Reeder Custom Guns - More Range Time with the Marlin Project Rifle

Spent time on the 50 yard line this morning. The rifle is working good. I got to looking at the ejector and figured if I gave it a little more travel and increased the spring tension it would help the ejection.

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I did the "cut and try" method, not wanting to take too much off, and after a number of tries it is working just fine.

I shot mainly the Speer 170 gr. bullet with a couple different powder charges.

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And I tried the AK47 bullet ...

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The gun ran fine .. no issues. I think I will need to take this one hunting.

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All fun, no frets, no big investment so gains are exceptionally sweet. I liked the tight group with the cast bullets.

I’m torn between the classic fast powder slower speed loads granddaddy used vs my slow powder hi-speed painted gas check loads that surpass factory fodder. Maybe there is room for both!

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it is the little pointy AK47 bullet ... I have yet to shoot any cast in it but I expect them to do well.

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I’ve blistered AK bullets out of a .30-30 at close to 2500 fps. I did re-size them to .309”.

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I will fire up the lead pot a little later in the year. The RCBS 190 gr. GCFP has always been accurate.

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at less than maximum loads. Maybe it's something to do with the throating being more tightly engaged and aligning the bullet better? I think the .311 may even shoot a little better in many instances. They sure do in .32 ACP! I have a .327 Federal Encore tube that I shoot .32 ACP in some. The 71 gr. FMJ are a bit wild grouping while my larger diameter cast handloads shoot into the same hole. I think the barrel is .308", but it likes what it likes. Maybe the oversize cast bullet is straighter to engage that long jump to the .327 Federal chamber's throat?

More Range Time with the Marlin Project Rifle

Nice shoot'n Tex. Deffinetely a shooter

Very fun! I love these types of projects

Sorry ... was not a cast bullet ..

Oh, my bad. I bet a cast with same charge would do well.

They are sized by the time they move .100" ...

I find that often true .308 vs .311 bullets

If it works then I usually don't care why. :)

I need to work on that perspective, for me. lol