a little fun with paper patched bullets and the .45-2.6

[Gunlaker]

I've had this rifle for a little while but haven't done too much with it. It's a 15lb Shiloh Long Range Express (or maybe it's a #1) with a 1:16 twist Ron Smith barrel and Dan Theodore's paper patch chamber for the 2.6" case.

I'd previously tried using 100gr of Swiss 1.5 and a 540gr Baco money bullet but recoil was pretty stout with the muzzle velocity well north of 1400 fps :-).

This morning I dug it out of the safe and shot it with 105gr Swiss Fg and a slightly lighter PJ Money bullet. Accuracy was good, and the first string of ten shots averaged 1365 fps with a SD of 4.0 fps.

On the second string I had a few problems caused by my patches freezing up, but otherwise the rifle and load look promising. I might even bring it to Phoenix this spring if things progress well

http://www.bcsingleshot.com/Photos/Rifle...dmoor2.JPG

Chris.