Black powder rifle supplies
DECIDE ON THE KIND OF POWDER & Primers
? Pyrodex
? Triple Se7en
? Goex
? Black Mag3
? American Pioneer Powder
? Black Horn 209
primers and or caps know what your rifle takes
Winchester W209
Federal
CCI 209 primers
CCI Musket Caps
Remington 40% hotter #11 caps
CCI Magnum #11 caps
Dynamite Noble RWS 1075 caps
make sure your rifle can shoot the kind of powder & cap you select. Also decide if you want to shoot pellets or loose powder. Both will work in inline rifles with a 209 ignition system. Loose powder is cheaper. If starting out, I would go with Pyrodex RS or Triple Seven 2f until I establish a load. After that if you want to experiment with other powders, thats where the fun comes in.
TOOLS NEEDED
? See through powder measure
? Cleaning jag
? Cleaning mop
? Patch worm
? Bore brush
? Short starter
? Capper/de-capper
? Loading jag for the projectile
? Nipple pick
? Breech plug removal tool ? these are often included with the rifle. Also what works in some cases are a socket set with long extensions
CLEANING SUPPLIES (choose one)
? Isopropyl alcohol 91%
? Car windshield washer fluid
? Bore butter or lube for conical bullets
? Gun Oil ? Birchwood Casey Sheath, REM OIL, Breakfree CLP, Montana Extreme gun products.
? Q-tip safety swabs
? Cleaning Patches
? Bore Solvents
1. Birchwood Casey Bore Scrubber
2. Butch?s Bore Shine
3. M.A.P. ? Murphy?s oil soap, alcohol, hydrogen peroxide
PROJECTILES
? Sabots for the caliber of rifle
? Bullets to match sabots according to the diameter of the bullet
? Conicals
When you select a projectile, often times the manufacturer will give recommendations. I normally start off with some 250 grain Shocwaves and some 300 grain Hornady XTP's with the sabots that come with them. This will get you on paper, sometimes shoot very well, and also get you used to the rifle. After that you can experiment with all sorts of things. Conicals are another area of concern for some. Some states require concials for hunting. Look at the BullShop Conicals, No Excuses, and Great Plains if you wish to throw large chunks of lead around.
I am sure I forgot some things but others can add on to this. Also I can not stress the value of a good range rod. They are better built then the one that comes with your rifle. They are longer, and can take more abuse. I save the rifle ramrod for hunting and show. Otherwise I get a good range ramrod and do all my loading and cleaning with that.