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I've had quite a few original 38-55's that slug at anywhere between .380 to .384. I just use soft cast, plain base bullets made from pure clip-on wheel weights and air cooled, over medium speed...

The fact that your most accurate load was with a faster powder, suggests that the pressure spike is bumping up your bullet to better seal the bore. I have an original Marlin 1889, shipped in 1889,...

Well, this thread, like the 38-40 cartridge, just won't die. A couple months ago, I acquired an original Marlin model 1889 chambered in 38-40, shipped December 12, 1889. At 25 yards, it put the...

Thank you, Larry Gibson, for taking the time to write that very instructive post. There are a lot of good posts on this forum, but I copied and saved that one.

I assume you are talking about the 311008 mould. I cannot recall where I crimped them, but it was definitely not forward of the front driving band, as I was using smokeless powder. I realize that...

By the way, I am conducting a survey of surviving Model 53's. Thus far I've got 500 rifles in the database. I would be grateful for data on anyone's Model 53 if you have not yet contributed. I need...

The Model 53 is one of my favourite Winchester lever guns and I just published an article on the Model 53 in the latest issue of the Winchester Arms Collectors Journal. The receivers and actions are...

By gum you got a good deal!!! I've had a few Model 1892's and if I saw one in that condition and at that price, I'd reach so fast for my wallet that they would hear the whoosh clear across the store.

Nice acquisition!!

All three are fine-looking cartridges and a pleasure to admire. I am most familiar with the 45-70 and I can see you got a load there that will get a fellow's attention when he pulls the trigger!

Excellent idea for a field fix.

The excellent work and shooting done by Outpost75 is in an area that I haven't done much in. The main reason is that fast powders use small charges and I like a charge that is obvious if it is double...

I tend to agree. Just forward of the muzzle, all the rifles in the world boil down to a bullet of a particular weight and caliber doing a particular velocity. Inventing a new cartridge when there is...

Once difference between the 30-30 and the 45-70 in the field is that the 30-30 may or may not completely penetrate the animal. In my experience, at least, the 45-70 always goes in one side and comes...

A couple thoughts. First, I have noticed that bullet velocities increase with temperature, using my chronograph to measure velocity. Pressures increase with temperature. Second, I've used filler in a...

I've taken Canadian Whitetail Deer in Manitoba and Ontario with both calibers and up to 300 pounds with the guts still in. Both are good. Three deer with the 45-70 and two nice bucks with a 30-30....

I'll look forward to a range report

I used a Lee Factory Crimp die for a 38-55 bullet that had no crimp groove and it worked just fine. How it works for a 45 bullet, I cannot say.

No filler. Extreme spread was around 50 fps. Another load was 17.5 grains of IMR SR4759 under the same bullet for 1,313 fps but a higher E.S. of 77 fps (over 10 shots)

I use RCBS .40-180-CM over 13.5 grains of 2400 for 1,320 fps in my original Model 1873. With a rough bore, I still got five shot groups at 100 yards of 3 & 1/4". In my opinion, this is good for a...

I very much enjoy hearing about successes like this shooting these old '73/s. That is a fine looking rifle that has earned its keep. It has a proud history and it is still going strong!

Went back to the range today to try out two different bullets and three different loads. This is a follow up from my earlier post a few days ago. Quite a few of the cast bullets are not perfect, with...

I am just starting to experiment with my new Accurate mould http://www.accuratemolds.com/bullet_detail.php?bullet=46-500F-D.png . This bullet is designed to have a lot of it outside the case, so that...

What I like about ordering moulds from Accurate is that the form you fill out has a space for what size you want to size the bullet too using what alloy. Tom then machines the mould such that the...

Good to know, quack1. I might try that 5.5 grains of Unique just for curiosity sakes, as well as the small pistol primers.