Wisconsin Rapids mid-range match with my .44-77.

[Distant Thunder]

Yes, OE will be on the menu. For now I really only have two choices, 1 1/2 Swiss, 1F Goex and 2F Goex. I'm down to one lot of Swiss, 040313. It works in my .45-70 and .40-65 and it should work in my .44-77. The 2016 lot shot really well in the .44-77.

When I loaded the same 88 grains of 040313 there was almost no compression. I'll step it up a bit and see if it just needs more (some) compression. I've got 89 and 90 grains loaded to test and I could go up to about 95 grains if I had to.

The JBA brass is bothering me, it's .020" short. I like the BACO stuff better, it's right at 2.250".

I will eventually have another 2-D PPB that I can seat deeper, but with this 441505 it is made to be seated only .090" in the case. When the case is .020" short it's only in the case .070" and that is a big bullet to only be in the case that little bit.

I'll have to work with what I have for now but I will be trying other things in time.