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    Quote Originally Posted by Crusty View Post
    Over the last few days I have:
    • Cast fifty .45 cal bullets
    • Cast fifty x .50 cal bullets
    • Loaded twenty 500 No.2 Black powder express - 130 gr 2f
    • loaded 50 or so 45/70
    • Loaded 120 odd 9x39 Russian


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    @Crusty 577-500 no2 and at a guess a BACo 300 grain express bullet ?
    How much BP in your no2 ?

    My 577-500 #2 Double will be in hand later this month
    I have brass and will make a case forming die when the rifle arrives and I can chamber cast it.

    But as yet I don't have a .510 Express weight bullet mould
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    Quote Originally Posted by akaroa1 View Post
    @Crusty 577-500 no2 and at a guess a BACo 300 grain express bullet ?
    How much BP in your no2 ?

    My 577-500 #2 Double will be in hand later this month
    I have brass and will make a case forming die when the rifle arrives and I can chamber cast it.

    But as yet I don't have a .510 Express weight bullet mould
    OK see you were running 130 grains 2FG

    I intend trying my Holy Smoke 1 1/2 FG cartridge powder.
    But do also have some FG available locally and Holy Smoke will be making a little bit of FG soon and getting a kg to the sight island for me

    If the 577-500 doesn't like the FG I will just gave to make a cannon to use it up
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    clarified powder

    I'm using a Cast Bullet Engineering 509 -325.
    I have used 1 1/2 FG Holy smoke (cartridge), but velocity was lower than expected at about 1600fps. First time with 2fg.

    HS is the best powder I have used so far - burns cleaner than Swiss or the Curtis's and Harvey No6.

    hopefully the 2fg cartridge will shoot well too.

    Mine is a Westley Richards 1871 retailed by John Dickson & Son, Edinburgh.

    This load kicks - don't shoot it prone!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Crusty View Post
    I'm using a Cast Bullet Engineering 509 -325.
    I have used 1 1/2 FG Holy smoke (cartridge), but velocity was lower than expected at about 1600fps. First time with 2fg.

    HS is the best powder I have used so far - burns cleaner than Swiss or the Curtis's and Harvey No6.

    hopefully the 2fg cartridge will shoot well too.

    Mine is a Westley Richards 1871 retailed by John Dickson & Son, Edinburgh.

    This load kicks - don't shoot it prone!
    @Crusty the CBE looks ideal for the #2
    I hadn't considered that option

    The BACO 510 300 just seems a bit light

    Are you aiming for 1700 to 1800 fps to regulate your double ?
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    Mine is a single shot - "Improved Martini" action Westley Richards.

    Original loads were up around 1900fps

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    Quote Originally Posted by Crusty View Post
    I'm using a Cast Bullet Engineering 509 -325.
    I have used 1 1/2 FG Holy smoke (cartridge), but velocity was lower than expected at about 1600fps. First time with 2fg.

    HS is the best powder I have used so far - burns cleaner than Swiss or the Curtis's and Harvey No6.

    hopefully the 2fg cartridge will shoot well too.

    Mine is a Westley Richards 1871 retailed by John Dickson & Son, Edinburgh.

    This load kicks - don't shoot it prone!
    OK if it's a WR 1871 single shot martini the full noise 577-500 #2 will be pretty lively
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    Quote Originally Posted by akaroa1 View Post
    OK if it's a WR 1871 single shot martini the full noise 577-500 #2 will be pretty lively
    At the range the other day - Holy Smoke 2fg is the best load yet. Fraser from Pard was there with the new Labradar. Load tested out at average of 1775 fps. Most accurate so far.

    A bit of lead in the bore so might need to go a bit harder.

    Very impressed with the Labradar!
    Yes, it does give a BC - about .125 in my case, so nearly the BC of a brick.

 

 

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