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[Mike]

Mike, I now see I made another omission in the original post in that I forgot to mention the 0.030 fiber wad between the 2nd wax paper wad and the bullet. It's gotta be either an older boy thing or not enough coffee in the morning before attempting to do any serious thinking.

I don't know if gg bullets are of interest to you, but just in case I also shoot a couple of gg bullets in the .40/65; one is a Paul Jones (PJ) money bullet and the other is a Lyman snover. Both shoot well and as Dean mentioned I can shoot both those bullets a long time w/ a single damp patched pushed slowly through the barrel from breech to muzzle. I leave the remaining dampness in the barrel and dry the chamber w/ a dry patch. I can easily shoot a full mid-range match (both prone and position) w/ that combo, and never clean the barrel until finished. Re: gg bullets the advantage seems to go w/ the PJ money bullet, because it handles the wind better in this windy country. This translates into less windage adjustment and lower elevation adjustment compared to a lot of other gg bullets in the same conditions.

Also, as Dean mentioned re: the heavier 69-70 gr. loads, I've tried them and they seem to be a little too much; 65-67 gr. 2F or 3F seems to be the best for precision shooting w/ the other components I'm using. Sorry about another omission, but I think I got it right this time.

Regards
IR

IR, Thanks again for all of the details. I don't have a .40 yet and I'm still trying to learn about my .44, as Dean knows. But there's no such thing as too many details. Let me thank you once more.