Just another mould..or two.

[Distant Thunder]

Kurt,

Well at this point I'm thinking I will test the under the powder wads again to see if they continue to show an improvement. I learned many years ago that one group means absolutely nothing and it takes several groups to prove that something is working. The thing that jumped out at me with this group using the U.P. wads was that it had only about 1/8” of vertical and 1 5/15 horizontal spread. All the other groups were more or less triangular and showing about the same vertical as the horizontal, but it’s only 3 shots so don’t take it to the bank yet.

I’ll move to 5 shot groups next and stay with the 82 grains of my new Swiss 1 ½. I will also continue with the 2 over the powder wads and the pistol primers. That pretty much leaves just the under the powder wads. I’ll sort out which is consistently the best and then work up with the powder a bit and see where that goes.

I’m still a ways off from having my machines up and running, but once I get my lathe going I’ll make the adjustment to the flat base screw that Steve Brooks sent me and test the same length bullet with a flat base. It’s likely to weight another 5 grains but I see this 1.350” bullet as being a very useful projectile for mid range and silhouette if things keep looking good.

I keep forgetting to mention that it was Don McDowell that told me that his 17 twist rifle really liked this length and the idea didn’t fall on deaf ears. I know you have worked with some lighter .44 caliber bullets with excellent results as well. I’m always looking for that 520 grain weight but I know a lot of shooting does not require that much lead.

I think my .44-77 is going to be very happy with this adjustable mold from Steve. I put a lot of thought into this mold and I think it’s all coming together nicely.