A Joyous Day!!!

[Idaho Sharpshooter]

Spent March building a new 10x20 foot "Bullet FactoryII" next to the garage. Got it wired and the loft built and all of Mamma's "stuff" up there out of sight. Finally got a decent 25lb spring scale this morning and got started weighing ingots of lead to made a couple hundred pounds of 20:1 for my Sharps...Quigley is only five weeks away. Built a new 38-90 fir this summers shooting. 210lbs of 8lb ingots is a nice pile, and stacks well. Tomorrow we do about six five gallon buckets of WW...then to get started actually making boolits! Ah Nirvana!

Just felt so good to get going I had to share...

:castmine: really, I do!!

Rich
DRSS

[Nrut]

Rich...I never heard of a 38-90....A picture of the cart. and rifle would be nice if you are so inclined...:)
After thought...got to thinking Rich, that case must be aleast 3 1/2" long if it is a straight case....40-90SS is 3 1/4"........

[Idaho Sharpshooter]

Nrut,

close...but no cigar! The original 38-90-217 was an express load. Winchester sold rifles and ammunition in europe about 1890-? The germans took the case and necked it down .009" to create their beloved 9.3(aka .366")x74R. I just necked it back up to .38 caliber for my Sharps. I have a 1:12" twist Krieger barrel and a brand shiny new Brooks mould that casts a 375gr bullet out of 20:1 alloy. The case holds about 85gr of 3F and cranks it nearly 1600fps in initial testing. The BC is over .5, but I need to do some more chronographing to see just what it is.

Rich
DRSS

[Idaho Sharpshooter]

oh, yeah, case measures 2.925"

Rich
DRSS

[georgeld]

Hey Rich:

Those large milk crates hold 728 1# ingots IF you stack them neatly.

[Nrut]

Nrut,

close...but no cigar! The original 38-90-217 was an express load. Winchester sold rifles and ammunition in europe about 1890-? The germans took the case and necked it down .009" to create their beloved 9.3(aka .366")x74R. I just necked it back up to .38 caliber for my Sharps. I have a 1:12" twist Krieger barrel and a brand shiny new Brooks mould that casts a 375gr bullet out of 20:1 alloy. The case holds about 85gr of 3F and cranks it nearly 1600fps in initial testing. The BC is over .5, but I need to do some more chronographing to see just what it is.

Rich
DRSS
Your right no Cigar!...I discounted the 9.3X74R because it has as you say a 2.92" long case and I did'nt think it would hold 90grs. of Black and my RWS 9.3X74R rounds (awaiting the fall arrival of a Ruger #1 in 74R) are only slightly larger in base dia. than my 40-90SS brass...
I was wondering the history behind the 74R case as I have not been able to find much on it....Had no clue that it started out as a Winchester .380 ......sounds like you are having way to much fun!:-D
Edit...another after thought....you would'nt have had anything to do with the development of the 6.5 Banshee?........Cigar?

[Pilgrim]

I'm not sure the Winchester .380 had much, if anything, to do with the development of the 9.3X74R. It was developed in Germany as a response to the British .375 Flanged Magnum for use in single shot, combo, drillings, and double rifles. I'm not saying the .380 wasn't the parent, but I kinda doubt it as the Germans could have made any case they desired. I do know that there is no other case that you can use to form/make the 9.3X74R. The only good news is that American shooters appear to be figuring out that it is actually a pretty good cartridge in its own right and thus more dealers are carrying the ammunition/brass. In addition, Hornady should be releasing both the 9.3X74R and 450/400 - 3" loads soon. I understand from those that have seen the 9.3X74R brass that it appears to be good stuff. Pilgrim

[welder85]

Idaho Sharpshooter, you still shooting that 38-90? How does it shoot? This is pic of mine I had over at the High Road hope it works.
http://www.thehighroad.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=149360&d=1316296257

[Bad Water Bill]

That gun looks to pretty to take off the wall and shoot.