Girly Gun

[Kurt]

LOL sounds like she has in mind for a rifle for her use. LOL
I shot 70 rounds through it today to fit the brass to the chamber with just junk swept up spilled powder I put in a can for this use and odd and end primers. No sense using the good stuff for this. I mounted a scope on the rifle because I forgot to order a front sight and the wood has three coats of oil on it so I figured it's time to get the brass blown out to fit the chamber.
I took a few shots after bore sighting the rifle and looked through the spotter scope and only saw two long holes Oh man here we go!! took 5 more and nothing on the three foot square paper at 200 yards walked down range and two key holes in the paper and fresh spots in the wet sand berm all over the place....Oh brother what the hey is going on?? I thought well junk loads and just powder of hinze 57 mixes and just dropped in the case what do you expect
I picked up the target frame and moved it to 50 yards for a close shot to see holes on the paper and on the way back from the 200 yard I saw hits in the wet dirt about 75 yards short, that made me feel better about the key holes
Got the scope hitting center at 50 yards and moved it back to 200 and raised the sight 20" and shot around 30 rounds on the paper. I think this rifle will shot with good prepared loads and bullets. There where many shots through the same enlarged holes and about a 5" vertical and all holes not cutting where round
One thing for sure the bullets are to tight. Shooting 70 rounds my thumb hurts from pushing them in and the action had to cam the last 5/16" in to close the breach. The 401" diameter patched bullets are to tight!! I slugged the bore tonight and three slugs measured .3899" and the groove .4070".
When the cases dry I will load some ladder loads with 1.5 and 2F OE and 1.5 swiss and see what comes about. I have a good feeling that making the reamer and the wait building this rifle is worth the effort.
Kurt