Business Rifles

[J.B.]

It's quite a cavernous case isnt it ! Swallows powder with ease. I don't believe ..back in the day, they were ever loaded with less than a 100 gn charge..but then they weren't pushing bullets of 600-700+ grains then either. I've tried a few paper patch when I first got the rifle but they were in the 470 to 550 grain range. With the longer gg bullets I had good success with the Paul Jones Creedmoor ..which actually takes up some of that case volume. The best results with gg that I've had to date would be a reduced band 695 gn bullet I had made through Sage Outfitters when their mould contact was operating. It sits out a fair way into the lands and 114 x Swiss 1.5 is no challenge. I suspect 120 or so would be easy if I felt that way inclined... but I don't. At 12.5 lbs it is a handful for me with that load but certainly performs. It had no pistol grip initially...but it does now courtesy of a local gunsmith. I love the way it performs..but I find it is a tiring rifle to shoot in a match with that load when compared to the 40-45 calibers.. Keep us posted.
J.B.