Recent content by Just a dude in BC

Of those choices I would go: 1) The solid is first. In days of yore everyone recommended the solid. It will get the job done. a. Caveat: this will work to well in the penetration department, and could over penetrate you into wounding a second animal. 2) Partition is second. They...

Old thread, but I have some info for those that may chance upon it, especially looking for loads for the Ruger no.1 in this grand cal. I bought one last summer and have been tinkering with it quite a bit. Here are the loads I have settled on: IMR 4831 with 400gr DGX: 82.5grs loaded to...

A note on flattened or cratered primers vs pressure vs bolt thrust vs action strength. 1. Primers are flattened by pressure from the case. 2. Bolt or action thrust, is the amount of force the base of the case pushes against the bolt or action. It comes from the pressure in the cartridge...

Try N550 or N540, both of those work well if you can get the Vhit powders. As far as "light loads" There is a balancing act you need to work on. 1) you need enough omph to be realistic, 2) you need to fill the case enough that you don't have to much empty case volume. For instance If you...

There is some truth to this. I load for a few straight (including the 500ne) or straight~ish (9.3x74r) cases, and quick load tends to indicate the pressure will be higher than it actually is. So if you are under the limit in quick load, you will probably be more than safe. BUT it sometimes can...

I like the safeties in the same spot as the CZ's, but I prefer a push forward to fire. My ideal safety is a push forward safety in the middle of the grip, like on a Ruger no.1

Can you tell me more about this action? I have never heard of it?

Yea not going to lie, I was not expecting stripper clips to come up...

Which of the features do you like the most?

So what about those actions do you specifically like? The safety? Fit and finish? Trigger?

I would love to get an idea of what people consider not only the best CRF actions, but also, which features they consider the best. In a sense, if you could hybridize the best CRF action, what parts would it borrow from other Actions? For back story, I already have a few CRF rifles: -FN...

Oooof. Can only find a single used copy for sale. And the price is 600$

Interesting, I did not know that quickload had issues with straight walled cases. Thanks for the tip.

That is one of my issues though. I am not really chasing velocity, so much as the traditional 2150 that they used to get with cordite. But even when I use quickload with your lower recommendation of 103grs, it shows this load to be over pressure:

Good day All, I am having a Ruger No.1 falling block, converted to a 500 NE, and I am running into a lot of conflicting issues looking for loads. Namely: 1. There are not a lot of resources out there for this grand old caliber. 2. Some of the data I can find, is using powders I cannot find...