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Ranch13
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My next Creedmoor and long range cartridge
Have the barrel, size die and components ready. Now need the reamer's from the friend of mine that is having his rifle built, so I can get my rifle rebarreled.
44 2.4 st. 45-90 starline brass sized to 44 cal, both cases loaded with 80 grs of Goex Olde Eynsford 1.5, case on the left is a .435 diameter Brooks postel bullet 1.3 inches long , bullet on the right is Buffalo Arms Co .434470 1.35 inches long. Both bullets wrapped in 8 lb seth cole paper.
Oh the anquish of waiting for the rifle's
44 2.4 st. 45-90 starline brass sized to 44 cal, both cases loaded with 80 grs of Goex Olde Eynsford 1.5, case on the left is a .435 diameter Brooks postel bullet 1.3 inches long , bullet on the right is Buffalo Arms Co .434470 1.35 inches long. Both bullets wrapped in 8 lb seth cole paper.
Oh the anquish of waiting for the rifle's

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Sako
The hardest part is getting the patches cut to the right height for the bullet, then training your fingers to roll those bullets in the paper. Then it becomes a matter of trial and error on the wad stack, wiping routine between shots in target matches..
It is a lot more effort than shooting greasers, and not hard to figure out why it went obscolete.
Sako
What make is your 40-65? A lot of folks are doing well with the .395 diameter slicks from Buffalo Arms.
C. Sharps Arms model 1875
Sako
But until then I'll have to learn from what my friend gets accomplished with his rifle that is being made by CPA , just waiting for Oregon Barrel to send them the barrel he spec'ld out. His barrel is stainless with a little heavier contour by .08 at the muzzle and he specified the twist at 16, my barrel is 16.5
With this Eynsford powder I'm suspecting the velocity will be somewhere around 1325 with the 480 gr bullet and closer to 1350 with the 450. That should be fast enough in that twist to keep those bullets stable in the windsheer at 1000 yds.
Yeh that's half the fun :applause:
That's just awesome, Oregon Gunsmithing is a great outfit!!