My Collecting "philosophy" and the "universe" of what I focus on.
(To identify a Non-US issued / Black Powder Metallic Cartridge / Military / Rifle).
Parts, Repair, Reloading & Shooting Supplies & INFO
of Excellent Further Readings & Sources
to other excellent related sites.
Military Rifles in the Age of Transition
(Non-U.S.) Black Powder, Metallic Cartidge, Military Rifles
1865 to 1890
(A Research, Photo-Identification and Information Website since 1997)
RESOURCES for repairing and shooting Black Powder Cartridge Military Rifles
This page offers a mixed bag of Black Powder Cartridge parts, repair and shooting resources listed in the following catagories:
1. One of the Country's BEST Gunsmiths!!
2. Obsolete Rifle Parts
3. Tools and supplies
4. Pre-Cast Bullets
5. Bullet Molds / Lubes
6. Brass Cases
7. Dies
8. Black Powder & Black Powder substitutes
9. Primers (Berdan)
10. RELOADING, LOAD DATA & SHOOTING INFORMATION
Excellent Gunsmith: (highly recommended! This guy is excellent and knows a lot about older firearms! I've used him myself. Fast, effective and reasonable.)
Bozeman Trail Arms, Mfg.
Tom Sargis, Proprietor
28 Lake Drive
Livingston, Montana 59047
406-223-1111
http://www.ycsi.net/users/gunsmith
Sources for Obsolete Rifle parts
Jack First, Inc.
Gun Parts, Accessories and Repairs
1201 Turbine Drive
Rapid City, South Dakota 57703
605-343-9544
fax: 605-34399420
Gun Parts Corporation
West Hurley, N.Y. 12491
914-679-2417
fax: 914-679-5849
Dixie Gun Works
Box 130
Gunpowder Lane
Union City, Tenn 38281
Orders: 800-238-6785
901-885-0700
fax: 901-885-0440
Complete Lines - Tools and Supplies
Brownells
200 South Front Street
Montezuma, Iowa 50171
515-623-5401
fax: 515-623-3896
Natchez Shooters Supplies
PO Box 22247
Chattanooga, Tenn 37422
Orders: 800-251-7839
423-899-0499
fax: 423-892-4482
Lock, Stock & Barrel Shooting Supply
West highway 20
Valentine, NE 69201
402-376-1442
800-228-7925
www.lockstock.com
Complete Lines - Lots of old stuff!!!
Old Western Scrounger
Montague, California
800-877-2666
http://www.ows-ammunition.com
Ask for their free catalog!
Pre-Cast Bullets
Liberty Bullets
Box 357
Hillsbobo, OR 97123
503-640-5518
http://www.libertyshootingsupplies.com
Montana Precision Swaging
Box 4746
Butte, MT 95702
406-782-7502
American Bullet Co
159 Creek Road
Glen Mills, PA 19342
610-399-6584
Bruin Bullets
3712 Main St.
Walworth, N.Y. 14568-0046
315-986-8811
Fax 315-986-4340
Molds - To cast your own bullets you will need a decent mold
Hoch Custom Bullet Molds
@Colorado Shooters Supply
910 N. Delaware Avenue
Roswell, New Mexico 88201
505-876-5623
505-285-3338
NEI
Box 249
Canyon City, OR 97820
503-575-2513
Good quality at a really reasonable price:
Rapine
Rd1 Box 1119 Landis Lane
East Greenville PA 18041
215-679-5413
Brass Cases
Buffalo Arms Co
99 Raven Ridge
Sandpoint, ID 83864
208-263-6953
fax: 208-265-2096
http://www.buffaloarms.com
Bruce Bertram VIA
Bertram Bullet Co., Pty., Ltd.
200 Goulburn Valley Hwy
Seymour 3660
Victoria
AUSTRALIA
Voice: 011-61357922912
Fax: 011 61 57 991650
bbertram@bigpond.com
Re: Brass for Foreign, Black Powder, Cartridge, Military Rifles & Price list for cases.
Perhaps the finest brass currently being made for 19th Century arms. Excellent people to deal with and very interested in our era!!
Links to a LOT of suppliers: www.shooting-hunting.com
Good inexpensive Hard to find die sets
Ron Turner
38 John Mowry Road
Smithfield, RI 02917-1215
401-231-2517
Higher Quality but more expensive Die Sets
C-H Tool & Die Company
711 N. Sandusky Street
PO Box 889
Mt. Vernon, Ohio 43050
740-397-7214
http://www.ch4d.com/
RCBS Supplies from:
Huntington
Box 991
601 Oro Dam Blvd.
Oroville, CA 95966
916-534-1210
(get one of their catalogs)
http://www.huntington.com
Black Powder Substitutes
Consider for black powder substitute
http://www.cleanshot.com
also, Accurate's XMP 5744 works well.
Berdan Primers
Old Western Scrounger
Montague, California
800-877-2666
http://www.ows-ammunition.com/
Ask for their free catalog!
Remington Rolling Block Parts
W.H. Wescombe
209-293-7010
P.O. Box 488
Glencoe, California 95232
Reloading & Shooting Info
I would like to gather some reloading and shooting info ... if you should have any useful information for other shooters of these fine old rifles please drop me a note and allow me to post it here! Thanks!