Getting Back into It

[bobw]

Dan when it comes to patching theory there is 2 ways: patching to groove dia(like your above load) or patching to bore dia. .400" or a little less.Your COL length of 2.725" tells me your chamber has some freebore in it, I don't believe that will be conductive to good results for patching to bore dia. You are getting excellent results now, I'd stay with it.Play with different primers and wads if you want to and different fouling control. You might even try FFG KIK or FFG Old Eynsford powders for more velocity. When you patch to bore dia you can seat out as far as you like because the whole ppb is in the bore, with a chamber that has a freebore that allows you to seat a patch to groove dia bullet like you have as far out as yours is will allow a patched to bore ppb to over obdurate in the freebored sec then make it engrave and swage back down as it enters the rifling. My line of thought is keep doing what you are with the same alloy as seems to be working. Depending on which Randy Wright book you have it may be out of date and Orville Loomers is the best I know of. USE the search function here and on the Shiloh sight reading all you can. Welcome bobw