Emptying .44-77 cases

[Kurt]

It's been a little quiet here lately so I will post one.

I just modified the throat in my .44-77 and loaded a ladder load with a .485 gr round nosed bullet and I had some old rounds loaded before I got the rifle with a BA postell bullet in new cases that have not been shot before. The greasers were gray from sitting for a long time.
I used a 25 ring 200 yd Scheutzen target at 200 yards and shot the PP test loads using 1.5 KIK and 2F OE first and the loads that shot well before the change still shot good after the change but the paper rings are gone.
At the end I shot up the few old greasers I to empty the cases on a fresh target. I made a few sight changes to get center and shot 10 more. 6 out of the 10 shots cut the center and 4 made the group with the last 10 shots fired 3" total. The 6 in the center all cut under an inch.
That load was 72 grains of 1.5 KIK win LR primers, OJ carton wad over the powder and a 1/16" cork under the bullet. The bullet was seated with all grooves covered and they fell right into the chamber.
Might have to heat up more of that 1/20 T/L alloy and make some more.
Kurt