Jack Stanley
02-21-2010, 12:14 AM
I've been trying to learn about my 91/59 and determine if I want to get a mold for it or if what I have will work . I slugged the throat and it measures .3155" with a touch of out of roundness or it's just one groove deeper than the other .
I have a bullet big enough , the problem is the chamber/brass doesn't want to use bullets bigger than .315" and the LEE reloading dies I have didn't want to seat these to the overall length I wanted untill I used the smaller bullets . Fortunately my LEE sizing die is a little fat and it makes the bullets right at .315" , got lucky there .
I did have to sort out some cases that didn't want to lock up into the chamber freely . I didn't really detect any difference with a caliper but perhaps a tubing mike would show they have a thicker neck than the rest .
I got a few good groups using a LBT two hundred fifteen grain bullet and thirty-one grains of Accurate Arms 2495 . I think I can detect a bit of leading starting at the muzzle so I will back it up just a bit . With three to four inch groups at a hundred and fifteen yards it's not going to be a long range gun but , a stubby carbine like that will be handy at woods and swamp ranges I bet .
Jack
I have a bullet big enough , the problem is the chamber/brass doesn't want to use bullets bigger than .315" and the LEE reloading dies I have didn't want to seat these to the overall length I wanted untill I used the smaller bullets . Fortunately my LEE sizing die is a little fat and it makes the bullets right at .315" , got lucky there .
I did have to sort out some cases that didn't want to lock up into the chamber freely . I didn't really detect any difference with a caliper but perhaps a tubing mike would show they have a thicker neck than the rest .
I got a few good groups using a LBT two hundred fifteen grain bullet and thirty-one grains of Accurate Arms 2495 . I think I can detect a bit of leading starting at the muzzle so I will back it up just a bit . With three to four inch groups at a hundred and fifteen yards it's not going to be a long range gun but , a stubby carbine like that will be handy at woods and swamp ranges I bet .
Jack