My continuing efforts with the .44-77.

[Distant Thunder]

Don,

No, everyone is not using the same target. That was reason we went with the sting measurement, any target will work. I just print out the ones I'm using and I can see the bullet holes through my spotting scope very easily. Any target that you can see will work.

Pistol primers:

I have been using them in my Hepburn for something like 6 years now and my .40-65 for 4 or 5 years and I haven't had a problem in either rifle. As I do with those two rifles I will keep a close eye on this Shiloh to be sure there is no problem.

I do modify my firing pins to work better with Pistol primers, but would not recommend it to anyone else. I started doing this mod when I built my Hepburn. I had an idea while I was making the firing pin and wanted to see if it would work. I'm still testing the theory.

I really think my .44-77 is shooting with sub-moa accuracy using the pistol primers, but I only have one wind flag and it is down at the target. I had a light left to right wind while I was shooting today and the flag was out a little and never really changed, but I think it may have picked up somewhere between me and the target on those last 3 shots. I had no way to see it if it did.