Patrick,
I don’t mind making my own loads but the cost to start pouring my own bullets is a little steep right now. I would need to buy lead, tin, a mould, lube and whatever else is needed to start pouring my own. For now a box of 50 bullets for $15 sounds a lot better.
Track of the Wolf - bullets, .439" diameter, 370 grain, round nose, bevel base, for .43 Spanish Remington Rolling Block Rifle, from Lyman 439-186 mold, SPG lube, BHN 11.1, pack of 50


One unavoidably expensive item will be black powder. There’s just no getting around the HAZ-MAT fees. It doesn’t matter whether you buy 1lb or 50lbs, you still gotta pay the MAN. So if I buy just one lb, the HAZ-MAT will more than double the cost and that doesn’t even include shipping. No local stores will carry black powder because of the strict BATF magazine requirements. This is one of those times where I’ll just have to bite the bullet and buy enough pounds to make it worth my while. I believe you suggested FFg or 1.5-Fg in another thread. Is that correct?

Current shopping list,

Jamison .43 Spanish Cases 20ct $43.
43 Spanish Jamison Cases, Buffalo Arms Co.

370gr Round Nose Bullets 50ct $25.59
Cowboy Gun Lead Cast Bullet .439" Dia. 370 Grn. RN 20-1 Alloy SPG Lubed

Lee Reloading Dies $36.29
Lee Reloading 2 Die Set for 43 Spanish Black Powder Cartridge

Powder $$$$$ ????
Swiss Black Powder and Schuetzen Black Powder for Cowboy Guns - BPCR - Muzzleloaders - Cannons - Mortars - Major Black Powder Supplier


I’ve also been shopping @ Track Of The Wolf.
They seem to have good prices on supplies and powder but there’s no way I can buy the minimum 25lbs.
Track of the Wolf - for .43 Spanish Remington Rolling Block


Quote Originally Posted by Patrick Chadwick View Post
Do you know the cat's fighting weight, or won't the local weighbridge take it?
The last Time my Son put him on a scale, He was 25lb!!! He pretty much owns the house. Even the big Lab knows not to mess with him.

Quote Originally Posted by Patrick Chadwick View Post
.... or is it the next candidate for refurbishment????
OK you’re on to me. It’s the next candidate for refurbishment. It’s an old beat up shotgun of questionable lineage. It’s not Milsurp, so I posted pictures on another forum but nobody could identify it.