Buckshot Sheridan Posted January 22, 2023 Posted January 22, 2023 Patching up some of my little friends for long range at EOT. No question when they connect.
Uriah, SASS # 53822 Posted January 22, 2023 Posted January 22, 2023 Buckshot, Who’s the mold maker, weight, and diameter? Uriah
Buckshot Sheridan Posted January 23, 2023 Author Posted January 23, 2023 8 hours ago, Uriah, SASS # 53822 said: Buckshot, Who’s the mold maker, weight, and diameter? Uriah Steve Brooks mold .494 diameter Creedmoor nose 1.550 length 715gr
Scarlett Posted January 26, 2023 Posted January 26, 2023 Tell me more… what rifle? I don’t know much about patching… silk? Hugs! Scarlett
Buckshot Sheridan Posted January 26, 2023 Author Posted January 26, 2023 Shiloh Sharps in 50-2 1/2. The bullet is wrapped in paper, it acts as a jacket just as copper does on a modern bullet. The paper is about .0015” thick, and is wrapped onto the bullet wet. 44-40s on the left. Two different loadings for the 50 on the right.
Uriah, SASS # 53822 Posted January 26, 2023 Posted January 26, 2023 Buckshot, So, you’re wrapped to .500. (.494 + 4x.0015) air mail sheets or linen. What does the barrel slug to? How far do you seat the bullet? I once barrel that had a paper patch chamber. 45-90. Bullet was .450 ( Buffalo Arms) that I patched to .457-8. Barrel was .450/.458. 1/8” seating depth. Swiss 1.5, 96 gr, it shot great groups. Not great with tamer powders. I sold the barrel, 45-90, bullet mold. In an eleven pound Hepburn, it took me years to get over the flinch. The Hepburn now sports 38-50 Rem Hepburn barrel. Uriah
Buckshot Sheridan Posted January 26, 2023 Author Posted January 26, 2023 By the time they shrink up in the course of drying they finish out at .499. Barrel is .500/.510. Paper is Seth Cole 55W tracing paper. Haven’t got the numbers handy, but if I recall I’m about .300 into the case. Charge is 112gr of 1.5F Swiss giving me a speed right at 1320.
Scarlett Posted January 26, 2023 Posted January 26, 2023 1 hour ago, Buckshot Sheridan said: Shiloh Sharps in 50-2 1/2. The bullet is wrapped in paper, it acts as a jacket just as copper does on a modern bullet. The paper is about .0015” thick, and is wrapped onto the bullet wet. 44-40s on the left. Two different loadings for the 50 on the right. That’s really cool. I’m gonna TRY to get over to the Long Range and watch. I have a Browning 1885 HiWall 125th Anniversary edition that I don’t shoot enough and I LOVE long range!! I don’t have time to shoot everything at EOT …but would love to see you shoot that gun and those cartridges! I’ll be set up vending on the left side as you come towards the main tent. Please stop by and say hi and let me know when you’re gonna be shooting! Hugs! Scarlett
Buckshot Sheridan Posted January 26, 2023 Author Posted January 26, 2023 21 minutes ago, Scarlett said: That’s really cool. I’m gonna TRY to get over to the Long Range and watch. I have a Browning 1885 HiWall 125th Anniversary edition that I don’t shoot enough and I LOVE long range!! I don’t have time to shoot everything at EOT …but would love to see you shoot that gun and those cartridges! I’ll be set up vending on the left side as you come towards the main tent. Please stop by and say hi and let me know when you’re gonna be shooting! Hugs! Scarlett I’ll stop by. If things are running smoothly I plan to shoot a couple of the events, just depends on how it goes hearding cats at the same time. Bring the Highwall out. Just need a 300 yard sight setting for 2 of the single shot events, and 550 yards for the third.
Scarlett Posted January 26, 2023 Posted January 26, 2023 It’s been since before Covid that I’ve shot my hiwall. If I can get it sighted in, I’ll bring it. I’ve made a 300 yard shot ONCE! Big hugs!! Scarlett
watab kid Posted January 27, 2023 Posted January 27, 2023 i admire the efforts as i know what is involved , i wish i had the time
Cpt Dan Blodgett, SASS #75655 Posted January 28, 2023 Posted January 28, 2023 So what do for an encore walk barefoot on hot coals? Maybe just stick stick bamboo shoots under finger nails? Seriously now those look amazing
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