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WELL ... THAT DIDN'T WORK OUT!

Took the Mosin to the range. Set up at 50 yards. The cast bullet loads stayed inside 6 inches. ugh

The jacketed bullet loads stayed on a paper plate .. barely. 8 inches? Not sure.

I fired enough to convince myself it wasn't just the shooter's fault.

My next step is to shoot some of the military loads I have. Got a LOT of them! I think they are from 1944 and were buried in a Bulgarian farmer's field until about 1980. I have been putting off shooting them because of the cleaning required afterwards, but I am at that point.

If they don't shoot fairly well then it ain't just my handloads.

We shall see.

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You need to just stop banging your head against the post and shoot nominal .303 British slugs (.312-.314). It will shrink your groups by about 75%, I bet you a Yankee Dollar. Better to have a little too big than too little (that's what she said).

I think considering the bullets you are shooting your results are quite commendable. Round holes? No ovals?

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I ordered some .311" 150 gr. bullets. In the meantime I will shoot some of the Rooshin loads. Love the ball of fire they make.

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estate of my late friend. A 4:30 a.m. recon mission where luckily I had the keys to storage. I actually left a couple of my items I had let him use but got the 20 lb. RCBS pot, molds, ladle, and lead. His relatives were already swooping in like black vultures and I did not fit in the lineup.

I have a 180 or 200 gr. RN mould that throws .314" GC bullets. It would be perfect if I could get some going. I also have a cast "AK" bullet mould, forget the specifics. Then there is the LEE 230 gr. spire point the .300 AAC guys all try. A gas check fits perfectly on the boattail and I think would make it much more useful. I have a 1954 Mosin M44 that I've only shot the spam can dragon breath ammo. But I do have brass and dies.

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The skinny ones need to be closer....

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Wait till broadside and aim in the middle. Bigger target and if it jumps either way you still clip an end! Lol

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On Nagants because I want to get a carbine. I scoured numerous artuCV les both oon line and in old magazines. One recurring theme was how carbine accuracy was adversely affected by removal of the bayonet. I had hoped your experiment would disprove that hypothesis. Please keep us posted onbyour pet ogress.

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But I did not just remove the bayonet. I took off the top wood and cut the forend of the stock off, also. I know that changes things.

In the end I may cut the barrel back to 17" and remove that barrel band that holds the front sight. That would get rid of the offending part. I haven't cut it off yet due to the problem of mounting a new front sight high enough to work.

I am trying something else and we will see.

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The title of my next book will be

LOL, wear your sunglasses.

No ovals or signs of yawing.

I narrowly rescued my melting pot from the

Just shoot at the widest ones at distance....

That makes sense..... kinda ...

Sounds very Russian, in tactic.

Jim a few years back I did some resesrch

I have heard that also ....

Looking forward to your updates.