Use of a drop tube

Doc Hoy · October 1, 2012, 01:23 PM

What do I lose if I don't use one?

Remember; .45 Long Colt. Black powder.

Fingers McGee · October 1, 2012, 04:35 PM

not a thing. Now, iffn you was shootin a 45-70 or such at long ranges, it would come in handy.

Moloch · October 1, 2012, 05:01 PM

Using a drop tube I can get pathetic 3 grains more in a big 45-70 case, shaking it gives me room for another 10 grains.

eastbank · October 1, 2012, 06:01 PM

i use a old ladies electric shaver i bought at a flea market for .50 cents, one touch and the powder settles right down. eastbank.

TomADC · October 1, 2012, 06:01 PM

I use an old golf shaft 30 inches long with powder funnel attached to the top , I have the Lyman 55 BP powder measure, my golf shaft does a much better job then the tubes that came with it.
I only use it for 45-70 though.

noelf2 · October 1, 2012, 07:40 PM

Quote:

What do I lose if I don't use one?

A little bit of extra smoke

October 1, 2012, 01:23 PM	#1
Doc Hoy Senior Member Join Date: October 24, 2008 Location: Chesapeake, VA Posts: 3,348	Use of a drop tube What do I lose if I don't use one? Remember; .45 Long Colt. Black powder. __________________ Doc My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government. Thomas Jefferson

October 1, 2012, 04:35 PM	#2
Fingers McGee Senior Member Join Date: March 20, 2008 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,720	not a thing. Now, iffn you was shootin a 45-70 or such at long ranges, it would come in handy. __________________ Fingers (Show Me MO smoke) McGee - AKA Man of Many Colts - Alter ego of Diabolical Ken; SASS Regulator 28564-L-TG; Rangemaster and stage writer extraordinaire; Frontiersman, Pistoleer, NRA Endowment Life, NMLRA, SAF, CCRKBA, STORM 327, SV115; Charter member, Central Ozarks Western Shooters Cynic: A blackguard whose faulty vision see things as they are, not as they should be. Ambrose Bierce

October 1, 2012, 06:01 PM	#5
TomADC Senior Member Join Date: October 14, 2009 Posts: 382	I use an old golf shaft 30 inches long with powder funnel attached to the top , I have the Lyman 55 BP powder measure, my golf shaft does a much better job then the tubes that came with it. I only use it for 45-70 though. __________________ US Navy Retired,NRA Life Member,SASS member, Time magazine's Person of the Year 2006!

October 1, 2012, 05:01 PM	#3
Moloch Senior Member Join Date: November 27, 2005 Posts: 1,278	Using a drop tube I can get pathetic 3 grains more in a big 45-70 case, shaking it gives me room for another 10 grains.

October 1, 2012, 06:01 PM	#4
eastbank Senior Member Join Date: February 7, 2008 Location: pa. Posts: 833	i use a old ladies electric shaver i bought at a flea market for .50 cents, one touch and the powder settles right down. eastbank.