Federal Gold Medal Match primers/Magnum

[Randy Bohannon]

Wind was down enough to give the Federal Gold Medal Magnum primers a go.I shot 25 rounds in the Shiloh 45-70 using a Brooks 500 gr. pointy bullet and 72 grs. of O.E. 1.5. I am beginning to really like this powder, all shots stayed in the 10 ring @100 yds.One 5 shot group was all X ring.This is the best group I have shot with this bullet,fouling was considerably less than what was usual with the same load and different primers.The north wind picked a bit and my eyes were watering so I called it quits.I am pleasantly surprised next load some 40-70 SS and see if I can improve the performance with those.