50-90 paper?

[Gunner500]

Kurt, Thanks for all that, I appreciate it, I can certainly reduce length to 1.5 inch, no problem, can easily find 1285 fps too, the rifle came with over a case each of Swiss and Goex 1F powder, I just cut a hundred patches with a template, these .494 bare bullets patched up to .502, this rifle has a 7 degree leade which will help.

I usually only seat .250 thou deep, I wont be buying some contraption or driving my bullets home with a rubber mallet and wooden dowel, both of which I've seen first hand LOL!

This rifle will be for targets only here at the house, shooting dirty is not necessary but would be nice, if I cant, i'll simply blow tube it or run a dry patch through the bore, rdncks lube keeps everything nice, soft and wet, I have a big 750gr grease groove bullet with a .338" flat meplat for hunting in my 11 pound 50-90, it will shoot dirty as much as you can stand to sit behind it.

Thanks again, and i'll know more when I get to the load shop, will write down 1.5" and 1285 fps though, I still really like that 16 to 1 for getting these long missiles launched.