starting reloading for a snider

[helidave1]

Anybody know why i cannot post attachments on this thread? I'm trying to post a picture of the minies I have but it says I do not have permission.
Cheers
D

[tacfoley]

Anybody know why i cannot post attachments on this thread? I'm trying to post a picture of the minies I have but it says I do not have permission.
Cheers D

You have to use a host.

That's why I don't even bother.

Are your Miniés different to others, if so, you can describe them and we'll use our imagination! Sniders were not really made to shoot this type of bullet, but a compression bullet instead.

[TALL]

I have a 2 band Snider, it was made in Belgium for an officer, a posh sergeants model,
I used a cast .590 bullet in mine
which is a minie without the hollow base,
always had a queue waiting for a go when I took it for an outing,
also used a .590 minie, no real difference in accuracy,
still have some somewhere if you want a few sent,
stay safe,
T

[helidave1]

Hi Tall,

Thats a very good offer and if its still open I would like to take you up on it - how much do you need to post to 03240 France?

To reference an earlier post, by Tac I think, I was in the process of ordering some dies from Martyn at Xring when the world went to s&*t and buggered up the post. I managed to pick up the Minies here in France and I don't know if they are different from other ones, only that they are hollow base and were made for the snider. This is all new to me - I blame Rob (and Tac) for encouraging an easily impressionable 59 year old with their videos and knowledge! My reloading experience has all been gained from pistol and .308 loading. My black powder knowledge is limited to my two R.O.A's and youtube. Rob on muzzleloaders says in his reloading video that I need to fire-form new brass using a minie so i am following his expertise more or less to the letter.
At the moment all ranges here in France are shut but black powder is off ticket so I can test my loads in my back garden (suitable backstop/neighbours/space etc all available) - frankly I am that desperate to shoot something I'm seriously considering buying a high power pcp just for the hell of it.
All advice much appreciated, thanks in advance.
D

[tacfoley]

Dave, I just love it when i get blamed for introducing somebody to something they may not have thought of before. Rob is THE man, and also a close buddy with Martyn, so you can bet that any advice he has is based on years of shooting the Snider in competition and in fun. Many years back I had a three-band snider that shot like a hose - I don't recall it every putting a bullet on the target at 100m. In the end, not having X-ring Services around to help out, I gave up with it. I knew that the bullet was undersized, but somehow baulked at the thought of opening out my Pritchett mould -even then, north of £100, to the required .598" diameter that is neded.

Both my Canadian Sniders are what we call heritage arms with history from their use - the three-bander was carried by an ancestor in the Welland & Lincoln County Militia 44th Battalion of Infantry during the last Fenian Revolt - a poorly-disguised attempt by the Americans to invade and take control of Canada. I'm happy to relate that they got their clocks cleaned on that occasion, and have not tried it since.

[helidave1]

Hi Tac,

I love it when people have enthusiasm for something, even if it doesn't rock my boat I think the world needs as much enthusiasm as it can muster. I took your advise and bought the mkiii Snider that I emailed you about. The price was good and apart from the fact that everybody in France thinks wire wool is a solution to everything regarding old firearms, I love owning it and really would like another one (with some history) as well at some point. For the moment, I think firearms are meant to be fired so thats my aim at the moment above all else and once I get some lead down range I will improve it from there - your advise is much appreciated and Robs videos are something else, I'm already starting to grow my moustache in homage to the man! I also managed to get hold of the snide enfield book without paying the stupid price that some advertise it for - just reading all I can about the history of it.
All the best and thanks again.

David

[helidave1]

Hi Loiner,

Just noticed you picked up the 32acp bullets advertised elsewhere on here - I had computer issues last night and missed these, would have been perfect for my Manurhin PPK!

Enjoy,

David

[tacfoley]

Hi Tac, I love it when people have enthusiasm for something, even if it doesn't rock my boat I think the world needs as much enthusiasm as it can muster. I took your advise and bought the mkiii Snider that I emailed you about. The price was good and apart from the fact that everybody in France thinks wire wool is a solution to everything regarding old firearms, I love owning it and really would like another one (with some history) as well at some point. For the moment, I think firearms are meant to be fired so thats my aim at the moment above all else and once I get some lead down range I will improve it from there - your advise is much appreciated and Robs videos are something else, I'm already starting to grow my moustache in homage to the man! I also managed to get hold of the snide enfield book without paying the stupid price that some advertise it for - just reading all I can about the history of it.
All the best and thanks again.

David

Now THIS is what I call a positive vote!!! Definitely a cheer-up call on a day when most things look like ratship for most of us, except the people profiteering from our misery, that is. Finding one with history is not a problem in Canada, where they were actually issued to troops as late as 1905!!! ANY Canadian Snider you can find will have the butt marked with the unit as well as the rack number, too. Because they are so common they are not as valued as, say a Martini-Henry or -Enfield would be in the UK, which is a crying shame. A buddy of mine in New Brunswick actually uses his with ball to take down his annual 'Christmas whitetail', and reports that it works very satisfactorily with an 85gr load and 5952 ball.

Seeing as how you have the book, you don't need me anymore now.

Stick with rob's advice, he really IS the Man where shooting Sniders in concerned.