Thread: F Class Finally

Greetings All,
In a post on Redundant Cartridges I half jokingly suggested I might try my .30-40 Martini at 300 yards on one of the F Class shoots. Later I thought why not. The rifle has a target weight barrel with a 12 inch twist and has proved reasonably accurate. The throat is relatively short allowing 150 and 165 grain projectiles to be seated close to the rifling if 30-40 Krag cases are used so the half joke turned into a project. Yesterday when it was raining the old Leupold 4 power scope that was on the rifle was changed to a FX1 3-9 with finger adjustable click adjustments. Next the 40 rounds of .30-40 ammo on hand were broken down for their components. These were loaded by Collings & Brady in the 1990's with 150 grain Interlock projectiles and 38 grains of what I am reasonably sure is AR2206. These were likely loaded for rebarrelled Lee Enfields and were a little hot for what I care to fire in a 140 year old action.
Today, still raining and a Severe Weather Warning in place, some test loads will be put together with 150 and 165 grain projectiles for basic testing, rough scope adjustment and chronographing. Longer range shooting will have to wait as even more rain is forecast for tomorrow.
Regards Grandpamac.