Follow up....

Got out to the range recently and applied some of the know-how gleamed from you folks.

Namely:

1. Did not size or trim brass
2. Applied just enough crimp to hold the bullet in place
3. Ran a cotton patch through every three shots
4. Positioned myself more upright on the shooting bench


Loads were as before with 105 gr GOEX, 545 gr boolits, and CCI mag primers with a 0.060" veggie wad

This is ten rounds at 100...~5" CTC Still nothing to write home about, but a significant improvement over the first time out.

More bullets recently arrived in the mail and once I can load them and get out, I will continue the R&D. Looking forward to some more experimentation with the blow tube and additional fouling management.

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