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I checked the bullet jump with the CP 405 gr boolits, and with the boolit seated right to the cannelure they're just touching the rifling. So I'm going to try some 1300-1400 FPS loads with IMR 4198...

Ouachita Parish HS Lions - arch-rival of Neville back in Joe's and my day! The games were always spirited, as was the usual after-game fight!!

Capitol Heights - Gov't./S. Foster/College area. Yup, I'm familiar with it.

OK, thanks, y'all. Guess it takes a few minutes for the system to process changes.

My sig line isn't showing up. I have entered it and saved it, and I have also made sure that "Show Signature" is checked. But it won't show up.

Any suggestions or help will be appreciated.

Thanks, Gary. I have some Cast Performance 405 gr WNFPGC that I'll load to Trap Door velocity. My Lyman manual shows 35.0 IMR 4198 pushing a 405 gr boolit at about 1400 FPS. I may give that a try.
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A belated thank you to all for your sage advice. I'll drop back on my velocity a good bit and start there, then work up until I hit the butter zone.

I'm going to break down the Spanish rounds I have already, plus those from the lot I'm bidding on if I win that auction. The latter lot is a mixed bag of Spanish ammo from the 40's and 50's. I plan...

I got this from a very knowledgeable source down in Oz. Thought I would share it with all:

RN FMJ 175s worked on the Base Upset Obturation principle, so Bullet Diameter .282"-283", whilst Groove...

That would stand to reason since the original bullet was a 173 grain round nose.

Yep, those are mighty scarce animals. Getting kinda hard to find bullets of any description nowadays.

Thanks, Junkbug. The ammo I was shooting was 140 gr. spitzer, much shorter bearing surface. Worst come to worst, I'll try some of the Sierra 175 gr bullets.

I have a M1916 Spanish Mauser with a groove diameter of .287", which is spec for that rifle. I recently shot it with some commercial ammo that has .284 bullets, and the shot were wild as a March...

Hey, Joe - thanks for linking me to this forum.

Joe and I go way back, we're pretty much home folks being as he and I went to different high schools in the same town together. :) We've been known...

Thanks. I just started experimenting with this particular gun, and as you mentioned I need to try to find the right node. Shooting the log rollers isn't a matter of me planning to hunt Cape buff, I'm...

I use store-bought boolits. I don't get to shoot all that often so I couldn't justify investing in a casting setup. Also, I'm "space challenged" in that I wouldn't have anyplace that I could safely...

Yep, it's the single-shot, break-action rifle. I'm just used to using the slang "crack barrel". Henry says that the rifle is good up to Marlin/Win lever gun levels, so I'm using that as a guide. I am...

The JHP were fired first, the cast immediately afterwards. Boolits are Meister Bullets 300 gr RNFP, no GC. Lube is what MC put on the boolits. Copper/lead fouling - I didn't check, but after only a...

Thanks for the welcome!

Primers are large rifle, powder is 49.6 gr IMR 4198, boolit length is .76", COAL 2.52".

Thanks. I have some 405 gr. LFN from Hunters Supply that I have used to make up some Trapdoor-level loads with 33 gr. IMR 4198. I'm going to run those through my rifle and see how they perform.
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Howdy, y'all -

This is my first post on this forum - I was referred here for possible help with an accuracy problem I have with my .45-70 crack-barrel Henry.

First, by way of introduction, my...