richbug
10-09-2008, 11:34 AM
Question is, How heavy a charge can you use before you loose the skirt. I am at 80 grains or Goex 2f with good accuracy still(minute of 4" pumpkin at 50 yards).
I have some Pyrodex P I'd like to use up also.
Normally I'd just test more, but I only have a few days till season opens, and have a limited supply of powder. I built this rifle for rainy days when I didn't want to fight my flintlock. 28" stainless barrel, 1 in 24 twist, fired by a CCI 157 primer,
Bullets are cast from X-ray sheeting, and are dead soft. Bullets recovered from a quaking aspen log penetrated about 6" or endgrain(plus a pumpkin), and are 1.3" diameter.
I have some Pyrodex P I'd like to use up also.
Normally I'd just test more, but I only have a few days till season opens, and have a limited supply of powder. I built this rifle for rainy days when I didn't want to fight my flintlock. 28" stainless barrel, 1 in 24 twist, fired by a CCI 157 primer,
Bullets are cast from X-ray sheeting, and are dead soft. Bullets recovered from a quaking aspen log penetrated about 6" or endgrain(plus a pumpkin), and are 1.3" diameter.