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March 30th 1860, 1st Reloads

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March 30th 1860, 1st Reloads

Post by RanchRoper » Sat Mar 30, 2019 8:07 pm

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.
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Re: March 30th 1860, 1st Reloads

Post by JEBar » Sat Mar 30, 2019 8:14 pm

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

Post by dddrees » Sat Mar 30, 2019 8:19 pm

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

Post by RanchRoper » Sat Mar 30, 2019 8:30 pm

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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Re: March 30th 1860, 1st Reloads

Post by Cofisher » Sat Mar 30, 2019 8:36 pm

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

Post by BigAl52 » Sat Mar 30, 2019 8:54 pm

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

Post by RanchRoper » Sat Mar 30, 2019 9:01 pm

Seems good. I will load a bunch tomorrow. Although that money would have bought a nice 1885 low wall....
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Re: March 30th 1860, 1st Reloads

Post by JEBar » Sat Mar 30, 2019 9:26 pm

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

Post by North Country Gal » Sun Mar 31, 2019 12:20 pm

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

Post by tractortad » Sun Mar 31, 2019 12:47 pm

Nicely done, RR, very nicely done.
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