Powder for 44-77

[Nuclearcricket]

Thanks Don, I don't know and will not know till I get the rifle back if I can get that much powder under that 480gr bullet or not. I will have to see if that extra grain will fit in the case, I think it should, it will just get crunched a little more is all. Once I know what OAL I have to work with it will not take too long to fill up a bunch of cases and be ready to to. I will probably set down this weekend and put primers in the cases, then it will just be wads, powder, wads and bullet.
Am kind of hoping that I can do a deal with my smith and swap him a rifle for his work. He seemed to have a little interest in a Siamese Mauser, I just don't know yet weather he wants one to play with or if he wants one to shoot. Either way I can accommodate him. After spending a week and a half scrubbing bores, it turns out that I have one with an ok bore, one with a pretty good bore and one that damn near looks new. Hell of a lot of work getting gunk out of something that old. OH well I guess time will tell.
Sam