Shooting the .45 2.6" Shiloh

[pacecars]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_conti...wGKVma-NHc

Recoil is not bad shooting a 511 gr paper patch bullet over 81 grs of Kik 3F. I know, I forgot to put my shooting glasses back on after getting the phone set up for the video

[Gussy]

3F?? I use 1F for the 100.

[pacecars]

I happened to have quite a bit of the 3F so used it and was pleasantly surprised with the accuracy of the load and the lack of fouling. Sometimes you get lucky. This was just a thrown together load so I could shoot the gun and it turned out to be perfect in this gun. I will try a few variations but at least I know I have a good hunting load.

[Kurt]

I always got good results in my .50-2.5 with 3F KIK after the goex express powder ran out. I also use it in the .44-2-5/8 bn

[Gunner500]

Nice rifle pacecars, nothing at all wrong with 3FG, I used 3F KIK in my 40-65 with 393 gr pp bullets, 45-70 with 530 gr pp bullets, 45-110 with 530 pp and 570 gr AA Smerker bullets, and even the 50-90 with 715 gr pp and 750 gr grease groove bullets, I found great accuracy, and with it building higher pressure, to burn very clean, fouling was next to nil and very soft.

Now that KIK is gone, I've switched over to 1.5 and 2FG OE powders, it's a more intense brand and builds plenty of speed with the larger granulations, although fouling [feels] a bit harder than the KIK brand.

[pacecars]

I will give the OE a shot when I use my last 5 or 6 lbs of Kik. It doesn't take long when you fill the big cases!

[pacecars]

I love that gun, Saddle Rifle with a 28 inch heavy octagon barrel. The only change I would have made would have been a pewter tip. I thought about sending it in for a new forend but it would be close to $500 which would be a nice down payment on another Shiloh so it will stay the way it is.

[Kurt]

you better get that order in soon if you only have 5-6 cans left
I been busy casting all winter and these last few weeks loading for the Baker Mt., Quigley and the Mt 1000 and I think I might have enough I ran out with 1500 a couple years ago.
No those two bottle of Apple Jack stay home
might have to put more air in the overload airbags

   

[pacecars]

I need to cast some more bullets. A friend that is a medical equipment technician gave me a bunch of lead from some x-ray equipment. Some of the pieces are rather large so I will either have to chop it up somehow or break out an old cauldron I picked up and build a big fire