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Kid Rich

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  1. The shorter the barrel the less time it will have to rise. In one of the rifles I have a 205g bullet moving at 2500 fps  will be 18" high at 100 yds, compared to a 147g bullet moving at 2900 fps. So yes, how much difference depends on barrel length, velocity etc.

    kR

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  2. Several things you can check. The bolt face-make sure it has not become peened by many primers being hit, it may be that the fp hole is closed a little. Firing pin channel- clean it with a good cleaner and a pipe cleaner. Also check the fp spring it may be a little stronger than needed. Mainspring may be weak from years of use.  Check the hammer to make sure crud is not between it and the frame. FP extension- make sure it is clean as well as the channel it runs in. Check to make sure your primary main spring screw is tight. ALL of these parts have to be free of crud and properly lubed in order for that little primer to go bang.

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  3. 16 hours ago, Driftwood Johnson, SASS #38283 said:

    Howdy

     

    I have been using Schuetzen for many years now. As others have reported it tends to burn a little bit cleaner than Goex. I believe this is because Schuetzen uses a better grade of charcoal than Goex. I used to use FFg in shotgun and 45-70, and FFFg in 45 Colt and 44-40. These days I use FFg in everything, just to keep things simple. Expect to get somewhere between 60 fps to 100 fps less velocity with FFg than FFFg, all other things (like how much you use) being equal.

     

     

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    As others have said,  just fill up the case and compress it a little bit, I like to compress between 1/16" - 1/8". You will never notice much velocity difference in CAS. Long range, precision 45-70 is a different story.

     

     

    I made up this handy chart years ago. It shows the actual weight of various powders I have used over the years with the standard volumes in Cubic Centimeters that I use most often in cartridges. 2.2CC is what I use in 45 Colt and 44-40. Note that 2.2CC of Elephant FFg (no longer available) weighed significantly more than 2.2CC of Scheutzen.

     

     

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    Again,  just pour in enough so that it is compressed by the bullet by about 1/16" - 1/8" and don't worry about the velocity.

    Just a guess but the Elephant probably weighs more than the Schuetzen because of the fines in it. When I shot a lot of long range ML we used to sock the powder to get rid of the fines. Also made it shoot a lot cleaner.

    kR

    PS good to hear from you Driftwood.

  4. 8 hours ago, Imis Twohofon,SASS # 46646 said:

    I happen to know the location of the BEST banana pudding in Tennessee, TW knows where it is so they may be out of fixins at this time.

     

    Imis

    Bell Buckle Cafe?

    kR

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  5. 19 hours ago, J-BAR #18287 said:


    I prefer this, too.

     

    Whatever you choose to lube threads with, remember it doesn't take a whole lot.  If you coat the threads all the way around, the excess will get squeezed out when the nipple is seated into the cylinder and could cause problems.  I use a Q-tip to wipe a smear on one side of the threads.  The lube gets distributed completely around when the nipple gets screwed into place.  Never had a frozen nipple even after shooting several months of matches without removing nipples for cleaning.

     

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    That is way more than I use.

    kR

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