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Just OOC, but what kind of psi would be generated with Bullseye?

Sounds like the graphite deterrent coating somehow burned off before the powder itself ignited. Then you had 60 grains of a faster powder than Bullseye, and the now-heated naked powder thought it...

Fired a few cast Boolits from my 10" barrel Contender. Some of the Boolit weights are oddball-I wanted to make sure they stabilized at such low velocities. No high pressure signs.

124 gr. ...

Just fired some super light-load cast Boolits from my 18.5" barreled Rem. 760 30/06.

All using 700X, no filler, 115 gr Boolits.

3.5 gr., 835 FPS, 178 ft. lb.
4.0 gr., 1001/256
4.5 gr.,...

Fired a couple of rounds, 8 gr. 700X with 152 gr. Boolits. Chrono said 1250 fps. I'll load some with 6 and 7 gr. and see what happens.

Took the rifle up to Prescott where it was cool enough to shoot, and tried a screw-plug that miked .0665", for a flow area of ~23% of the original.

Results were mixed with light/moderate loads...

Really trying hard as a n00b here not to get into an argument, but the whole torque vs HP thing has been discussed to death on various engine forums.

Bottom line, it's HP that counts, at low, mid,...

That's really a myth because of all the old long stroke engines of the past. With everything else equal (valve size, cams, squeeze, etc) there won't be much difference at all.

The big bore engine...

Not to start a big battle, but that engine analogy isn't quite right. The primary reason why *most* big bore engines have a HP advantage is because larger valves can be used with a bigger bore.
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Good point. Imagine the reaction of a jury to seeing and handling a big JHP with a huge opening.

I'll carry my Lightweight Officer's Model .45 whenever I have to go into a crummy area. Longer...

I'm going to try firing one of the CorBons from the Pug into something and see what happens. Question is what to use. Some guys use wet newspapers, but they appear to be harder than bodies.

Somehow the idea of heavy boolits in a short barrel doesn't make sense to me.

Unfortunately I just discovered the lightest .44 boolits I have are 250 gr. Keiths, and I haven't started casting yet....

OK, good start. Thanks.

Some years ago I snagged 3 CA .44 Bulldogs--a 2.5" Pug, a standard 3", and a 4" "Target" model.

I have a big variety of older .44 Boolits and pistol powders, but a long while ago I bought a box of...

Thanks, Longbow

I guess I'll just shoot them as is, at fairly slow velocities.

I think I already know the answer, but I bought a bunch of plain base .30 cal. boolits at a very good price, because they don't have gas checks. This was before I read about how much GCs help at...

Decided to try my old Pact "Precision" chronograph one more time before I bought a different brand. It's been erratic lately, only "seeing" about 25% of the shots.

Started by calling Pact. Guy...

Following jh45gun's idea, I found that when I reduced the port area of my 7400 .243 to ~30% of the original the rifle still threw the fired cases ~3' away with a load of 31 gr. AA2520 and a 100 gr. j...

UPDATE:

Here's some data on my port-restriction efforts so far. I want to end up with enough port-area to allow "gentle" extraction and ejection.

My Remington 7400 .243 has a port dia. of...

I think your idea of plugging the barrel gas port is the way to go. I wouldn't attempt to plug the tube with anything--it points backwards at the shooter.

I was quite surprised when my reduced...

I "vote" to leave it as written. If it hadn't had the 7400 I probably wouldn't have looked at the thread, so my 7400 would still be in the back of the safe.

My interest was in getting rid of the...

I really owe you one for this. My 7400 has been sitting in my safe for years, after I grew tired of chasing after the brass. I'd go to a range and use cardboard, etc deflectors to try and keep the...

Thanks for the quick reply. I just removed the forearm and checked things out. I used a strong flashlight and didn't see any wear along the upper receiver where the bolt slides.

Next I removed...

Real good post. I'll have to check my .243 mod. 7400 for wear. Are the 7400's supposed to be better than the 742's? I'm going to do the mod on mine anyway, because I don't like it throwing brass...

Better stock up now. Price will go outta sight when word of this gets around!