44-77 brass

[J.B.]

Sam... I've put a few rounds down range so far.. but still a long way from experienced with it. All work to date has been with gg bullets ( sorry to the purists ) but I do hope, with two pp moulds to choose from, that I'll get there eventually. My rifle weighs about 12 1/2 lbs and frankly find it a joy to shoot. Recoil is there but after shooting a 50 x 2.5 & a 45 x 2 7/8' .. this is very manageable. My best results have all been 800 yds or less and I've yet to get any conclusive feed back at 1000 yds. We shot this last weekend out to 1000 yds but I didnt fair well at all. Not withstanding my ability on the day... I've decided that a 2' black square at 1000 yds...just isnt big enough for my eyes to maintain any kind of consistent sight picture. We may remedy that for the next paper target shoot. I'm trialling a mould that Harlan & I nutted out via email... it's listed on his website now. It allows for only .3" seated in the case and three lube grooves clear of the case. As Don and Kurt have suggested it is a tad on the long side but can be driven a touch faster with the extra case capacity. Its been the best performer so far for me..out to 900 yds. If you're going to be running 1/17" twist rates I dont imagine you'll be experiencing a lot of these issues that the 1/19" 's are dealing with. I'm quite taken with the cartridge... but then that's probably obvious.