Loading the Buffalo Gun on the Range

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I have read that most of the old hunters actually bought bullets that were aready patched. And that there was a major industry back East that swedged bullets and women patched them thousands in a day, imagine that? Plus the fact that I wonder if buffalo chips would get hot enough to even melt lead there wasn't much hardwood out West.

Lead and patching material was sold and I'm sure after a long season that there was some casting going on but it was a matter of have too case. I would also guess that the patched bullets weren't cheap and more than a few hunters without much funds available might have had to cast.

All of this just guessing for what that's worth.

RB