358 Win. and IMR 7383

[Ben]

I shot this yesterday with my .358 Win. w/ Lyman 48.

Although this isn't match winning accuracy, I plan to load more and see if I can " fine tune " this load.

Thanks,
Ben

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v494/haysb/PICT0005-4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v494/haysb/55.jpg

[No_1]

Nice shooting Ben,
I was enjoying the picture of the mauser (very fine looking rifle) when I noticed the home made rifle rest. How about posting some pics and providing an explanation on how it was built. I am sure it would be made a sticky in the new section and others who are skilled might want to make one.


I shot this yesterday with my .358 Win. w/ Lyman 48.

Although this isn't match winning accuracy, I plan to load more and see if I can " fine tune " this load.

Thanks,
Ben

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v494/haysb/PICT0005-4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v494/haysb/55.jpg

[Ben]

I'll try and remember to get outside tomorrow and take a couple of photos of the front rest and post them for you.

Thanks,
Ben

[mike in co]

deb,
where did you get your bbl ? and what twist is it ??

thanks

mike

[Ben]

Barrel is a Pre - 64 Win. Mod 70 barrel....( If I had the entire complete rifle it would be worth thousands of $ $ $ ). My gunsmith friend, Harold Tyus in Golden Co. barreled this rifle.

It is a 1 - 14 twist barrel. Silky smooth inside and loves to shoot cast bullets well.

See target below :

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v494/haysb/358%20Win/754.jpg

[Ben]

Not certain what is going on with the Photobucket server for the past few days, if you click on the link(s) and are unable to see the photos ...be patient and come back later and try again.

Sorry for the pic display problems, but they are out of my control.

Ben

[Ricochet]

There have been a LOT of servers running flakily in the past week or two.

[Ben]

Here are the photos that were requested in an earlier post by no _1 , I made this from 1/4" plate steel. It is basically made from scrap. It is built like a Sherman Tank. Weighs about 20 - 25 pounds. If I were building another one, I don't know that I'd change anything. I've had this for about 10 yrs. now, it has worked great for me. Anyone with access to some scrap steel and some minimally basic welding skills can build one of these, it is just as stable as some of the fancy front rest that cost $200 +. I will admit that the fine tuning adjustments for elevation aren't quite as impressive on my model compared to a $200 front rest. Once the front rest is set up and everything locked down, you have a super stable rest for the fore end of your rifle however :

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v494/haysb/Front%20Rest/PICT0007.jpg

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[JDL]

Ben, Have you ever chronoed the load with 7383? -JDL

[Ben]

No I have not checked the load with a chrony.

I bought 14 lbs of the powder recently, thought I'd try it.
I've have real good results with the powder in the 6 mm Rem, & .243 W.

I'm guessing the load in my 358 W at around 1,800 fps or so ? Keep in mind the bullet weights 246 grains. Doesn't sound all that potent, but I assure you...IT IS ! ! !

Ben