Re: Can You Tell Me About This Mold ?
Posted: 01 Mar 2014 03:56
Yes you want to watch that.One of the things I didn't mention was overall length.I had wondered about that and didn't know if it was something to watch for or not.
In a way that is sort of what we've been talking about in a couple ways.
1. The grain weight of the bullet affects the length of the bullet and the OAL of the completed cartridge.
2. You don't want the OAL of the loaded cartridge to jam the bullet into the lands on the rifle.
3. You don't want to load shorter than the OAL of the data you are using as that will raise the pressure beyond what you are going to expect from the data.
4. You want a consistent OAL (just like everything else) to maximize your round to round consistency.
If you haven't run into #2 above it can be a real eye opener when you try to unload a loaded round stuck in the lands and either jamming the action so you can't get it closed or jamming it so you can't get it open and unload it without firing the round which will be higher pressure than you planned or pulling the bullet and leaving powder all over everywhere PLUS leaving the bullet jammed in the throat.
That OAL vs. chamber throat was half of what we were talking about in that some guns won't tolerate bullets beyond a certain grain weight. The other half is cycling through the action on lever actions (or box magazines for that matter) before we realized you were talking single shot.
Tuco,
Are you talking 35K CUP or 35K PSI?
Probably right in that the action probably won't have problems.
I might stick to the 28KCUP loads but that's a matter of personal preference.
Either way once the gun and load are doped in it ought to be a hoot.
I've shot factory loads at about 650 yards out of the 1886 with a 26" octagonal and it can be a heck of a lot of fun trying to arc on target. I've moved into the 28KCUP reloads and it is a bit more of a thump than the factory stuff.
I'm feeling the need to crank out another 100 rounds or so and go play.
P.S. the Garret article and other information on the website was a pretty darned good read.