Load searching for the 77

[Don McDowell]

Love my Shiloh 77 in 45-90. But never have quite got "thee" load for it yet. Today I believe I came a little closer.
Not the best day for load testing but it is what it is. Twitchy head winds, lots of light changes, and with the recent moisture loads of mirage.
600 yards shot from prone. 78 grains OE 1/2 single thin felt wad and my design dual diameter bullet from Brooks. Jamison cases, rp 2 1/2 primer.

[Kurt]

Love my Shiloh 77 in 45-90. But never have quite got "thee" load for it yet. Today I believe I came a little closer.
Not the best day for load testing but it is what it is. Twitchy head winds, lots of light changes, and with the recent moisture loads of mirage.
600 yards shot from prone. 78 grains OE 1/2 single thin felt wad and my design dual diameter bullet from Brooks. Jamison cases, rp 2 1/2 primer.

Well Don, that is a nice round group around the center for 600 yards.
A little load development and get that shooter shot in it will be a winner for sure.
I like the caliber. It will stay with the larger shells.
Kurt

[Don McDowell]

I should have used a smaller aperature in the front. The one that is in was quite a bit to big for that white center and keeping the same hold was challenging
Then throw in those pesky head winds



Hoping the eye doc sees fit to make these cataracts go by by next week

[JKR]

Don,
I’ve often seen you refer to the use of OE powder. Do you have a stock of the old stuff or are they making it again?
Jim

[Don McDowell]

I have a good supply of it
Wish the would get rocked off center and get it back in production
My 1 f is getting short

[Kurt]

When you get those lamps fixed you better get a pair of dark sunglasses LOL.
It's been over a month since they fixed mine and I still need to put them on when I'm outside LOL. But I can see the black dot now through the apertures !!! but they need more work this fall.

[Don McDowell]

Did you have the lenses put in your eye?
I'm sure hoping he sees fit to call them ripe and get this done.
I'm taking a scope along to put on at Alliance if need be.
Hopefully if they do this eye thing it can be scheduled sometime after Worland, in time enough to get me back in the game for the Dean match

[Kurt]

Yes both eyes got replacement. I got the clearance to get back to my regular things to do after the last eye three weeks later.
I got a lot of light flutter and still have some but they are getting better and I'm getting used to the outside in the sun light.
But I had to buy some $3. cheaters from Walmart for reading.
I shot the 1000 yard match at Lodi yesterday and never cut paper with 23 shots fired. Never seen the misses in the dirt to get on paper.
I should have sent a few over the corn field first to see the dust fly and getting a sight setting before shooting over wet ground.
The wind Gremlins were really doing there best for all shooters. Very low scores fired.
I got credit for 13 but they were not mine. LOL

[Don McDowell]

I saw the Lodi scores Matt posted on Facebook. Looks like it was a tough match. But then again any time that sand gets wet behind the target butts things get tuff.
But it doesn't look like you were traveling on your own with those conditions.

[Kurt]

I spotted for Matt on the first relay at the 1K and he did well holding steady in that wind. He missed the first shot but still ended with a 74.
His Wife Robyn shot the rifle for the first time that he just build for her and she is just starting to shoot and she was having a problem with sight adjustments. But the way she shot the 200 yard .22 match, watch out when she learns the sight adjustments.
I put the .38 away before finishing the relay and went to the Pitt.