.38-50 #2

[Kurt]

Hi Arnie,

It has been quiet here since we lost Jim.

I hope I did the right thing with this. I got in a little hurry getting this rifle going for my Grand Daughters to shoot with me at Friendship. This is the reason that I had this build.
I really wanted to get a Hart or Krieger but the wait time was too long so GM had one in stock so I told them to send it. Dan put a GM 12 twist on my Hepburn and it has shot the best of all rifles and calibers I have after you designed the .359 DD bullet for it's .110" free bore that chamber has. That rifle has shot some very tight 5 shot groups at 200 yards many at 2 MOA and better. But this is anchored sitting on the bench. I just cant do it sitting on a stool with the cross sticks anymore.
The Hep barrel does not have the smooth bore this new GM barrel has but I havent had a chance to get all the brass fitting this chamber yet.
Time will tell if it will do as well as the Hepburn does.
This rifle I will most likely use the 371-445 DDEPP. The 371-359 DDEPP (now listed as 371-360" for some reason) it works in this chamber but I have to see it a little deeper and the brass is thick walled so I loose 3 gr of 2F but at midrange this is a no issue.
The weather has been very good this fall so maybe I can still get the brass uniformed and get a load for it.
I need the trigger time anyway LOL.

Kurt