My new Swede

[Dutchman]

Dutchman,

Thanks for the info. I do appreciate it. I am still working on my Swede. I have been using two bullets. Both NOE and both 140 grains with both sized to .266. One is a round nose and one is a flat point. I cleaned inside the bolt and everywhere.

The target I displayed here was the very first target ever shot(by me) with this rifle. I know I and the rifle can do better. Just wanted a baseline and to see if it work, ha ha….

Now, I have done some more experiments w/ different powder weights including a different powder. In fact using Red Dot I have tighten the groups(almost half the size, honest)even more than my loads using IMR4227. I also use a steady front rest and a nice rear bag. I know this rifle has potential.

Also, what do you think about diopter sights? I have a Hooka and a Busk. Been mulling over the idea of drill and tapping to mount one of them.

Talk to you later, Matt

Greetings Matt -- Measure your two cast bullets. If you can shoot them unsized it might be a good experiment. Some rifles like .268". I generally load 20 rds to see what's what.

Fast pistol powders seem to produce excellent accuracy. I use Reddot, Unique and 2400. At the moment I'm very short of Unique so I'll use Reddot. I also just bought a 8 pound jug of 5744 so I'll load some with that.

I don't have a photo of a Busk diopter. The Hooka looks a lot like the Lyman 48. You'd need an appropriate front sight as well. The Swedish target front sights are rather scarce anymore. I like the Lyman MJT which is a large tunnel target sight that takes various inserts. The little dinky Lyman 17 is way too small to hang off the end of a 29" barrel, IMO. The Hooka looks like you'll need to remove some wood on the right side directly in front of the bolt handle. If you go that route do a neat job and it won't kill the value of the rifle down the road. At least its a Swedish diopter. I have one rifle set up with an Elite and one with GF.

http://dutchman.rebooty.com/targetsights.html

This is the GF diopter.

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https://postimg.cc/gallery/tg2dN0kHere are some pics of the Busk. I think I’m going to like this sight. Don’t have to carve out any wood like the Hooka.

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[M1fuzz]

Here are some pics of the Busk. I think I’m going to like this sight. Don’t have to carve out any wood like the Hooka.

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I tried to post more. I just hate trying to post any pics here. Can never get it to work right.

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https://postimg.cc/gallery/FFwYDMp

[M1fuzz]

Here is a pic of the bullets I have been using. The flat point has been doing better than the round nose. But, more experimenting needs to been done

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