New rifle

[Don McDowell]

Jim the bluedot loads I use are out of a hercules manual about the time they became Alliant. The Alliant load guide kept those for a while until the Speer outfit took over then it all changed. But basically I found 12.5 grains to work in both the 38 and 44 wcf's and the 45 colt. Altho they indicated you could go to `12.9 in the 44. I am down to my last jug of it so I am being quite cautious with how much of I use..

Kurt google blackthorn 209 load data sheet, it lists loads for most of they good cartridges. It's bulky stuff, I'm shooting 20.5 grains in the 38 wcf, and it fills the case to close to the same point as 33 of OE 3 f.

As I sidetone on this rifle. Today I went over to Doc's house and set some fence posts for him. After dinner we went out on his deck and took a few cracks at his 135 yard buffalo target. It's not quite the size of a silhouette ram. But if you didn't let the front sight slide over the top of the white bullseye he has painted on it that thing would sure ring and swing. If you let the front sight over the bull it kicked dirt out of the hill over the top of his back.