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Shiloh roughrider 44-77
« on: December 07, 2011, 04:10:08 PM »
 ;D The UPS truck finally came in, ol George had the rifle right beside him when he drove up.Opened the box and mmmmmm feast your eyes on this. She holds just as good as she looks :P :-*
The loaded rounds I've had made up will chamber, the greaser's need to be seated a bit deeper, but the patched rounds drop in like they were made for it. Range report tommorrow .
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Re: Shiloh roughrider 44-77
« Reply #1 on: December 07, 2011, 05:10:07 PM »
Congratulations!
 A neat looking rifle and looks like she is ready to go!!
Be interested in the range report.
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Re: Shiloh roughrider 44-77
« Reply #2 on: December 07, 2011, 05:17:58 PM »
Thanks streak, it sure feels like it's going to be a good one.
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Re: Shiloh roughrider 44-77
« Reply #3 on: December 08, 2011, 02:24:28 PM »
That is one fine looking piece of wood and steel.
 
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Re: Shiloh roughrider 44-77
« Reply #4 on: December 08, 2011, 02:34:09 PM »
Thanks Ken. This picture really doesn't do the gun justice. It shoots as good as it looks.
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Re: Shiloh roughrider 44-77
« Reply #5 on: December 13, 2011, 04:56:28 PM »
Ranch13,
Any range test yet?
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Re: Shiloh roughrider 44-77
« Reply #6 on: December 13, 2011, 05:21:08 PM »
Nothing really fancy yet. With the weather and all getting a chance at good rests and paper targets hasn't happened just yet. I have run a bit over 50 rounds thru, and it appears to be holding an honest 3 moa and probably closer to 2 on the 300 yd gong. Plans are to put it on paper at 500 yds tommorrow. I'm super impressed by the lack of recoil with this setup.
I think once all these cases get fireformed and a good load is worked up this thing will be a tack driver.
 Fired case on the right.
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Re: Shiloh roughrider 44-77
« Reply #7 on: December 23, 2011, 10:01:41 AM »
Still haven't been able to get down and give this thing a proper rest and target, but here's what the 300 yd gong looked like after yesterdays case fireforming session was over.
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Re: Shiloh roughrider 44-77
« Reply #8 on: December 23, 2011, 04:48:45 PM »
Looks like a great potential tack driver!!
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Re: Shiloh roughrider 44-77
« Reply #9 on: December 23, 2011, 05:19:32 PM »
Yup. ;D
 The deminsions on that thing, it's 23 inches long, the wings are about 16 inches high, that's about a 6 inch bull in that area where it's at is about 12 inches high.
Was shooting at that off of a rest the other day and thought I was missing, or just clipping it someplace, turns out I put about 4 thru the same bolt hole down in the corner. ::)
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Re: Shiloh roughrider 44-77
« Reply #10 on: December 26, 2011, 01:10:15 AM »
Ranch - I found mine shot a fairly wide group when forming the cases with PP bullets.  Once the cases had their shoulders formed, things started coming together nicely.  So far, I've found my best load is as follows:


Jamison Brass, annealed before each loading
CCI BR2 primers
Goex FFg, 70 gr (weighed) dropped thru a 24" tube, lightly compressed when seating the 1/16" thick overpowder card
a 1/4" thick wad of SPG lube, topped with another 1/16" thick card
I top mine with a swaged 407 gr bullet, patched to bore diameter, dry wrapped, hand seated, unlubed


I have a CH-4D neck sizing die with bushings that lets me adjust how much tension I have on the bullet.  I have a series of bushings in increments of 0.001".


The longest distance I've shot with this load is 200 yds, but at that distance, you could cover 5 shots with a quarter.  I don't wipe between shots - I use a blow tube.  5 good, slow, deep breaths allows the next round to chamber with ease.  I haven't experimented to see how many rounds I can shoot before I have to wipe, but so far I've shot 45 rounds in a match.  After the rifle has been sitting a while and has cooled off, I just use the blow tube to get the fouling soft with about 8-10 breaths, and carry on as usual.


I've tried every granulation of Swiss & Goex with this exact config, and the Goex FFg was the winner.  So far, that's the extent of my testing.  Since my club only shoots out to 200 yds, I'm not feeling overly compelled to do much more.  But I will.  Eventually.  If there's one thing we all have in common it's the inexplicable urge to tinker. LOL.


By the way - Very Nice Rifle!
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Re: Shiloh roughrider 44-77
« Reply #11 on: December 26, 2011, 05:24:08 AM »
Seth.
 
That is a very good load that would be hard to improve on. If it is shooting that good @ 200 it will hold beyond that too.
The only thing that will improve that load is Zebra striped masking tape.  ::) ;D ;D ;D
I hope you had a fine Christmas.
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Re: Shiloh roughrider 44-77
« Reply #12 on: December 26, 2011, 05:31:46 AM »
Thanks Seth.
 What bullet are you using?
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Re: Shiloh roughrider 44-77
« Reply #13 on: December 26, 2011, 11:19:13 AM »
Quote from: Lead pot on December 26, 2011, 05:24:08 AM
The only thing that will improve that load is Zebra striped masking tape.  ::) ;D ;D ;D
Kurt


LOL.  For a minute there, I thought you were serious. LOL.
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Re: Shiloh roughrider 44-77
« Reply #14 on: December 26, 2011, 11:44:48 AM »
Quote from: Ranch13 on December 26, 2011, 05:31:46 AM
Thanks Seth.
 What bullet are you using?


It's nothing special. I swage my own.  It's a typical 1E ogive & cup base.  It looks like this:



That image is from Corbin's site.  He also made my dies.  My patched bullets look much better than that. LOL
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Re: Shiloh roughrider 44-77
« Reply #15 on: December 26, 2011, 02:21:02 PM »
Seth the profile of that bullet looks real good, what diameter is it?
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Re: Shiloh roughrider 44-77
« Reply #16 on: December 26, 2011, 10:38:30 PM »
It's final swaged diameter is 0.4295".  The meplat is 0.200".  It's a standard ejection pin size for a PF die.  The base is Corbin's standard cup base PP design.


They really come out of the die looking that nice.
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Re: Shiloh roughrider 44-77
« Reply #17 on: December 27, 2011, 03:28:25 AM »
I'm anxious for better weather to get here so I can get down to some serious load test. Altho I believe this rifle is going to be like many of the other 44's, it's going to shoot pretty decent with just about anything you feed it.
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Re: Shiloh roughrider 44-77
« Reply #18 on: December 27, 2011, 03:44:21 AM »
Very Nice!!!
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