348 Winchester cast boolit joy

[bigbear]

Tried four loads with Mt Baldy 250gr GC cast boolit. Found a winner using 4831sc, Fed LR primers, sized x 3 WW brass, eyes from the first half of the last century;)
Rifle, well worn Winchester 71. Redfield receiver sight, King reflector front sight:


https://i.imgur.com/RMLUCCH.jpg

50yds:https://i.imgur.com/Huaf4LA.jpg

100yds:https://i.imgur.com/HD4xA4y.jpg

Chrono 2020fps.

I noticed when I shot jacketed bullets after the test the first shot was always high (6" or more), then the remainder of the shots returned to zero.

The other loads I tried gave groups twice that size.

Looks good enough to me.

[Bazoo]

That’s real decent. Thanks for sharing. Congratulations on the bear.

[cwtebay]

Looks like the bear didn't know the difference!

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[Eddie Southgate]

Hard not to love a 71 in any condition . Nice bear .

[Red River Rick]

Nice bear, and a nice rifle as well. Nothing beats a Winchester M71 in .348.

I have a Browning M71 (couldn't find and original for sale). I've have taken a moose and few deer.

RRR

[bigbear]

I have a Browning 71 carbine. I put a BurrisFastFireII on it. I use it for hunting also. I only shoot J-bullets in it.My best load for the Hornady bullet is also with H4831sc. This is a typical (I kid you not!) 3 shot 100yd group with that set up. I'm not really a fan of the dot for target shooting , it basically obscures most of the black in this target. I try and center the dot with a rim of black and bingo, incredibly good accuracy. Great for shots on game out to 200 yds, my limit with this round anyway.





https://i.imgur.com/l5NaVtE.jpg

[badwolf]

Awesome pic and bear! I take my win 71 bear hunting every year for rain, snow days when i don't want to try and keep a scope dry. Haven't had a shot at a bear with it yet. Want to try cast bullits in it. Congratulations. What's your powder charge?

[JRD]

Well done. A very nice rifle and congratulations on taking a bruin with it.

[indian joe]

My Browning 71 gets a CBE 225 Gascheck + 56 grains Winchester 760 = chrono 2350 FPS - its a good load for a tough old boar pig - tried the hornady 200grain J boolit but too fragile up close .

[pworley1]

Congratulations. Well done.

[bigbear]

My load for above 250 cast boolit was 59gr H4831sc,. Loads with IMR4350 (53gr) and H4895 (43gr) gave groups 2-3x as large. These loads were safe in my rifles,use at your own risk!!! I SUGGEST YOU GET YOUR LOAD DATA FROM PUBLISHED RELOADING MANUALS,NOT SENILE OLD Farts like me![smilie=s:

[ohiochuck]

Great job!
Jim