My '53 has only fired on load. 3.8 Tight group (rotor #2 RCBS Lil'Dandy) over 115 gr laser cast. Just excellent 1050 fps clover leafs (wife calls them Mickey Mouse) groups. Way better than an open sighted gun should shoot.
Gathering up the courage to order a .32 sledge hammer 140 gr button nose flat point from Accurate for it... Mean while I am still casting the 4 pc Orvis 6 weight but it is blowing 30 knots out so may have to fire up the 9 weight.
What a coincidence ............
I have a Winchester 1892 with a model 53 barrel, rebored to .357.
It seems to go out more often than the .224 CF's lately.
I cast some Ideal 358477 and 358439 today for this hybrid.
Favorite all purpose load is the '477 powered by 4.5 grains of HP-38 for 1070 FPS.
The '439 is loaded with 11 grains of old 2400 for a slightly more powerful load. Both loads are assembled in .357 cases.
Not as cool as a 53 but fills a similar niche!
