Shot shell buffer & 5744

[Bob Busetti]

Does any one use fillers with 5744. I have found that unless you use magnum primers and tilt the rifle barrel up to place the powder next to the primer I get a few hang fires. Currently using 5744 in the 43 Spanish.

[webfoot10]

Use rice krispies cereal on top of the 5744, Let the bullet crush the cereal. Use the cereal in
straight walled cases only, the 43 spanish has a slight taper, so it will work. It will smell like
your baking cookies when fired.

[big bore 99]

5744 is a great powder. I've used it a lot in 45-70. I was concerned about unburned powder too. I talked to a tech there and he was very insistent about never using any fillers. I had been using dacron before talking to him and he said I was just lucky. A ringed barrel or worse is possible. I ended up giving it a good crimp with my sizing die and shaking down the powder before shooting. Still a little, but much better. Just passing along what I was told by the tech. I know many use a filler, but I just don't need to take that chance.

[Bob Busetti]

I have used shot buffer in many other cartridges without any problems, but have heard not to use it with 5744. Rice krispies sounds like a good idea.

[big bore 99]

XMP 5744 is a high volume of nitro. Do they now just call it 5744?