I was given 45, 405 winchester cases headstamped WRA 405 win. Anyone know when they stopped using the WRA stamp ?
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Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
I was given 45, 405 winchester cases headstamped WRA 405 win. Anyone know when they stopped using the WRA stamp ?
Forum: Single Shot Guns
I too have an 1885 Miroku-Winchester traditional hunter in 405 Win. It sees nothing but cast. My elk load is a 350gr. ht with gc, NEI #227 over 50gr. h-4895 or imr-4895. Fired cases drop back in the...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
I hunt deer and elk with iron sights. Miroku Winchester 1885 405 win, Savage 99 300 sav. .54 Sharps percussion, 45-70 Sharps carbine, and Ruger 77 mk 2 300 win mag with Williams receiver peep, and...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I own a Farmingdale Shiloh .54-100 perc. sporter. 30" barrel, set-trigger lock and vernier tang sight. My hunting load is a 490gr ringtail, 1.030" long. (custom NEI mould) over 90gr Triple 7, FFF....
Forum: Cast Boolits
I'm loading my 1885 405 win with 33 gr. A 5744 under a 430 gr pure lead pp. Ave. vel. 1750 fps. Very clean burning and accurate.
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Big Ted I'm in Lebanon,Or and it would be great to compare notes with you on the 1885. Mine is a Miroku traditional hunter in 405 win. Big owl
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
I too enjoyed your posts. I'm a retired B/T on a liner-board machine. Thanks ! To be honest, I miss backtending but not running the machine !
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
I own a Shiloh products model 100, .54-100 perc. sporter with set triggers. Round barrel and military butt.
Serial # 26x. I bought it from a friend who bought it new in 1976. I use a NEI mould and a...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
white eagle, the bullet is pure lead with a bhn of 6.
I've got it sighted in about 4 1/2 " high @ 100 yds. which makes it dead on @ about 200 yds. The cow I shot was @ 100 yds. There were about 30...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Personally, I love pure lead (BHN-6) paper-patch bullets. They expand beautifully and PENETRATE ! Plus, if you put one in the boiler-room, chances are very good you'll not be doing much (if any)...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Thank-you. The 405 hi-wall is by far my favorite rifle, and I'm hoping to score with it again this year.
Forum: Hunting with CB's
130684130685130687Had to pack this cow a long way and left camera in camp so no picture of whole animal !
Forum: Hunting with CB's
I do. Just have to figure out how to post them.
Forum: Hunting with CB's
As this is my first post I'll try to be brief. I own a 1885 Win. traditional hunter in 405win. In 2013 I shot a cow @ 100 yds. using a Montana bullet works 433gr paper patch bullet. Took out a 4"...
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 |