Development of PP loads for the .44-77.

[Distant Thunder]

I'm not really in a race with you, other that for what fun I can have poking you a bit , but I am very interested in what this bullet is capable of in other rifles. I think it is great that you have the same bullet, you'll test it more than I would ever have time to . I believe the 2-D design has great potential and would really like to see it proven out.

I'll have to be on my game for Rapids on the 22nd. I faltered at 600 at the gong match. The heat and fatigue got to me and I was really unsteady on those last two gongs. I shot really well at 300 yards, I was very steady and broke good shots. At 600 it was pretty obvious that I hadn't shot a match in 10 months. I'll probably do so shooting with my .22 to "toughen up" for the paper match.

All this is to get me in shape for Lodi in September, I hope to do reasonably well then.