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So I have been looking for a shorter better front sight in my odds and ends
Found a couple of likely candidates

Then I though if I changed my sight picture hold it would dramatically change the...

Ok norsk it will be 4 shots per evening them until i get a decent idea what's happening

OK thats an interesting take on it
Certainly another way of looking at things
Counter intuative

I would like to know what its doing before I make a new front sight

Making a lower sight will be pretty straight forward

Its the faster load being heaps lower that's got me a little confused.
But I will keep burning carbon and trying out other loads and see what...

That's not very helpful norsk I was planning on going hunting with it on the West Coast this weekend when I'm over there.
I want it to settle down before then but don't fancy running that many...

Another interesting observation is how useless those beautiful English splinter fore ends are on light weight high recoil rifles big bore !

The 500 are the big holes

Don't get confused by the .22 holes

Ok picture is on its side
Again

Ok all you smart buggers

I have just put 2 rounds each down range of 70 grains and 80 grains FFG to look at what I need to do for the front sight height to bring it on target.
It has no front...

I turned a couple of basic sizing dies this evening
One is a straight die that sizes about 10mm of the neck just enough to hold the projectiles
The other die is exact case taper and just smooths...

norsk

I just put the first card wad in to let me compress the powder down a little with a 1/2" drift punch
And the top card was just because I was having some fun.

Yes I know I could rip into...

I have just chronographed the 500 express loads

70 grains of FFG behind the 450 grain projectile with a PEF rod filler and card wads

1370 FPS

So currently doing 50-70 speeds as you might...

Well it was a slight exaggeration on my part.
But he'll thats an expensive book
It's on my list of things to look out for .. but to be fair it's a long list

Yes I googled it
The book is about the cost of a cheap double rifle !!

norsk you know me
I will want to get it out hunting asap
So a smokeless load would be nice to have on hand when cleaning up after BP loads is awkward

The extractor will sort it out sooner or...

Thanks John
That's a whole can of worms to open up !
A book like that could get me in a lot of very expensive trouble

So john m and Maca49 what is the book that you guys posted the images of BPE load data from ?

It looks like the sort of book I need to own

Cheers

So is anyone doing a nitro from black load for anything like this 500 express ?

My only concern is that there is data out there which was posted earlier in this thread but I would want to reduce...

norsk I'm just delighted it went bang and stayed in one piece

I know heaps more about its chamber now and its sizes
So I can google around and find out more about the type of projectile that most...

Well I have just fired the Hollis Martini
Set up with sand bags and a string on the trigger
It went bang like I had expected
Primer was fine
Still sitting where I put it so not to much recoil...

southernman I have it under control with the 5 cases I have and I know where there is another 15 if I ever need them
But thanks for the offer

I do need an original 1885 center fire firing pin if...

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Neck expanding plugs made
Wad punch made
Have heaps of PEF rod in stock anyway

So powder and its ready to go.
Tie it to a tyre and use a string for the first shots to see how the old girl...

We will just tell Nash that it's for a spud gun

Thanks all you guys
This project has been ripping along and I now feel confident to start some load work once I get in to Gunworks and pick up some FFG

I doubt it's been fired for the best part...