Beaumont is gonna roar again

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11-23-2015, 01:39 AM
jonk

Beaumont is gonna roar again

Picked up a Beaumont Vitali about a year ago... took me forever to get some 50/90 brass to turn into 11X52R. But I finally snagged some off gunbroker at a reasonable price. 50 cases, lost 4 in converting. Have 4 more that are slightly short in the neck but should work just fine. May be able to fireform 2 of them back to usefulness.

I have a bunch loaded with the Lee 405, and a bunch with the Lee 370, both sized to .457, which seems to be a pretty good fit to the bore, using 40:1. Gonna shoot real black out of it, starting with 40 gr and working up. 2f. Slight compression and filler for the lighter charges.

Will post results.
11-23-2015, 01:55 AM
Mytmousemalibu

That would make for some great video if you can! I love watching people shoot old transitional BPCR milsurps! Sounds like a lot of fun, including the reloading!
11-23-2015, 02:13 AM
jonk

I shoot a lot of said types of rifles. Vetterlis, Trapdoors, 71 and 71/84 Mausers, Kropatscheks... first time for the Beaumont though! My camera does take video, the memory card will hold about 12 min. I think. Maybe I'll give that a try.
11-24-2015, 02:58 AM
Mytmousemalibu

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Originally Posted by jonk

I shoot a lot of said types of rifles. Vetterlis, Trapdoors, 71 and 71/84 Mausers, Kropatscheks... first time for the Beaumont though! My camera does take video, the memory card will hold about 12 min. I think. Maybe I'll give that a try.

That would be a treat to watch!