I have an old trapdoor rifle that I would like to reload for. I have a press and assorted bits for that. I shoot from 50-300 yards at a range.
The videos I've watched on this topic cover the gamut - on the one end you simply fill the case with black powder and crunch it down with the bullet. On the other you have reproductions of the original load using drop tubes, compression dies, wadding, paper wrapped bullets....
The primary concern in either case is to make sure there are no air pockets in the case - cuz that leads to things blowing up (damaging the gun, yourself, or others...).
Is it really as simple as 1) Pour powder to rim, and 2) Use bullet to crunch the powder down?
Thank you.
The videos I've watched on this topic cover the gamut - on the one end you simply fill the case with black powder and crunch it down with the bullet. On the other you have reproductions of the original load using drop tubes, compression dies, wadding, paper wrapped bullets....
The primary concern in either case is to make sure there are no air pockets in the case - cuz that leads to things blowing up (damaging the gun, yourself, or others...).
Is it really as simple as 1) Pour powder to rim, and 2) Use bullet to crunch the powder down?
Thank you.