.38-50 #2

[Kurt]

Well I finally got started on my new CPA .38-50 that I picked up last winter.
I got the DZ .38-50 #3 Hepburn about as good as I can shoot it so now it's time for the CPA .38-50
For this rifle I got enough .30-40 Krag shells from Graf last winter when it was still in stock so I keep the Winchester Head stamp for the Hepburn and these BCC case head stamp for the CPA so I wont get them mixed. I have 500 Winchester cases for the Hep and I just blew out the necks with 300 cases of the BCC brass with a load of 38 HP powder and a load of COW. It did a fine job expanding the necks to the .400" OD the chamber is.

For this rifle I provided my reamer that has the original type transition instead of the now days 45º use. I much prefer the funnel type of the old days. I think they are better for the lead and PP bullets. I have several different calibers with those transitions and all shoot very well.
The 5 cases on the left I just fired in the new CPA and the 5 on the right has the 45º transition I shot in the Hepburn.

Today I just wanted to zero the scope and I loaded sone cases with two different DDPPE bullets a 371-345 DDEPP and a 371-359 DDEPP.

I just shot at 100 yards to get the scope centered and taking the first full load to finish expanding the shell to fit the chamber.
I just used some very old Schuetzen 2F powder for this job and mixed primers, nothing special for the loads. IO will say that this rifle shows like it might shoot pretty good when I get the brass fully formed and a load worked up. Those are all 5 shots at 100 yds the center paster was shot with the 371-459 bullets as well as the top that I made an elevation change after the second shot.

I think I will take both .38's to the Quigley for some 800 yard test loads. I don't get a chance to shoot long around here.

Kurt