Would like to shoot cast with my model 71. Just ordered an Accurate mold. Anybody have some suggestions for a good accurate load? Something lite to moderate, would like to keep my shoulder intact. Any help would be appreciated.
Would like to shoot cast with my model 71. Just ordered an Accurate mold. Anybody have some suggestions for a good accurate load? Something lite to moderate, would like to keep my shoulder intact. Any help would be appreciated.
Now I lay me down to sleep
A gun beside me is what I keep
If I awake, and you're inside
The coroner's van is your next ride
Thanks pietro, that will give me a good start.
For funsies, size a Lyman 358-429 to .350 and load it over 13 grains of Red Dot or 16 grains of 2400. This a very mild, but accurate load whose only short-coming is that it will hit very low. Move the slide all the way to the top and you should be OK at 50 yards.
I use the Accurate 35-220B over the same charge of WW-760 for Deer hunting. I also have used the Hornady bullets in the picture below, but full on charges of 4350 thump pretty good in each direction.
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“Something to keep my shoulder intact”. I smile at this. A co worker told myself and another coworker to look for .348 ammo at a big gun show. I found dies, brass and hornandy bullets. The other found factory ammo that was discontinued for a pricey sum. I remember loading his ammo at a reduce velocity with IMR 4895. Even so, my shoulder had a warm mushy feel after sighting it in.
He gave the rifle back to his brother, including dies, cases and now discontinued hornandy bullets. I still have the Lyman 350477 bullet and sizer. I didn’t figure out how to seat the bullet with no crimping groove.
I never liked the Model 71 stock. Every time I shot one my thumb would bend my nose over. I have big hands and a big nose so everyone probably wouldn't have that trouble. Worst one I ever shot was Bud Liebing's .450 Alaskan. That was hard on my beak.
The only problem with the 71 is that the stock is too short. It will bash your knuckles, and also cause the thumb/nose problem. If you add 1 and 1/2'' to the butt, the problems go away.
done that with a kick pad, its longer pull than all my other guns, still whacks me knuckles - got a bunch of other straight lever guns (including an 1886 x 45/70) that dont
- If that 71 wernt so durn purty I woulda already attacked it with an oxy torch and reshaped the front of that lever
Dunno how those boys up in Alaska shoot these with gloves on ? I spose if a big ol bear is headed your way you'd git it done.
There must be something wrong with me or my 71 as I've never found the recoil to be excessive or objectionable.
BIG OR SMALL I LIKE THEM ALL, 577 TO 22 HORNET.
Thanks to everyone here for your responses & pm's, I've got everything I need to feed my 71. Now I just have to get casting & loading.
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 |