Parker Hale and the Pritchett Bullet first results....

[Klaus]

i used the time to cast bullets and making Enfield Paper Cartridges, loading some BP, pack my Enfield and went to the range and taking some pictures.....

first, never mind that i have had so much fun making and loading Enfield Paper Cartridges[smilie=s:
Easy to handel and accurate by that way...

in my previous report in talked about that my bore was refreshed up to 14,85 mm / .584


first try on 50 m rested on Sandbag

Bullets in use:

RCBS .575 -500 Deep Cav.
by the fact that this Bullet are much undersized i wrap it with Airmailpaper up to .584

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Custom Mould Winter .578 Body but .584 at the first driving band
weight is : 700 grs


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Powder :
Wano Sporting Powder FFFg

52 - 63 grs.

the higher loads 58 to 63 grains are more successful

here the oversized bore

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and the rifle

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ok here i go

the first shoot with the heavy winter bullet out of a clean barrel hit the paper far left and cross side . next round hit right in 7 and the following 2 shoots hitting the 9 er circle and one the 10 circle.

Papercartridges

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ready to load

second part will follow.....