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Schutzenbob Frequent Elocutionist Offline Rheinisch-Westfälisc hen Sprengstoff-Fabriken Posts: 2290 Location: Nightingale, California Joined: Oct 24^th, 2005	Re: Latest acquisition Reply #75 - Jun 24^th, 2026 at 1:58pm	Print Post
	Westley, Looking at your last target, there seems to be an abundance of stringing. This can be caused by the case leaking, or not quite enough powder. The holes seem to be nice and round. You might could flare the mouth of your case a bit, and you might come up a little to 17½ grains of 4227. Just a suggestion....


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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 12380 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Latest acquisition Reply #76 - Jun 24^th, 2026 at 2:07pm	Print Post
	Set my elbow on the glove when I shoot. Elbow softner. Lot's of shooters use some sort of pad. When it comes to scenery here, it's perty sparse. Michael Jackson? Didn't she pass on? She did a hell of a moon walk...

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 12380 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Latest acquisition Reply #77 - Jun 24^th, 2026 at 2:18pm	Print Post
	El Boberto, I did the mouth flaring so no leakage. The wind was so bad I was happy to get on target and get some trigger time. The new Winchester case is a little long so I will trim that to length. Yes more powder might be needed. 17.2 has been a good charge in my other 38-55s. Will experiment with breech seating depth also. This Ballard has a very short lead in. Has not been tampered with. Nice. I bet it shoots fixed good. BP fixed maybe.

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 12380 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Latest acquisition Reply #78 - Jun 24^th, 2026 at 4:15pm	Print Post
	Bullet candidate # 5. Saeco 570 F9G. .377X.372. I've had good luck with this style bullet when cast in soft alloy.
	« Last Edit: Jun 24^th, 2026 at 6:56pm by westerner »
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calledflyer Frequent Elocutionist Online Posts: 3993 Joined: Mar 9^th, 2015	Re: Latest acquisition Reply #79 - Jun 24^th, 2026 at 4:23pm	Print Post
	folks come here and say nothing to be seen. heck, it's just that they are used to looking at their trees from arm's length, not seventy miles away. ah, an elbow pad. I have a nice fluffy blanket that I cover the bench with- guess I just already had what yer glove is doing, huh?


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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 12380 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Latest acquisition Reply #80 - Jun 24^th, 2026 at 6:49pm	Print Post
	Speaking of 38-55 accuracy. One day at Hamilton they had a 20 shot 200 yard BR match on one target. I told the Schuetzenmeister it wouldn't work because the target would be hard to score. As usual I was asked to shut up and just shoot. The Schuetzenmeister scored the target, lol.

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4570mike Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 463 Location: On the Peninsula Joined: Apr 11^th, 2013	Re: Latest acquisition Reply #81 - Jun 24^th, 2026 at 7:36pm	Print Post
	....I only counted 16shots


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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3813 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: Latest acquisition Reply #82 - Jun 24^th, 2026 at 8:15pm	Print Post
	Wes was drawing a picture like the old time exhibition shooters. Pretty good likeness.

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 12380 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Latest acquisition Reply #83 - Jun 24^th, 2026 at 8:39pm	Print Post
	A W in the 25 for the win.

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 12380 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Latest acquisition Reply #84 - Jun 26^th, 2026 at 8:28pm	Print Post
	In the auction pictures the wood on this Ballard looked like some sort of cheap mahogany. The wood is actually nice quarter sawed Claro with nice color. The checkering is oustanding. Needs panels in the lever.
	« Last Edit: Jun 26^th, 2026 at 8:34pm by westerner »
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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 12380 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Latest acquisition Reply #85 - yesterday at 12:26pm	Print Post
	A happy Wes just got home from a shooting session with the new Ballard. Used my trusty Redding powder measure this time to shoot several three inch groups. Iron sights, no wind flags. Conditions were light wind. No camera so no pictures. The Saeco 570 F9G is the most accurate bullet so far. Perty sure it's a Barry Darr design.

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calledflyer Frequent Elocutionist Online Posts: 3993 Joined: Mar 9^th, 2015	Re: Latest acquisition Reply #86 - Today at 9:50am	Print Post
	I, too, shoot illustrative targets. Joe shoots cartoon characters and symbols with precise aim. I shoot cartography targets- my latest is a map of the Pony Express.


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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 12380 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Latest acquisition Reply #87 - Today at 3:43pm	Print Post
	calledflyer wrote Today at 9:50am: I, too, shoot illustrative targets. Joe shoots cartoon characters and symbols with precise aim. I shoot cartography targets- my latest is a map of the Pony Express. Pony Express route map groups. That would indicate to me you don't use windflags either. So your groups are being effected by side winds. Where I shoot here local is in a big draw on the side of a mountain with a huge valley below so I get variable tail winds in the morning and variable headwinds in the evening. A calm period in the morning and another in the evening. Not sure what your wind conditions are like Pat but it sounds to me like you will do better using windflags to indicate side winds.

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calledflyer Frequent Elocutionist Online Posts: 3993 Joined: Mar 9^th, 2015	Re: Latest acquisition Reply #88 - Today at 3:58pm	Print Post
	Well, we sure do get wind in this joint. But, I'm sure that now and then the wind actually blows my shots where I hoped they would land. Give and take effect. No, Joe, that map, or another one looking like a guide to the galaxy is more a product of my poor aim. I reality, while we get wind, I have learned what to expect at the local range and wait when it blows for the conditions to be as consistent as can be. Tried flags at one time, but got away from them at the handgun silhouette matches once held here. i'd be confused with flags at another venue, so I don't use them, or go anywhere. Dull, dull, I know. I get some verticle when i piddle with new loads, but that's fixable in no time flat. More powder, or abandon the idea. Problem solved.


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