Paper Patch and Lodi Creedmoor

[Eric Johanen]

Labor Day weekend Lodi match was a good test of this load. Starline 45-90 brass, necksized with Lyman 45-90 die set. Brass length at 2.398-2.400. Primer a CCI BR2 large rifle benchrest . 95.0 grains of Swiss 1.5 fg, .060 poly wad compressed to seat the bullet .150 in the case. Could not find my BACO 530 grain "money bullet" mold (still have not located it!) so I used a BACO 443530 E. From the mold with 16/1 they drop at .444 Wrapped with .0025 100% cotton bond paper and run through a Lee .450 sizing push thru die, the are .4505. Tore a few patches when seating so I got a bit more aggressive with the VLD chamfer tool and had no more problems seating the bullets. ( note for the next time)! Saturday at 900 I posted a 76-0x and felt good about the load. Sunday at 800 a 85-1X. My best so far at 800. First 2 shots were 6's and dropped 7 points for the last 8 shots. 3 10's and 1 X in a string so I feel the load works! Moving to a scope so I can see at 900 and 1000 this load my just have promise!!