I’ve posted on the single shot forum earlier about my Miroku 1885 high wall in 38-55. I am shooting some casual silhouette shoots at ranges out to 400 yards. I’m not using black powder yet, and my heaviest mold is an Accurate 285 grain. Barrel twist is 15.5”.
I’m asking here as I am wondering about the sort of velocities I should be trying to get for the 250 gr and my 285 gr. I know the heavy 300-330 gr is best, and I will perhaps keep an eye out for one. I know that is a simplistic way to look at it, but for my smokeless development that may save me some experimenting if I had some idea of what might work best.
I know there is a stability problem with bullets passing through the sound barrier. Would 1300 FPS on the 285 keep it above that area out to 400 yards? Would starting it at say 1150 be foolish then at long ranges? Perhaps 1350 on the 250gr ones?
I know with black it is a matter of filling up the case and having long heavy bullets. I also have been stepping up my game for reloading and casting. I won’t be competitive, but I was hoping to have fun and perhaps get up to a 50% score. This isn’t a cheap discipline to get started in, but it sure is fun making a hit at 300-400 yards.