Reply With QuoteAndy Allwood is your man.
Allwood Stocks and Mouldings in Surrey.
Google him, his web site is full of info and he either has or will cast whatever you want.
David
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Hi, folks,
To some extent this thread leads on from the 777 Advice one, because I've used 70 grains volumetric of 777 FFG behind a 535 grain Custom Bullets Minie in .577 Snider. Any airgap was filled with Trex. I've also tried thin wads, thick wads, and reduced loads with the resulting airgap filled with polenta - because no bugger else in the family would eat the stuff.
I think this load was perfectly safe to shoot, and it didn't have the severity of Pyrodex, which at one time was causing the middle band of my 3-band to shog forward and pulling the ramrod out as well.
But it wasn't at all accurate, and I think the heavyweight Minie in the 78" twist was the problem - Gawd knows I've tried changing everything else. Do any of you good gentlemen know where I can get either .600" round ball, or a shorter bullet closer to the original 480 grains? I'd rather avoid casting.
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MikB
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Andy Allwood is your man.
Allwood Stocks and Mouldings in Surrey.
Google him, his web site is full of info and he either has or will cast whatever you want.
David
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Thank you very much - I'll give him a try - website certainly looks as if he's got the right ones. Ta.Originally Posted by taz2
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MikB
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In the event that you do go the casting route then KAL's .590" Paradox is the best boolit I've found for the Snider cartridge.
Here's a link to a review: http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?t=31451
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Mik
Andy doesnt post - where are you based
Roy
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Redditch. Looks like a bit of a drive - no problem. And thanks to dromia for that link to the article.
Regards,
MikB
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Mik
I'm 5 mins from Andys place & If there is any way I can buy from Andy for you & get them to you somehow - let me know - glad to help if I can
Post is obviously one way - but bleddy expensive for the sort of weight we would be talking about
If we could do a relay of some kind - I'll try & organise this end of it for you
Cheers
Roy
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Ta very much, but I'll try to get down there myself - I'm in a redundancy shadow at the moment, and if it hits me the Snider's probably one thing that'll have to go. I'll know in a couple of weeks.
Regards,
MikB
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Let me know when your going - I'll get the bugger to make us a cuppa - would be good to say Hi !
Cheers
Roy
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...but he will only entice you into the gunroom and get you salivating...
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Yeah, it his wall gun in the corner that gets me. MikB if you are unable to head south then give Gary of Derbyshire arms a ring on 01283 520937 he is at Hatton near Derby and has all sort, he might be able to help and is a bit closer to you
Good shooting
Nigel
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It seems that Andy Allwood has started posting (as in sending bullet etc by post/courier) again .......
based on the parcels & he asked me to post for him last week !!!
I guess lead in the post isn't going to be cheap - but if you need it
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Roy H
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MikB.
I'm Redditch too and if a job takes me down that way (I run a Private Hire business) I'll try & look in and pick up some bullets for my 3 band Enfield. If I do go I'll let you know. May save you postage/carriage costs.
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