Just Wondering

roy reali · December 30, 2005, 08:37 PM

This is a continuation of a thread I started under another topic.

I saw a guy at the range today firing a pinfire rifle with lead, blackpowder loads.

My question is, how do you reload those cartridges? They look complicated. I am just curious.

tinker2 · December 30, 2005, 09:55 PM

I reload my pinfires with percussion caps for the primer
and mostly round balls and BP. I pull the pin up, I take
the old primer out (looks like a percussion cap), I put a
new percussion cap in (cup up, pin in side it) put the pin
back down, sometimes a spot of glue on the cap and/or
pin, than black powder and in my case a round ball.

As long as the cartridge is fired in the same gun it will/should
go back in the same gun after reloading. If you did a lot of pin
fire loading, sizing dies are not hard to make.

roy reali · December 30, 2005, 11:35 PM

I appreciate your response.

Are pinfires guns antiques or are there reproductions available?

Is blackpowder the only acceptable propellant?

December 30, 2005, 08:37 PM	#1
roy reali Senior Member Join Date: August 23, 2005 Posts: 3,248	Just Wondering This is a continuation of a thread I started under another topic. I saw a guy at the range today firing a pinfire rifle with lead, blackpowder loads. My question is, how do you reload those cartridges? They look complicated. I am just curious.

December 30, 2005, 09:55 PM	#2
tinker2 Senior Member Join Date: July 11, 2005 Location: Dakotas Posts: 144	reloading pinfires I reload my pinfires with percussion caps for the primer and mostly round balls and BP. I pull the pin up, I take the old primer out (looks like a percussion cap), I put a new percussion cap in (cup up, pin in side it) put the pin back down, sometimes a spot of glue on the cap and/or pin, than black powder and in my case a round ball. As long as the cartridge is fired in the same gun it will/should go back in the same gun after reloading. If you did a lot of pin fire loading, sizing dies are not hard to make.

December 30, 2005, 11:35 PM	#3
roy reali Senior Member Join Date: August 23, 2005 Posts: 3,248	Tinker2 Thanks I appreciate your response. Are pinfires guns antiques or are there reproductions available? Is blackpowder the only acceptable propellant?