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<blockquote data-quote="Pulp" data-source="post: 1621791" data-attributes="member: 14195"><p>This happened many years ago, but he used either mutton tallow or bear tallow over the bullets. You can get mutton tallow from Dixie Gun Works, you'd probably have to make your own bear tallow nowadays.</p><p></p><p>Actually, if you use balls that are oversized enough so you shave a complete ring of lead when seating, that chamber is sealed, with or without anything over the bullet. I still like to put a bit of Bore Butter over each bullet, just to keep things lubed up and running good. For your Remington, that would be .454 or even .457. Try some of each. The same is true with caps, a proper fitting cap will seal the nipple. I'd suggest Remington #10 to start with. If they are tight, you can put the nipple in a drill chuck and polish it till the caps are a perfect fit. Just don't take off too much metal!</p><p></p><p>The closest I've done to a torture test was load a '51 Navy, poured melted beeswax over the bullets and the caps, then kept it in my pickup all last summer. It shot just fine.</p><p></p><p>Are you using the same log-in name on The High Road?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pulp, post: 1621791, member: 14195"] This happened many years ago, but he used either mutton tallow or bear tallow over the bullets. You can get mutton tallow from Dixie Gun Works, you'd probably have to make your own bear tallow nowadays. Actually, if you use balls that are oversized enough so you shave a complete ring of lead when seating, that chamber is sealed, with or without anything over the bullet. I still like to put a bit of Bore Butter over each bullet, just to keep things lubed up and running good. For your Remington, that would be .454 or even .457. Try some of each. The same is true with caps, a proper fitting cap will seal the nipple. I'd suggest Remington #10 to start with. If they are tight, you can put the nipple in a drill chuck and polish it till the caps are a perfect fit. Just don't take off too much metal! The closest I've done to a torture test was load a '51 Navy, poured melted beeswax over the bullets and the caps, then kept it in my pickup all last summer. It shot just fine. Are you using the same log-in name on The High Road? [/QUOTE]
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