All:
Newbie here.
I have owned this Original Rem Creedmoor for 30 plus years and I'm finally getting together the necessary components to shoot it. It is in outstanding condition, complete with both tang and the butt sight mount.
Barrel is marked 44s-100 but casts as 44 Remington Special. The barrel is 5 groove so measuring the bore is a bit tricky - best I can tell is groove .446 and bore .443. Very little free bore - maybe .190 from case mouth to start of rifling.
I have 40 new cases (HDS 44 Sharps BSC) that I have sized and trimmed. Fired formed a few with cream of wheat.
Now I need to find a Boolit. Paperpatch? I'm leaning that way, more because that was how it was built and the freebore might make a GG a tougher mold to find.
Anyone with directions on getting some boolits to try or what I should do next please clue me in.
I've read Matthews book -"The paper Jacket" and the process does not seem that tough, I just don't want to screw this old girl up.
Best,
Mark
In North Dakota