Rustyjunk73
02-25-2019, 05:12 AM
Hi all. I recently picked up an early Marlin 1894 Carbine chambered in .44-40. While I've loaded for this cartridge in the past, it was for a modern rifle with a .429" bore.
This one was made just after WW-I and has a rather snug bore. My bore slug came out measuring .425" at the grooves and .418" for the bore itself. I have not produced a chamber cast to see what the throat has to say.
Just going off the slug info, I'm wanting to look at starting with a .427" boolit. Does that sound like a logical decision?
I'm thinking a "typical" 200gr flat nose will be fine, as the Carbine will be used for enjoyment... ringing steel and busting water jugs out to 900 yards (I know, I know... but the Carbine's ladder sight says I can! Lol).
Ok. Now with all that being said, I'm about to ruffle some feathers. While I've been reloading since 1989 and have loaded cast boolits in most of my guns for years, I do NOT cast my own. Nothing against it, it's just nothing I ever set myself up to do.
My normal boolit supplier retired last year, so now I'm looking for a good boolit source.
If any of you folks had to buy your boolits... who / where would you buy them from?
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This one was made just after WW-I and has a rather snug bore. My bore slug came out measuring .425" at the grooves and .418" for the bore itself. I have not produced a chamber cast to see what the throat has to say.
Just going off the slug info, I'm wanting to look at starting with a .427" boolit. Does that sound like a logical decision?
I'm thinking a "typical" 200gr flat nose will be fine, as the Carbine will be used for enjoyment... ringing steel and busting water jugs out to 900 yards (I know, I know... but the Carbine's ladder sight says I can! Lol).
Ok. Now with all that being said, I'm about to ruffle some feathers. While I've been reloading since 1989 and have loaded cast boolits in most of my guns for years, I do NOT cast my own. Nothing against it, it's just nothing I ever set myself up to do.
My normal boolit supplier retired last year, so now I'm looking for a good boolit source.
If any of you folks had to buy your boolits... who / where would you buy them from?
236807
236808
236809