Good/Bad news

[Don McDowell]

And I'll go so far as to say you could do worse things than just mounting up a vernier on that little 44 and taking a batch of ammo loaded with that bullet to Lodi..

[Kurt]

No-No-No that little .44 will never sport a tang sight, it works just fine as is

[Don McDowell]

No-No-No that little .44 will never sport a tang sight, it works just fine as is

Well beings you don't want to take the rifle that could win the match for ya..
If it were me, I'ld load enough ammo for the 44-90 with the original creedmoor bullet to shoot the Lodi match, just like the way you had it loaded for the last time you were at Alliance.
Then I'ld load some of the 100 with that prolate bullet at around 1250 fps, if that doesnt' keep that thing stable to 1000 yds, I'ld turn it into a paper weight, or let those blocks keep your pedersoli sight company in the weeds.... That bullet has given you a lot of fits.
Well there it is, my take on the deal,, and probably not worth the price you paid for it.

[Kurt]

To keep the Olde Eynesford at 1250 fps I would have to have a 3/4" wad stack in that case
I cast a bunch of the Sharps bullets yesterday 1 3/8" long flat base like they used for the creedmoor and some 1.425". They used a 550 gr at 1-13/32" long in the .44-100 bn.
If they used that 550 gr I have some doubts that they used the slow 1/19 1/20 ROT in the .44-100BN because I get oblong holes at 200 yards shooting that bullet using the 1/19 Rough rider.
But your right about that prolate. It's a fine shooter inside the pig line but @ 800 when the winds get around 10 mph the groups open up.

Looks like Lodi will be another load development match

[Don McDowell]

Well let it out to 13-1325 then...
Every match is a load development match for me.

[Old Jim]

Well let it out to 13-1325 then...
Every match is a load development match for me.

Nobodys ever told me different, so thats how its always been for me too.

But how much fun would it be to know before hand that you had the winnin' match load in your rifle ?

[Kurt]

I will get that .44-100 combination worked out just like I did with the .44-90bn.
Sure would like to have your back yard!!

[Don McDowell]

Well you can't have it, but you can dang sure borrow it anytime you want.
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[Lumpy Grits]

And with that. Don 'hangs' the 'carrot-on-a-stick', for ALL to see.

Gary