Long Winter Project

[Eric Johanen]

Taking up my winter project again with the cold and snow refusing to break. Purchased a very nice clean 5'th model Burnside carbine model last fall. Excellent bore but it has a tight ball seat and barrel. Cases from Lodgewood in both plastic and brass. The plastic cases will just chamber and the brass are just too large for my gun. Bullet mold from Accurate Molds is oversize for the ball seat and barrel. Have received brass cases from S&S Firearms and they chamber nicely and worked down the bullet so it fits the carbine. I am sending the modified bullet and a plastic case back to Accurate to cut a new mold and when I have it Ill check the fit in the cases and carbine. If things work I'll order a supply of brass from S&S. I've wanted to add a good Burnside to my collection for a very ling time and just had to find the right one at the right price. I have a repro Garret 63 Sharps, Erma Gallagher and an Italian Smith carbine so this will complete my CW carbine collection.