Kelsey Cooter wrote:Why is unburnt powder worse than normal powder residue? Carbon is normal burnt powder.
what causes powder to be left unburnt? Powder is too slow, use 2207.
And what are the options to stop it from happening? Yes, use 2207 or BM1.
Can't say its something I've ever thought about
in2anity wrote:Mate it’s probably just a bit too slow burning for the big ole straight wall. You’re one the right track by thinking about a faster powder like 2207 me thinks. Other things you could possibly experiment with is using a magnum primer to help with ignition. I guess you could also try a heavier crimp.
Kelsey Cooter wrote:I've also got bm2 and I've seen it mentioned on forums so I'm thinking I'll try some bm2 loads next as itll be a while before I get into town and get a bottle of 07. I was just hoping the 08 would work because I already use so much of it.
straightshooter wrote:You will probably get better results with a powder within the burning range of AP100 to 2205 which could be a powder from another maker. Certainly 2205 would likely be the slowest usable in your application.
Kelsey Cooter wrote:Cheers for all the replies and info,
The rifle is a new miroku/Winchester 1886.
Yes I actually do have 2206h and have seen a few powder ranges on a forum or 2 so can give it a go also
Would bm2 be better than 06h? Its a bit faster isn't it?
I actually do have 2205 also, but I saw a bloke saying on an old post on here that he uses it in a single shot for competitions but he finds it is position sensitive so I'm thinking I'll just steer clear of it
SCJ429 wrote:Wouldn't it be a bit dicey getting 2205 down to 1200 fps where Trail Boss could do it easily. With a bit of experimentation you might even get those 500 grain bullet going faster than 1500 fps. How fast you you want to shoot?
Kelsey Cooter wrote:What is the general speed limit for hard cast lead projectiles without gas checks?
Gamerancher wrote:"A 1886 action is nowhere near as strong as a 444 Marlin action."........WRONG!
The 1886 action is actually the stronger action of the two. ( The .444 Marlin being chambered in the 336 action.)
The 1886 was originally built to take the .45/70 round and other big bore "buffalo" rounds of the day. It was chambered up to .50/110 and the Model 71 Winchester, which utilised the same action, was chambered in .348 Win, which was the same basic .50 cal case necked down to .348 and loaded with smokeless powder and up to 250gr bullets..
straightshooter wrote:In your particular case you should expect to have plenty of shoulder fun, and power, with a sensible conservative reloading recipe.
SCJ429 wrote:straightshooter wrote:In your particular case you should expect to have plenty of shoulder fun, and power, with a sensible conservative reloading recipe.
Would this be a good case for trying Trail Boss where you could easily start off with a subsonic load and work up from there rather than stuff around with pistol powders and filling only a fraction of the case.
SCJ429 wrote:straightshooter wrote:In your particular case you should expect to have plenty of shoulder fun, and power, with a sensible conservative reloading recipe.
Would this be a good case for trying Trail Boss where you could easily start off with a subsonic load and work up from there rather than stuff around with pistol powders and filling only a fraction of the case.