In need of "airing"

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(5 February 2018, 18:28)CharlesHarris Wrote: MB,

Same here. 2 inches of snow last night followed by freezing rain. Staying indoors, listening to the spinning tyres of those trying to get out and go to work. I am celebrating my American and Scots-Irish heritage by imbibing of a wee tot of whisky in my tea whilst casting bullets to feed my Webley MkVI .455 revolver.

I woke up this morning to the sound of the big garbage truck spinning its wheels in an effort to escape from our little lane. We have had lots of "nasty" but not enough snow for me to even crank up the Jeep to go find trouble to get into.

What mold are you using for the Webly?

I had one that was converted to shoot .45acp using half moon clips and I had to use the 255gn flat tip intended for the .45LC to get a bore size big enough to fill out the Webly barrel. Even then I had to use the .455 slug unsized and pray the soft lead would crunch into the pores of the rifling and hang on.

I used to use it to shoot bowling pin matches. That thing would romp 'em and stomp 'em. I would load it to about 700fps and it would take pins clear off the back f the table with no apparent effort. Mainspring looked like it was made from scrap railroad track by some Afgan with a hack saw and rusty file.

I have been casting bullets for some 30-30 loads for the past couple weeks. I have a 170gn block and a 200gn block.

Most of my friends shoot Marlins and the micro groove barrels do not like bullets pushed much past 1500fps. If I use the 200gn bullet at 1500fps for the Marlins they have nearly as much power as the 170gn slug pushed to factory velocity.

My Winchester has the deep cut rifling and shoots about anything I feed it. I have committed the ultimate sacrilege and mounted a long eye relief scope out on the barrel. It retains the easy handling of the '94 while giving scoped accuracy.

I put an aim-point on it a few years back and was nearly hung when I arrived at deer camp. Now most of that same crew is using red dot sights in the deep hollows where the sun don't shine but two hours a day.

I put together 3 boxes of .300 Winchester Magnum cartridges last night. I have one buddy that got a super deal on one but it stomps too hard for him to shoot. Probably why the guy sold it so cheap!

Anyway, I reload it down to starting loads, which are about equal to 30-06 top range loads. 168gn bullet at 2600fps. That way he can shoot it without pain that day and the next two, and it is a very accurate round.

I am so bored that if this weather does not break soon I am going to be neck deep in plastic butter tubs of reloaded ammo!

I caught myself eyeballing a plastic bucket of .223 brass yesterday and that stuff costs more to reload than you can buy it for surplus.