipple in the bottom of the breech block. I recently bought some nylon cases from Lodgewood for $0.75 each. They fit perfectly, but you have to flare the mouth to start the bullet. Be gentle or you will crack it. I have used all mine once, and three out of 12 have cracked already, but at such a low cost it is not that big a loss.
I order my bullets from Pat Kaboskey ([email protected]). Turnaround time is longer than buying from a stocking dealer, but the price is much better. S&S here in NY carries bullets and cases too.
Side note: When I first got my Burnside I went to BassPro to ask about black powder loading (don't laugh....I was new). The guy at the desk said I had to use 150gr of black powder to get the bullet out of the barrel......what? You can't even get half of that in the cartridge. Thankfully I ran into a skirmisher familiar with the Burnside at a gun show and he walked me through the whole process. This is why we need places like CivilWarTalk.com!
Here is what I am shooting: 348gr lead bullet over 35-45gr FF Pyrodex in a brass case. I use no fillers, but do use a .45 cal lubed wad between bullet and powder. Standard RWS musket cap provides the spark. This gives me about 850-900fps:
Here is how she shoots at 50 yards. The POA is so low because the sights seem to have a minimum setting of 100 yards:
The brass cases are kind of expensive, about $4-$7 each. Be sure you do not buy the brass cases with a FLAT bottom. You want the small divot in the bottom to fit the platinum nipple in the bottom of the breech block. I recently bought some nylon cases from Lodgewood for $0.75 each. They fit perfectly, but you have to flare the mouth to start the bullet. Be gentle or you will crack it. I have used all mine once, and three out of 12 have cracked already, but at such a low cost it is not that big a loss.
I order my bullets from Pat Kaboskey ([email protected]). Turnaround time is longer than buying from a stocking dealer, but the price is much better. S&S here in NY carries bullets and cases too.
Side note: When I first got my Burnside I went to BassPro to ask about black powder loading (don't laugh....I was new). The guy at the desk said I had to use 150gr of black powder to get the bullet out of the barrel......what? You can't even get half of that in the cartridge. Thankfully I ran into a skirmisher familiar with the Burnside at a gun show and he walked me through the whole process. This is why we need places like CivilWarTalk.com!