Hey, all. My best friend and his unbelievably awesome Dad gave me their family heirloom 1860s vintage Sharps 50-70 carbine as a retirement gift. It's gone through the government's program to convert it to a metallic case cartridge rifle. The carbine came with a very heavy box full of brass, bullets, molds, and dies. I've been trying to read up on the process for BPC reloading, but most of the available on-line sources appear to be written by aficionados for aficionados, and read a little like Mandarin chinese to me.
So, can anyone suggest a good reference or just a plain language "how to" guide for this? I'm pretty experienced reloading smokeless cartridges, but things like "drop tube" and "compression die" and "wad" are all really new to me.
Thanks in advance for any advice and assistance!