Low-Temperature Alloys in BPCR

by Paul A. Matthews Almost every serious black powder cartridge rifle shooter has at one time or another acquired a quantity of lead alloy, contents unknown, that proves unfit for competition because of the excessive amount of lead left in the barrel. This is frustrating. Pre-mixed...

Handloading the 50-70 for Antique and Modern Rifles

Handloading the 50-70 for Antique and Modern Rifles by Croft Barker Most single shot aficionados are aware of the fact that the fifty-seventy Government cartridge was first issued to U.S. Army units in 1866 for use in the Model 1866 Springfield trapdoor. This rifle was our first...