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March 30th 1860, 1st Reloads
- RanchRoper
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March 30th 1860, 1st Reloads
Well howdy folks. Sunny, 60F and windy. Cross wind about 30mph today at the range.
After much thinking and ruminatin' about reloading.....here are my first reloads. 8 rounds thru my 1860 Henry at 50 yards. 8" target.
Off hand standing/sweating/praying.
6.5 to 6.7 gr of Universal. 250 gr LRNFP bullet. 2nd time fired brass.
Success! 8 big bangs and 8 holes to match. No shrapnel flying at all. Not bad for a windy day and have not shot for a few weeks. Thanks for all the help gang.
After much thinking and ruminatin' about reloading.....here are my first reloads. 8 rounds thru my 1860 Henry at 50 yards. 8" target.
Off hand standing/sweating/praying.
6.5 to 6.7 gr of Universal. 250 gr LRNFP bullet. 2nd time fired brass.
Success! 8 big bangs and 8 holes to match. No shrapnel flying at all. Not bad for a windy day and have not shot for a few weeks. Thanks for all the help gang.
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1860 Colt SA Richards Conversion Revolver .45C
1860 Henry .45C
1885 High Wall .45C
1820-1840 Frontier Percussion .50
1790-1820 Frontier Flintlock .50
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1860 Henry .45C
1885 High Wall .45C
1820-1840 Frontier Percussion .50
1790-1820 Frontier Flintlock .50
Ohkínohkomit - Shoot skillfully
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Re: March 30th 1860, 1st Reloads
as usual, good shooting .... what were your impressions as to recoil, general feel, sound, etc .. .. how about residue left in your rifle .. ..
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Re: March 30th 1860, 1st Reloads
Sounds like fun, and that rifle is a thing of beauty for sure. Here’s hoping mine can somehow achieve that look someday as well.
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Re: March 30th 1860, 1st Reloads
First impressions; sound seemed same as usual although I was in the shed shooting out so a bit more cannon-like. Had electronic headphones on. Recoil was same as normal, not much. Bullets hit the wood with authority. Rounds chambered very slick, ejected fine. Nothing out of the ordinary for residue around the chamber or lifter. All good from what I can tell. I would say that powder load is good.
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1860 Colt SA Richards Conversion Revolver .45C
1860 Henry .45C
1885 High Wall .45C
1820-1840 Frontier Percussion .50
1790-1820 Frontier Flintlock .50
Ohkínohkomit - Shoot skillfully
1860 Henry .45C
1885 High Wall .45C
1820-1840 Frontier Percussion .50
1790-1820 Frontier Flintlock .50
Ohkínohkomit - Shoot skillfully
Re: March 30th 1860, 1st Reloads
God Bless you RR. Another survivor of the home loading school. Looks good buddy. Keep it up and have fun.
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Re: March 30th 1860, 1st Reloads
Me and Badger both knew ya could do it. Looks good RR now how does it feel after all that back and forth of should I do it or should I buy it.
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Re: March 30th 1860, 1st Reloads
Seems good. I will load a bunch tomorrow. Although that money would have bought a nice 1885 low wall....
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1860 Colt SA Richards Conversion Revolver .45C
1860 Henry .45C
1885 High Wall .45C
1820-1840 Frontier Percussion .50
1790-1820 Frontier Flintlock .50
Ohkínohkomit - Shoot skillfully
1860 Henry .45C
1885 High Wall .45C
1820-1840 Frontier Percussion .50
1790-1820 Frontier Flintlock .50
Ohkínohkomit - Shoot skillfully
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Re: March 30th 1860, 1st Reloads
RanchRoper wrote:First impressions; sound seemed same as usual although I was in the shed shooting out so a bit more cannon-like. Had electronic headphones on. Recoil was same as normal, not much. Bullets hit the wood with authority. Rounds chambered very slick, ejected fine. Nothing out of the ordinary for residue around the chamber or lifter. All good from what I can tell. I would say that powder load is good.
no surprise whatsoever but delighted to hear it .... looking forward to your reports on using them in your wheelgun ....
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Re: March 30th 1860, 1st Reloads
RR, I've really enjoyed reading about your journey into reloading. Congrats on a great job on the reloading and, as always, the shooting.
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Re: March 30th 1860, 1st Reloads
Nicely done, RR, very nicely done.
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Henry H001TLP,H001TLB,H003T,H004,H006R,H006M,H012R,H012AW,H012MRCC,H010CC,H015-357,H015-44,H015-4570
Winchester 9422,1873,1885,1886,1892
Marlin 39A,AS,CL,D,M,Mountie,TDS,1897CB,Texan,1894CB,1895CBA,1895SBL
Ruger #1 44Mag