Lol😁 thanks for your thoughts and good humour. I realise I'm overcomplicating things to a degree but I'm happy to tinker now that I have got a hunting load. It's all part of the fun as far as I'm...
Liked On: 24-08-2023, 08:31 PM
Looks to have once been a bayonet for a Snider. I would say it is well past restoration to put it back to its original form and has minimal value unfortunately.
Liked On: 24-08-2023, 08:29 PM
So just load up some 139s at 42 grams 20 thou off the lands and call it that ? No need to work up at this charge weight?
Liked On: 24-08-2023, 07:09 PM
Just be aware using a cheap optical chrono your results will be consistent but not necessarily accurate. For example on the same day you might shoot early morning and get 2647, 2655,...
Liked On: 24-08-2023, 07:08 PM
If you listen to some, by the time you find the best load you will run out of components, perhaps may not be able to buy more identical components and and need to rebarrel because the original is...
Liked On: 24-08-2023, 07:07 PM
and here is another free observation for you... RUMPY may like to confirm this as seeing his targets with multiple loads made it plurry obvious to me. this is really easy to see for yourself as you...
Liked On: 24-08-2023, 07:06 PM
I've read that velocity drop is often associated with initial compression of the powder charge. As others have already said 41.5 seems worth picking. Don't chase speed, chase consistent accuracy.
Liked On: 24-08-2023, 06:57 PM