Bouteselle
01-30-2023, 11:45 AM
Gentlemen,
in a few months I have a long range contest, and I wanted to use my Shiloh 1863 infantry rifle.
Yesterday I did some tests, I'm pretty happy with my paper cartridge, perfect reliablity, not too much fouling, but... catastrophic results on target at 100 meters. Yet I used a pretty 470 grains, 544" bullet, from an artisanal mold, and I was very confident. My barrel is 540", nothing to report...
At 50 yards it's not awful yet... but at 100, a C200 target isn't big enought. I conclude that the bullet is quickly destabilised.
In order to save time, gasoline and powder, has anyone tried the Lyman 533476 Minié bullet in a Sharps?
In pure lead they come out my mold at 535", but they seem to well fit the chamber.
I only have these two molds.
https://i.goopics.net/800/2dd3oa.jpg (https://goopics.net/i/2dd3oa)
https://i.goopics.net/800/x7t3qv.jpg (https://goopics.net/i/x7t3qv)
in a few months I have a long range contest, and I wanted to use my Shiloh 1863 infantry rifle.
Yesterday I did some tests, I'm pretty happy with my paper cartridge, perfect reliablity, not too much fouling, but... catastrophic results on target at 100 meters. Yet I used a pretty 470 grains, 544" bullet, from an artisanal mold, and I was very confident. My barrel is 540", nothing to report...
At 50 yards it's not awful yet... but at 100, a C200 target isn't big enought. I conclude that the bullet is quickly destabilised.
In order to save time, gasoline and powder, has anyone tried the Lyman 533476 Minié bullet in a Sharps?
In pure lead they come out my mold at 535", but they seem to well fit the chamber.
I only have these two molds.
https://i.goopics.net/800/2dd3oa.jpg (https://goopics.net/i/2dd3oa)
https://i.goopics.net/800/x7t3qv.jpg (https://goopics.net/i/x7t3qv)