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    Track of the Wolf shows that they have 43 Spanish...

    Track of the Wolf shows that they have 43 Spanish in stock. Suitable brass is out there but get the brass in your hands before ordering a rifle. 44 2 1/4 SBN is a really sweet cartridge.
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    Buffalo Arms has Bertram 43 Spanish brass in...

    Buffalo Arms has Bertram 43 Spanish brass in stock. The two cartridges are nearly identical.
  3. I don’t have my reference books where I am, but...

    I don’t have my reference books where I am, but couldn’t you make a jig to bend the rim of the 500 nitro in a few places to simulate a thicker rim? This way you would have a normal chamber for when...
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    by MichaelR
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    Each bullet will need its own template, and each...

    Each bullet will need its own template, and each paper will also need its own template. Patch width is controlled by how wide you cut the strips that you use the template to cut to length. I use...
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    Try 2 parts jojoba oil to 1 part bees wax by...

    Try 2 parts jojoba oil to 1 part bees wax by weigh for your lube.
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    That sounds like the story John related to me.

    That sounds like the story John related to me.
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    I’ve been using one of John’s rifles for nearly...

    I’ve been using one of John’s rifles for nearly 20 years. It’s a.45-2 7/8 SS with a 28” barrel and weighs 9 1/2 pounds. It’s my go to hunting rifle good for 350 yards easy.

    John told me that...
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    I have a .50-100-450 WCF rifle with a 1/26 twist....

    I have a .50-100-450 WCF rifle with a 1/26 twist. 450 grain GG bullets scatter like buckshot from it but jacketed bullets shoot very well. This summer I had a paper patch mold made for it. It...
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    I’m not real big on German rifles but most rifles...

    I’m not real big on German rifles but most rifles that I use seem like yours have a plain blade front sight even with the tang sight and are jadgewehr meant for 200 yard hunting. If you can live...
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    On reducing your extreme velocity spread three...

    On reducing your extreme velocity spread three things come to mind. First, loose the pure lead. It’s far too soft for 3f powder. What’s coming out the muzzle probably doesn’t look like what you...
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    Loading for and shooting sporting ammunition for...

    Loading for and shooting sporting ammunition for BPCR rifles is my hobby, so I’ll make a few suggestions based on my experience. Use 16/1 lead/tin alloy. You might try 20/1 also. Use fiber milk...
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    I have not shot a Mauser for quite some time. ...

    I have not shot a Mauser for quite some time. But my .44- 2 1/4 SBN shoots extremely well with 2fg powder and a lube wad of either DGL or 2 jojoba oil/1 bees wax with a PP bullet. But when shooting...
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    This is a military rifle and it should shoot...

    This is a military rifle and it should shoot dirty. Try changing to 2fg powder and add a 3/16” to 1/4”DGL lube wad sandwiched between two fiber milk carton wads over the powder. No wiping or blow...
  14. To make grease wads, 2 parts jojoba oil and 1...

    To make grease wads, 2 parts jojoba oil and 1 part bees wax by weight. I use 1/4” plexiglass strips for spacers and roll the lube out on a sheet of glass with a piece of waxed paper over the lube. ...
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    Personally I prefer patching bullets to greasing...

    Personally I prefer patching bullets to greasing them. For hunting, paper patched bullets have some advantages over GG bullets.
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    45-2 7/8 SS. Load is 45-110-500. 2fg black...

    45-2 7/8 SS. Load is 45-110-500. 2fg black powder. Very effective
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    I just measured an original cartridge. The paper patched bullet measures .423” over the patch. The bullet it’s self is .415”. The paper is .002” thick. The Vetterli is loaded with the bullet and...
  18. The vetterli is a military cartridge and should...

    The vetterli is a military cartridge and should be able to fire many shots before fouling out. Your bullet is too hard to start. Try 20/1 and a black powder lube such as DGL.
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    I’ve hunted exclusively with a.45 caliber rifle...

    I’ve hunted exclusively with a.45 caliber rifle for the last twenty years. A 500 grain bullet with a .30” meplat cast twenty to one. 110 grains of 2F black powder gives me around 1400 fps. The...
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    You will need to use 45-90 brass to form cases. ...

    You will need to use 45-90 brass to form cases. The 40-70 case should be 2 1/4”long. You need to measure the bore diameter for paper patched bullets unless someone has altered the chamber for...
  21. Thread: wet or dry?

    by MichaelR
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    Search YouTube for Brent Danielson rolling a...

    Search YouTube for Brent Danielson rolling a bullet.
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    I’ve owned 5 Italian guns over the years. I...

    I’ve owned 5 Italian guns over the years. I regret buying every one of them. Soft parts, poor metal, and poor workmanship. Waste of money.
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    mongo40 One of the last times that I was out, I...

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    One of the last times that I was out, I shot two 17 shot strings back to back. Wiping between strings. I had been going back and forth between the chicken swinger and the pig swinger. On...
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    Grease cookies leave a coating of oil in the bore...

    Grease cookies leave a coating of oil in the bore to keep the fouling soft, allowing multiple shots. They were very common in hunting and military ammunition.
  25. Randy If it’s your assertion that even...

    Randy
    If it’s your assertion that even ammunition loaded under such primitive conditions should be more accurate than 4 MOA, I would have to agree. But even quality ammunition is only part of the...
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Abbreviations used in Reloading

BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check