Boz330
11-09-2009, 03:08 PM
A while back I got a Steve Brooks mold from Mike Rix which allowed me to put 71gr of 2F in a 40-65 High Wall and this performed quite well.
I acquired a Ballard Rifle and Wyoming Armory went over this gun for me and in the process it received a new Badger Barrel. Both guns were chambered with the same reamer and Badger 16 twist barrels. The Ballard didn't seem to like that same load, but with another similar boolit and 64gr of 2F it was showing promise. I really like the Brooks mold but the same 71gr load wasn't getting it done. So I tried your wad combination from your 45-110, 060 veggy wad, 060 poly wad, and 1/8" cork wad. This allowed 65gr of 2F with .200 compression and the boolit up in the rifling. Last month I scored a 3rd in our clubs brand of silly wets. The misses were way too close so I tried again this month and "VIOLA" I won the match by 5 points back to 2nd who was my shooting buddy who normally kicks my a$$. I tied my best ever 600yd score, so I was a pretty happy camper.
I'm not sure why that combination works but in this gun it does. I would have never tired that load if left to my own devices, so thanks.
Bob
I acquired a Ballard Rifle and Wyoming Armory went over this gun for me and in the process it received a new Badger Barrel. Both guns were chambered with the same reamer and Badger 16 twist barrels. The Ballard didn't seem to like that same load, but with another similar boolit and 64gr of 2F it was showing promise. I really like the Brooks mold but the same 71gr load wasn't getting it done. So I tried your wad combination from your 45-110, 060 veggy wad, 060 poly wad, and 1/8" cork wad. This allowed 65gr of 2F with .200 compression and the boolit up in the rifling. Last month I scored a 3rd in our clubs brand of silly wets. The misses were way too close so I tried again this month and "VIOLA" I won the match by 5 points back to 2nd who was my shooting buddy who normally kicks my a$$. I tied my best ever 600yd score, so I was a pretty happy camper.
I'm not sure why that combination works but in this gun it does. I would have never tired that load if left to my own devices, so thanks.
Bob