We finally made a bullet catching box 8' long filled with sawdust in plastic bags with cardboard spacers. Trying to figure out why the Uberti 38-55 is leading.
We tested 2 loads 16/2400 and 26/4895 patched 300gr bullet .374 dia. 13BHN, two wraps .002 onion skin, bore dia is .375, groove dia is .381.
Patch is not twisted on the bottom just laid over not to the center.
We didn't Chrono the loads, but should be around 1500fps maybe faster.
the bullet goes thru to the end of the trap 8'.
looking at the bullets there is gas cutting on the one side about half way up the bullet, in two to four places, pictures as soon as I can, wasn't smart enough to do it yesterday.
The 4895 showed many dents on the base and the base was cupped on both bullets
Any suggestions how to stop the gas cutting? do we have to use the twisted method and cutoff with dikes? my 38-50 with Black powder absolutely does not lead with PP, but a 40-65 Sharps does the same thing the Uberti does, using 18/4759 400gr bullet.