I looked in my old Lyman manual from around 1950 and it shows 17.0 grs of 4227 @1375 for boolet 375248 (250 grains) and 18.0 grains of 4227 for #375296 (265 grains). Tom
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Forum: Vintage Reloading Manuals
I looked in my old Lyman manual from around 1950 and it shows 17.0 grs of 4227 @1375 for boolet 375248 (250 grains) and 18.0 grains of 4227 for #375296 (265 grains). Tom
Forum: Single Shot Guns
I had JES reboring do a Number 5 Rolling Block that I had in 250 Savage to a 50-70. The twist is 1:24 as I remember. I had to have an extractor fitted as JES does not do that. The rifle shoots...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I am shooting smokeless with the bullet. I use either Javalina lube or SPG and am not shooting very fast with 1600 fps or so maximum velocity. I will try a few lubed only on the bottom grooves and...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I have a 40-70 SS rifle with a 0.408 bore and a freebore of 0.410 that is 0.300 long. I have a boolit that shoots great with smokeless but I have to have several grease grooves exposed for the...
I am shooting a modern single shot with a 350 gr gas check boolet cast of 20:1 alloy and want to get the most velocity that I can get with an accurate load for hunting. Since powder is scarce I...
My 7x57 was built in 1893 and has a bore of .287. I have not slugged the Krag barrel but assume since it is modern it will be close to .284. The bullets are manufactured 150 gr gc sized .285 so I...
I have a Custom Ruger #1 in 7mm Krag Improved which is basically a 280 Remington. I have several hundred cast bullets sized .285 that won't shoot better than 2 moa in my 1893 Mauser 7x57 as they are...
Forum: Leverguns
Had my maiden voyage with my 26" octagon barreled Model 94 Legacy today. I loaded up 30 rounds with several types of powder and 2 different gas checked 255 grain bullets by the same manufacturer. ...
Forum: Smokeless Paper Patching
I have nothing but time so I think I will order a box and a template and give it a whirl. I had Mathews book but can't seem to find it after being away from casting for several years. I am trying...
Forum: Smokeless Paper Patching
In watching a video on paper patching they ran the dried bullet through a sizer die. Is this not necessary? Dumb but happy :) Tom
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
I shot benchrest competitively for a few years and one of the cases was a 22ppc shortened 0.125. To make brass you had to push the shoulder back and part of the shoulder became the neck. The rifle...
Forum: Smokeless Paper Patching
I just picked up a Model 94 Legacy and want to try some paper patched boolits before I bite the boolit and buy a sizer to seat the paper. I got away from casting about 10 years ago and have no...
Forum: Leverguns
I just picked up a used but unfired Model 94 Legacy in 38-55 and the tang sight rocks to and from 5 degrees. It is the new style that Winchester provides with the Legacy with the tang safety and is...
blackpowder man, what granulation of blackpowder did you use. I would be tempted to try fffg in that bore size but I have both ffg and fffg. Do you use a wad on top of the charge? If you are going...
Thanks for the replies. What would anybody recommend for a duplex load? We sometimes want to make magnum rifles out of rounds that put lots of venison on the table with blackpowder! I assume I...
I just purchased a modern Model 94 Legacy with a 24" .377 barrel and want to shoot nothing but cast bullets for hunting. I have bought several types of cast bullets sized 379 in the 264 gr weight to...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Shooting a modern Sharps in 45-70 and want to develop a load for mule deer hunting where shots to 150 yards are common. I am leaning toward the Gould boolit with 20:1 but have no idea if I can push...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
I tried to email but got an error message. Tom
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Gentlemen, I need a little help obtaining some boolits for a friend. I got away from casting several years back and sold my HiWall 45-70 and all my moulds, etc. I gave my brass to a friend of my...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I epoxied a short electrical crimp that was brass into the notch of a factory TC rear sight and made a poor man's peep sight. It served me well for virtually no cost. Tom
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Forum: Muzzleloading.
I haven't cast REAL's for some time but as I remember, the temperature of the mould made quite a bit of difference in the diameter of the finished product. If cast right, mine loaded great and if...
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BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
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