Am shooting two actually...Both custom built #5 rollers.  Great cartridge.  Will do 1000 yds at the SageBrush and Quigley.  I have a mtach reamer for it made to Dan T's specs.  CUts a primo chamber.

Andre`

Andre, who made your reamer? My smith does not have one in that caliber.
Mike

Hi mwhite49,

I have a rolling block chambered fo the 38-50 Remington that was made for me about 13 years ago.  Initially, I used it with paper patch bullets so it was throated long to accept the paper patch bullets.  I'm currently using it with cast, grooved lubricated bullets in Black Powder Cartridge Rifle Silhouette competitions.  Because of the long throat, I'm able to seat my bullets a considerable distance out in the case.  The barrel has a 1 in 13 twist and 5 lands and grooves.

Using that rifle with a 342 grain cast bullet from 1 in 20 tin/lead alloy and 64 grains of Swiss 1-1/2 black powder and .125" compression, my last two silhouette match scores were 27 animals with only 1 chicken each time.  I'm also able to use a bullet cast from a wheel-weight and 2% tin alloy that weighs 291 grains with the same powder charge for the rams if I anticipate the wind will be a factor on any given day.  Recoil is non-existent and the rifle is fun to shoot.

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