Period correct '74 Sharps Buffalo Rifles?

[Gunner500]

Good deal, if I cant get it done with that, it may need doing with something on tracks or a lanyard rope.

[Don McDowell]

Pretty much.

Or a very fast escape vehicle.

[Gunner500]

Pretty much.

Or a very fast escape vehicle.

Yeah, that too ;]

Got an e-mail from Steve Brooks confirming mould order change, 1.285" it will be for the 44-77 SBN, I'll put my faith in all of you men and the Buffalo hunters of old that it will penetrate and wont leave me lacking.

19 twist should stabilize it nicely.

[Don McDowell]

Should work fine.

[Gunner500]

Should work fine.

Happy to report, I contacted a lab coat Bud of mine and gave him the numbers, twist for maximum stability for my bullet is 19.3, so 19 twist is a little further up in the wheelhouse.

Got my brass in this morning, dies will be here this afternoon ;]

[Gunner500]

98 [saved two too ship to Shiloh if needed] brand new sticks of brass FL sized and primed, ran 77 gr OE2F through the drop tube, not necessary, still had at least 7/16ths of the neck unfilled, what a cavernous little case.

Quickly poured in 77 gr OE1.5F through a funnel, perfect, about 3/16ths from the top, slight compression on thumb seating the bullet and should be GTG.

It's going to be a long painful WAIT!

[Gunner500]

I'm getting 60 to 61 thou rim thickness on this new brass with my calipers, does this sound about right to you Shiloh 44-77 shooters?

Thank You,

Gunner

[Don McDowell]

Little thin I think.

[John]

I thought Shiloh was about .078, I have some for the c Sharps and that’s .067. I haven’t done a lot of research on the 44-77 but I haven’t seen anything with a rim that small.

[Gunner500]

Thanks Men, that settles it, I'll send a couple cases up to Shiloh for my build, in the meantime, I'll secure another 100 sticks of that brass ;]

Thanks for the info.