Baco 438470

[Don McDowell]

I asked Baco to put some modification to the 434470 bullet shorten it up a touch and add a .4 in long base .438 diameter
It weighs 467 cast from 16-1. Loaded 15 wrapped in SC55y over 82 gr OE 1f and a single wad from the thin napa rubber cork material and 15 over the thick material. Cases primed rp 2 1/2 in Jamison cases
Shot from 600 prone off sticks, still using the MVA 23 in scope in DZ mounts
Wind running 15 mph coming mostly from 2 o’clock but swinging to 10 with the occasional stop at full bore head wind

[Don McDowell]

The picture in first post was the thick wad this is the thin wad
No adjustments for wind just shooting group as best we could

[Don McDowell]

This is the last of the thick wad loads trying to chase the wind
Wiped between all shots with the Baco bore wipes wet with 7-1 napa oil water and chased with a 2 1/2 dry flannel patch

[Hiwall55]

Looks pretty good, Don.
Which 44 was this shot in?

[Don McDowell]

This was in the Shiloh #1 with the 32 inch standard barrel. The rifle hasn't shown any dislike for anything I've put thru it just yet.
What I was pretty tickled with was the fouling running this 1f and no lube wad of any sort or on the patch was easily wiped clean.

[Don McDowell]

Here it is cast wrapped and loaded

[Tgc]

Don , that is a dandy looking bullet and cartridge. Tim.

[Don McDowell]

Thanks Tim
I believe it’s going to be a real good one

[Tgc]

Don ,what do you call the nose shape of this bullet? Tim.

[Don McDowell]

Tim it's more or less a Metford nose. BACO used that nose shape on most of their paper patch bullets until the money bullet craze hit.