I have been lurking around and this past week I got to try out my new nickle plated Kirst converters in my 5 1/2 stainless ROAs. What a blast, literally.
I am still waiting on my PRS mold, so I used some 200gr rnfp bullets I cast up out of wheel weights. I loaded up a 100 of them and the loads were a bit much for CAS, but I had very few misses and there was no mistake about my hitting the steel either :lol: Since this was my intiial venture into conversions, I wanted to see how they would do. I was pleasantly surprised. First of all I am glad I went with the Kirsts. I like the quality workmanship of them, plus the ease of loading with the notch for the hand is great. The single rebounding firing pin and the ruger style cylinder pin bushing is perfect for a BP shooter. I went six stages and never even wiped them. I had put some bore butter on the cylinder pins before the shoot, but did no additional lubing at all. They ran free and easy all match and then some. I let a pard try them after the match and I couldn't be happier. I have filed front sights on the ROAs and with the too stiff load of APP I was running I had to hold at near 6 o'clock. Next time out I will have to try some kind of breakfast food or wads. I am really just laying back and waiting on my PRS mold to get here so I can try the new Goex cowboy powder.
Other than that Flint ol' pard, I am having a new house built in Bakersfield and soon I will be smoking up the ranges in your neck of the woods with my assortment of BP flame throwers. House should be done sometime after 5 Dogs I figure. SoCal look out, fair warning. :lol: