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3DogMike
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Re: Scottish Hammer Rifles
08/02/15 11:49 AM

The .577 Grant is an interesting piece; very light weight for a .577 3" BPE at 8lbs 4oz (original post was a typo at 8lbs14oz).
The rifle has a test target fired by Ken Owen back in 2010 with H4198 and a 530grain Minie and he noted that he thought due to the weight that it might have originally been a .577 Snider. Need to see if Atkin, Grant, and Lang want to respond to my enquiry as to any info on this rifle.
My guess is that the regulated 1870's period .577 3" load was one of the light ones with a 480grain HP express bullet and maybe 140-160 grains of powder, though I do not have access to a copy of Fleming's "British Sporting Rifle Cartridges" to check this.
For historical interest I'm going to try starting with a 480grain paper patch HP bullet, 120grains of Swiss 1 1/2 and work up to regulation.
For Nitro for Black I'm going to closely duplicate Ken Owen's load with H4198 and use a 550Paper Patch lead.
Either way, It ought to be interesting.

Basically I think this one is a nice light "stalking rifle" with a man size bore.

- Mike

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Edited by 3DogMike (08/02/15 11:56 AM)

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Scottish Hammer Rifles	3DogMike	01/02/15 04:18 AM
Re: Scottish Hammer Rifles	mehulkamdar	02/02/15 02:27 AM
Re: Scottish Hammer Rifles	Huvius	02/02/15 04:28 AM
Re: Scottish Hammer Rifles	TH44	02/02/15 10:59 AM
Re: Scottish Hammer Rifles	DarylS	01/02/15 05:50 AM
Re: Scottish Hammer Rifles	CptCurl	01/02/15 07:24 AM
Re: Scottish Hammer Rifles	Ash	01/02/15 10:01 AM
Re: Scottish Hammer Rifles	3DogMike	08/02/15 11:49 AM
Re: Scottish Hammer Rifles	TH44	09/02/15 12:17 PM
Re: Scottish Hammer Rifles	3DogMike	09/02/15 02:40 PM
Re: Scottish Hammer Rifles	Huvius	09/02/15 03:59 PM
Bullet for the Grant .577 BPE	3DogMike	07/03/15 07:56 AM
Re: Bullet for the Grant .577 BPE	ChrisPer	07/03/15 07:37 PM
Hammers Engraved	3DogMike	08/03/15 09:59 AM
Clan Grant	3DogMike	08/03/15 10:08 AM
Re: Clan Grant	DarylS	08/03/15 11:17 AM
Re: Clan Grant	AkMike	08/03/15 01:57 PM
Scottish Rifles & Guns	3DogMike	09/03/15 07:10 AM
Re: Scottish Rifles & Guns	AkMike	10/03/15 07:29 AM
Re: Scottish Rifles & Guns	DarylS	11/03/15 02:48 AM
Re: Scottish Rifles & Guns	3DogMike	22/06/15 08:47 AM
Re: Scottish Rifles & Guns	Old_Glass	22/06/15 03:03 PM
Re: Scottish Rifles & Guns	8X57	10/12/15 05:24 AM
Re: Scottish Rifles & Guns	8X57	10/12/15 05:22 AM
Re: Scottish Rifles & Guns	3DogMike	10/12/15 05:42 AM
Re: Scottish Rifles & Guns	3DogMike	31/01/19 07:46 AM
Re: Scottish Rifles & Guns	3DogMike	23/06/15 03:28 AM
Re: Scottish Rifles & Guns	470evans	22/06/15 09:27 AM
Re: Scottish Rifles & Guns	DarylS	22/06/15 10:45 AM
Re: Scottish Rifles & Guns	3DogMike	23/06/15 03:35 AM
Re: Scottish Rifles & Guns	DarylS	23/06/15 04:28 AM
Re: Scottish Hammer Rifles	3DogMike	01/02/15 03:22 PM

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