I will probably leadpot them again. It is pretty easy to control temperatures that way, but I was wondering if there was a better idea.

The load for this rifle is a 513 grs 16:1 Prolate paper patched bullet. It backed by an LDPE wad and 82 grs of Swiss 1.5, ignited by an RWS cap. When I got it to the point you see it above, I took it to Oak Ridge and shot their 2-day spring match with it. I was just fooling around, not really expecting to do well at all, but I got hot right off the bat and went into full bore match mode and managed to win the whole thing. Since then I only shot it once more (last year's OR match) and I'll do it again this year in March. I intend to take it to Australia for the World match in 2017, as I have been invited to join the USA team.

This rifle was years in the making (I built it as my "tenure rifle" but I was a full prof before it was finished). The barrel and false muzzle was made by Bobby Hoyt, many other people contributed to it at different points along the way.

Does anyone have a case colorer to recommend who is fast in the turnaround? I am trying to avoid Classic Guns in Illinois after what happened with the 95 Marlin I sent them, but I don't know if someone like Turnbull can turn around the parts in 3 weeks or less. I have a note in to them yesterday. Whoever I choose they have to do it well or I'll end up wearing that bolster in my forehead. As pretty as it is, I don't like that sort of jewelry.

Brent

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