Development of PP loads for the .44-77.

[Distant Thunder]

Kurt,

When I saw that they were listed on the website as "IN STOCK" I thought I might see mine soon. I'm sure yours is on the way. I'm not sure when mine was actually shipped. I had business in town, paying for my .44-77, and stopped by the post office to mail the check and of course I checked the mail box while I was there, BINGO! There it was. I only go to town about once a week and don't always stop at the post office. I'm not sure why they shipped it to the P.O. box, my account at BACO lists my home address for shipping. I'll talk to them next time I order and have the P.O. box (left over from O'Hare Tool) removed from all records.

So I cast some bullets after supper and took 5 at random and weighed them. From my 17:1 alloy they run 507+ to 508+ grains. My bullets are a little smaller in diameter than the sample, about .0005". When I patch some this evening I'll know how they fit my bore. They look good otherwise. I figured a .950" high patch should fit.

The mold casts like a dream once up to temperature and the bullet fall out with one light tap.