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buckstix
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Re: THE SEARCH IS OVER - I FOUND A GREAT 577
04/10/13 12:17 PM

Hello All,

Well I finally received all the accessories that were purchased with the rifle; the brass, and dies, and bullets. I got 101 bullets. They are 650g lead with 2 grooves. I got 103 pieces of 20-.577 brass with the rifle. NICE! Of the 103, 38 were used, and 55 were "brand new". And the dies? WOW!! What a set of dies. They are huge. Pictures below is the 20-.577 sizing die, along side a std 30-06 sizing die. Big difference. These dies are 1-1/4" thread, compared to the std 7/8" thread. Unfortunately, my press won't take dies this size; I'll have to modify the press.

But, not to be deterred I used the dies by "hand-loading" with them similar to the old fashion "Lee" tools. I hammered the cases into the dies with a mallet. It took a while, but I got 10 loaded. I used the lead bullets because I wanted to try 650g bullets as the rifle was originally regulated for that weight, albeit nickel plated bullets, not lead. But I paper-patched them to keep the bore clean. Paper-patching them made them a bit "large" - .588 dia - but I was able to pound them into the cases, and still get the cartridges into the chambers.

Here are the first "comprehensive" field results. 10 shots, fired in groups of 6 and 4.

I'm very pleased with these results. The velocity is a bit higher than expected; 1604 ave. I will cut back the powder by 3 grains and try again tomorrow. Since most of these shots were "crossing" at this velocity, I'm hoping they'll uncross at a lower velocity. I'm very happy with 9 out of 10 going into a 4" group. Recoil was the most of any of my doubles, with recoil energy being about 49-1/2 ft lbs. The highest of my other doubles being the 500 BPE at 35 ft lbs.

After absorbing nearly a quarter ton of energy from this shooting adventure, I was looking for a lion to walk through the range.

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THE SEARCH IS OVER - I FOUND A GREAT 577	buckstix	22/09/13 08:55 PM
Re: THE SEARCH IS OVER - I FOUND A GREAT 577	TH44	23/09/13 08:09 AM
Re: THE SEARCH IS OVER - I FOUND A GREAT 577	buckstix	23/09/13 09:52 AM
Re: THE SEARCH IS OVER - I FOUND A GREAT 577	calpappas	24/09/13 07:23 AM
Re: THE SEARCH IS OVER - I FOUND A GREAT 577	NitroX	25/09/13 03:36 PM
Re: THE SEARCH IS OVER - I FOUND A GREAT 577	buckstix	25/09/13 10:03 PM
Re: THE SEARCH IS OVER - I FOUND A GREAT 577	transvaal	26/09/13 12:31 AM
Re: THE SEARCH IS OVER - I FOUND A GREAT 577	buckstix	26/09/13 07:05 AM
Re: THE SEARCH IS OVER - I FOUND A GREAT 577	transvaal	26/09/13 11:20 AM
Re: THE SEARCH IS OVER - I FOUND A GREAT 577	500Nitro	26/09/13 07:14 AM
Re: THE SEARCH IS OVER - I FOUND A GREAT 577	AkMike	26/09/13 10:05 AM
Re: THE SEARCH IS OVER - I FOUND A GREAT 577	buckstix	26/09/13 12:30 PM
Re: THE SEARCH IS OVER - I FOUND A GREAT 577	500Nitro	26/09/13 10:13 AM
Re: THE SEARCH IS OVER - I FOUND A GREAT 577	buckstix	26/09/13 07:19 PM
Re: THE SEARCH IS OVER - I FOUND A GREAT 577	500Nitro	26/09/13 08:36 PM
Re: THE SEARCH IS OVER - I FOUND A GREAT 577	buckstix	26/09/13 11:49 PM
Re: THE SEARCH IS OVER - I FOUND A GREAT 577	500Nitro	27/09/13 12:56 AM
Re: THE SEARCH IS OVER - I FOUND A GREAT 577	buckstix	27/09/13 09:25 AM
Re: THE SEARCH IS OVER - I FOUND A GREAT 577	NitroX	27/09/13 02:27 PM
Re: THE SEARCH IS OVER - I FOUND A GREAT 577	buckstix	27/09/13 02:55 PM
Re: THE SEARCH IS OVER - I FOUND A GREAT 577	Huvius	27/09/13 10:42 PM
Re: THE SEARCH IS OVER - I FOUND A GREAT 577	buckstix	27/09/13 11:16 PM
Re: THE SEARCH IS OVER - I FOUND A GREAT 577	CptCurl	28/09/13 10:11 PM
Re: THE SEARCH IS OVER - I FOUND A GREAT 577	buckstix	28/09/13 11:38 PM
Re: THE SEARCH IS OVER - I FOUND A GREAT 577	CptCurl	28/09/13 11:53 PM
Re: THE SEARCH IS OVER - I FOUND A GREAT 577	buckstix	29/09/13 12:03 AM
Re: THE SEARCH IS OVER - I FOUND A GREAT 577	CptCurl	29/09/13 12:25 AM
Re: THE SEARCH IS OVER - I FOUND A GREAT 577	calpappas	30/09/13 08:49 AM
Re: THE SEARCH IS OVER - I FOUND A GREAT 577	buckstix	01/10/13 07:12 AM
Re: THE SEARCH IS OVER - I FOUND A GREAT 577	calpappas	01/10/13 08:55 AM
Re: THE SEARCH IS OVER - I FOUND A GREAT 577	AZDAVE	01/10/13 06:02 PM
Re: THE SEARCH IS OVER - I FOUND A GREAT 577	buckstix	30/09/13 10:03 AM
Re: THE SEARCH IS OVER - I FOUND A GREAT 577	500Nitro	30/09/13 10:42 AM
Re: THE SEARCH IS OVER - I FOUND A GREAT 577	buckstix	30/09/13 12:39 PM
Re: THE SEARCH IS OVER - I FOUND A GREAT 577	gatsby	02/10/13 12:10 AM
Re: THE SEARCH IS OVER - I FOUND A GREAT 577	buckstix	04/10/13 12:17 PM
Re: THE SEARCH IS OVER - I FOUND A GREAT 577	kuduae	26/09/13 11:17 PM
Re: THE SEARCH IS OVER - I FOUND A GREAT 577	500Nitro	23/09/13 08:27 AM
Re: THE SEARCH IS OVER - I FOUND A GREAT 577	500Nitro	22/09/13 10:27 PM
Re: THE SEARCH IS OVER - I FOUND A GREAT 577	buckstix	23/09/13 01:08 AM
Re: THE SEARCH IS OVER - I FOUND A GREAT 577	AkMike	23/09/13 01:49 AM
Re: THE SEARCH IS OVER - I FOUND A GREAT 577	buckstix	23/09/13 03:24 AM
Re: THE SEARCH IS OVER - I FOUND A GREAT 577	AkMike	23/09/13 03:27 AM
Re: THE SEARCH IS OVER - I FOUND A GREAT 577	buckstix	23/09/13 03:40 AM
Re: THE SEARCH IS OVER - I FOUND A GREAT 577	calpappas	23/09/13 04:51 AM
Re: THE SEARCH IS OVER - I FOUND A GREAT 577	AkMike	23/09/13 06:55 AM
Re: THE SEARCH IS OVER - I FOUND A GREAT 577	500Nitro	23/09/13 06:57 AM
Re: THE SEARCH IS OVER - I FOUND A GREAT 577	buckstix	23/09/13 07:16 AM
Re: THE SEARCH IS OVER - I FOUND A GREAT 577	500Nitro	23/09/13 05:16 AM
Re: THE SEARCH IS OVER - I FOUND A GREAT 577	rigbymauser	23/09/13 04:51 AM

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