Chris,
great group, I hope I can get somewhere near with my rifle. I am not used to groups this small as I usually shoot military rifles (black powder & nitro) and they don't normally perform that...
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Type: Posts; User: Ted D
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Chris,
great group, I hope I can get somewhere near with my rifle. I am not used to groups this small as I usually shoot military rifles (black powder & nitro) and they don't normally perform that...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Chris, thanks for the info and link on breech seating. I am hoping that I can get a large enough bullet to chamber that will set up on firing to provide some accuracy.
I wonder how it was got to...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Bent Ramrod, my rifle doesn't have a Rigby barrel as you describe, in fact it is a full length hexagonal one. So J Rigby is the retailer who, i assume, bought the rifle direct from Marlin for the...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Sorry to restart this old thread but I have just acquired Marlin made Ballard No 2 in 38-55 and it has similar bore/land dimensions as Berlin1960 & Bluesmans, that is .385 bore & groove .374. This...
| 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 |