Longshot is another very nice powder for the 210-215 gr. SWCs. Very accurate and shootable in the 1050-1100 fps range.
Longshot is another very nice powder for the 210-215 gr. SWCs. Very accurate and shootable in the 1050-1100 fps range.
IMR SR-4756...the powder for .38-44 loads...
Were your loads in magnum brass or special?
I have an order of 220 cutting edge solids coming & Longshot is one of the Powders I plan to work some tests with. Actually going to give those bullets a go in special brass myself. Longshot is very new to me though, so starting right from scratch with it. Just curious what kind of charges you (or anyone) is using in their 41's with Longshot.
I've shot lead my whole life til this point, but started playing with a few jacketed bullets just so I've got data logged. I don't know what's going on abroad, but this winter tire shops here have been forced away from lead via govt "bs" in order to be more environmentally friendly ... I figure, should the day come that things turn completely like California, at least I'll have data ready to go on copper bullets.
I intend to settle on something in the 1100-1200fps range. See what happens.
All my loads are in magnum brass. If my powder charge is less than 50% of capacity I usually deep seat the bullets over the shoulder or the ogive, depending on the bullet.
Changing the nose to accept gas checks wouldn't hurt either.
I ended up not changing it just because it's old and some how bordering on sacred.
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |