Thread: What Have You Loaded Today

Originally Posted by Crusty

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

Originally Posted by akaroa1

@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

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!

Originally Posted by Crusty

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 ?

Mine is a single shot - "Improved Martini" action Westley Richards.

Original loads were up around 1900fps

Originally Posted by Crusty

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

Originally Posted by akaroa1

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.