Daryl S
posted this
31 January 2007
Thanks for the responce, guys. I guess seeing the original add form Winchester about the .32 Spl. and it's 'design' parameters for black powder re-loading by shooters, made me think of the long slim .375 as being a worthwhile vehicle for tests. It's capacity should help to put it above the .38/72, if by a small margin.
: Some 35 year ago, I started shooting 3 position competition with a BRNO .375 and the Lyman 264gr. cast bullet and 7625 powder. At about 1,350fps, it was a marvelously accurate load and with the little pop-up peep sight, I was able to hold around 1-1/2” to 2” prone with Ansheutz sling.
: I figured slightly higher ballistics with black when I presented the original question above. Black Mag 3, which I have a few pounds of still, will probably raise those velocities to around 1,500fps. It gives higher than black velocoties in the m71 Mauser, which I need to do more testing with this coming shooting season. Right now, it's a bit chilly for shooting & I'm still building my new shop (new house).
: Ed, I'm with you on the .458's ability to please with a wide variety of powders. In the .50 Alaskan Rolling Block that I put together, the OxYoke wads took me from 2” to 2-1/2” down to 1-1/2” at both 100 and 200 yards. They were instrumental in clean shooting with SPG, Lyman BP lube and beeswax/Vaseline, shooting cleanly enough for 10 shots strings without having to wipe or blow through the bore. With paper patched, of course, a lube ball was required and the OxYoke wad seemed not to help. I should never have traded that rolling block away. Now I have to shoot against the new owner at Rendezvous.