I second that emotion, Redwing.  I have dealt with Abby via phone and e-mail since I discovered Cornell Pub on e-Bay, and am very pleased with the quality of their products and with their customer service.  IIRC, Rudi had a blurb about them in the Journal not too long ago, and I know they have been most supportive of our archive efforts.   

Froggie

I have been dealing with Cornell for a while. Good product. Great to deal with. If you have original material they can use, they will give you one of their reprints for each of your originals they use. Worked well for me. You can visit their web sight or call them and they will send you a list of what is available. They are constantly adding new stuff.

Hi mriisj !!!

Sorry it took so long to get back to you… Been away….

Just a few words from Mr. Pope on this page but I have a lot more from my Ned Roberts books.. Give me a while and I post them for you..

Redwing~


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Hi mriisj !!!

In the day’s when accuracy was “God”, Pope and the other experts used methods that are now considered “excessive” to our modern methods and no longer needed..

Loading was done at the range and most of the time the same few rounds of brass would be used all day.. Mixing powder was common as a small amount of the smokeless would be used as a “priming” charge for the bulk of the BP.. This would reduce the residue left in the barrel and promote a cleaner path for the next shot. 

The bullet was “charged down onto the case as to pre-engrave the round and minimize the air space between the cartridge. Most of the time the slugs were either paper or cloth patched to save the rifling.. There were times (when the “big” records were set) that only five to ten shot’s were fired all day..

More to come !!!

Redwing~