Wisconsin Rapids mid-range match with my .44-77.

[J.B.]

Interesting that there's so little difference in weight. A few years back I found discrepancies between lots that seemed quite marked to me. By as much as five grains or so for the same volume in lots that had two years between them. Even dropping to 2f or even 3f for the same year.. yielded lighter charge weights for the same volume which had been the opposite of what I had been trying for at the time. I tend to stay with the volume and compression across the lots but then I'm not getting the range time or testing to really give an accurate conclusion to any of the variances and I certainly cant hold 1/4 Moa either. Not enough to make it count at any rate. I started loading with Fed LR mag match primers quite a few years back but got scared off by people saying I might open up and loosen primer pockets. With 44/77 cases ..and even 50/90 and 40/70 cases.. I certainly didn't want that problem. I dropped back and settled on BR2's but I've an inkling I may purchase another brick of Fed LR mag and see how they perform. Touching off the bigger loads in the 50 they always seemed a good idea, although not essential but it would be interesting to see if they benefit the 44 also.

Gavin.