Development of PP loads for the .44-77.

[Kurt]

Range time again today but not with the .44-77. Today I wanted to take the 20# 35" X1.3 17b twist Krieger round barreled Shiloh .44-100 Rem st. rough rider. I seldom shoot this rifle because I don't like the weight.
I also wanted to try some of the Fed 215 Mag primers that shot pretty well in his .44-77. This I will do tomorrow if the range is not to crowded like it was again today and I had to setup in front of the berm at 180 yards again.
I have to say that I'm very pleased with the performance of this DD .44 bullet. It shoots well in the Farmer .44-77 and today it also looks good.
Conditions were very good this afternoon with the wind around 10 mph from 10-o clock and it was only 80 degrees perfect!!
I expected to see a bunch of vertical because even with the 55Y paper I had to use the bullet seated in a fired case very tight. I had to get it started twisting it in the case mouth and push the bullet against the counter edge to seat it and that expanded the case mouth the .090" the bullet was seated in the case. It would not chamber so I had to run it lightly in the size die to reduce it slightly to chamber. That bullet was so tight after doing this that I could not twist it even with only .090" in the case mouth.
This rifle was chambered with my reamer that has a 5 degree/1.5 deg compound funnel throat.
This bullet seems to repeatedly shoot well with different loads.