New to me White Mountain Carbine - What now?

NCLivingBrit · December 11, 2009, 02:51 PM

On a whim, I bought a used Thompson Center White Mountain carbine in .50cal from my local forums B/S/T ads. Other than a little crustiness around the nipple (in the "pan", not on the nipple itself, the owner put a new nipple on there for me) it's beautiful. It's already got a nice tang-mounted aperture sight and I took off the scope mount as I plan to shoot it au natural (the rifle, not me!)..... But now I am gobsmacked by exactly which bits I need now!

Here's my shopping list so far:

fffg powder (I think).
.490 lead balls
Pre-lubricated patches
Bullet starter
Powder flask
Powder measure
Cleaning materials

Ideally I want wood and brass rather than polymer, as I'm aiming for a setup that fits in a (yet to be acquired) possibles bag and matches the tone of the rifle. Any recommendations for brands/items/things I've missed would be great!

Pahoo · December 11, 2009, 03:28 PM

Nice carbines as I have one myself. Here is my input and am sure there will be more replies to your post. Please note that accessaries can be had from TC, Traditions, CVA, Lyman and who knows who??

fffg powder (I think).; Keep that thought and others will list FFG
.490 lead balls; Yes, Speer or Honady or whatever.
Pre-lubricated patches; CVA or TC
Bullet starter; CVA or TC and see if you can get one with a bore guide.
Powder flask; CVA brass. The bigger one.
Powder measure; Precision, 120grn. max for your load CVA or Traditions.
Cleaning materials; Ballistol or good old #13
Cleaning patches; Old Tee Shirts work.
Bore butter, tube.
Nipple pick; Can make your own.
Range-Rod with bore guide (optional at this time)
#11 primers; RWS or Rem. Magnums as well as CCI's
.50 bore brush and swab.
Patch Jag as well as Screw jag.
Botttom scraper.
Spare Nipple. Hotshot
Nipple wrench.
Antiseiz compound; Auto of plumbing supply.
Loading manual from TC; They will send you one.
Blackpowder manual by Sam Fadala, Lyman

I better stop or you will never get into it !! ....

Be Safe !!!

mykeal · December 11, 2009, 08:59 PM

Tooth whitener. You're gonna be grinning a lot.

madcratebuilder · December 12, 2009, 10:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mykeal

Tooth whitener. You're gonna be grinning a lot.

Most definitely. Those tiny specks of powder really stand out on your pearly whites.

You may want to peruse evil bay. I see complete kits of accessories with very little uses that sell for pennies on the dollar.

December 11, 2009, 03:28 PM	#2
Pahoo Senior Member Join Date: February 16, 2006 Location: IOWA Posts: 8,783	Nice carbines as I have one myself. Here is my input and am sure there will be more replies to your post. Please note that accessaries can be had from TC, Traditions, CVA, Lyman and who knows who?? fffg powder (I think).; Keep that thought and others will list FFG .490 lead balls; Yes, Speer or Honady or whatever. Pre-lubricated patches; CVA or TC Bullet starter; CVA or TC and see if you can get one with a bore guide. Powder flask; CVA brass. The bigger one. Powder measure; Precision, 120grn. max for your load CVA or Traditions. Cleaning materials; Ballistol or good old #13 Cleaning patches; Old Tee Shirts work. Bore butter, tube. Nipple pick; Can make your own. Range-Rod with bore guide (optional at this time) #11 primers; RWS or Rem. Magnums as well as CCI's .50 bore brush and swab. Patch Jag as well as Screw jag. Botttom scraper. Spare Nipple. Hotshot Nipple wrench. Antiseiz compound; Auto of plumbing supply. Loading manual from TC; They will send you one. Blackpowder manual by Sam Fadala, Lyman I better stop or you will never get into it !! .... Be Safe !!! Last edited by Pahoo; December 11, 2009 at 09:13 PM.

December 11, 2009, 02:51 PM	#1
NCLivingBrit Member Join Date: May 22, 2007 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 39	New to me White Mountain Carbine - What now? On a whim, I bought a used Thompson Center White Mountain carbine in .50cal from my local forums B/S/T ads. Other than a little crustiness around the nipple (in the "pan", not on the nipple itself, the owner put a new nipple on there for me) it's beautiful. It's already got a nice tang-mounted aperture sight and I took off the scope mount as I plan to shoot it au natural (the rifle, not me!)..... But now I am gobsmacked by exactly which bits I need now! Here's my shopping list so far: fffg powder (I think). .490 lead balls Pre-lubricated patches Bullet starter Powder flask Powder measure Cleaning materials Ideally I want wood and brass rather than polymer, as I'm aiming for a setup that fits in a (yet to be acquired) possibles bag and matches the tone of the rifle. Any recommendations for brands/items/things I've missed would be great! __________________ The very existence of flamethrowers proves that sometime, somewhere, someone said to themselves, “You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I’m just not close enough to get the job done.” - George Carlin

December 11, 2009, 08:59 PM	#3
mykeal Senior Member Join Date: October 8, 2006 Location: Northern Michigan Posts: 2,772	Tooth whitener. You're gonna be grinning a lot.