Cast bullets in my sporter

[psteinmayer]

I mounted a long eye relief scope on my sporter to use in cast bullet matches using the Kraghaus mount. Today I hit the range and got it sighted in at 100 yards. Shooting 185 grain spitzers that Madsenshooter cast for me, I put 25 on the paper with great results. The lower shots were while sighting it in, and I pulled a couple... but I have at least 14 shots in a 2 inch group around the bull! Woohoo!

I have included a picture of my sporter, a close up of the mounted scope, and my target.

[madsenshooter]

Which load was this?

[psteinmayer]

This was 19.0 grains of AA 5744 and a CCI standard primer. Cases were Winchester, and the bullet was seated just past the last lube land. No jump as the bullet was just touching the rifling.

[madsenshooter]

Should be good for around 1600fps. The guys on castboolits thought that the bullet worked best around 1900fps. I had some good results with its 203gr fat nosed brother a couple days ago up around 2100fps. Are these bullets from the first batch or are you on the latest batch I sent?

[psteinmayer]

These are from the first batch. I'm going to load up 100 rounds from the new batch. Half the cases will be Remington, and half will be Winchester, because that's what I have available right now. I still have around 15 of the first batch left, and I'll load those up with the remaining cases I have. If I can swing it, I'm going to try and shoot in the June Washtenaw Cast Bullet match on the 19th. I think I should do awesome!

[madsenshooter]

I'm planning on the 19th too, Ed says they haven't had enough people to make an official match yet this year. Must've lost some of the older supporters, one in particular that was the national champion a couple times. You still get to shoot, but if there's not a minimum number of people, the scores don't get sent to the CBA. That would only matter to me if I happened to set a record, which isn't likely to happen.

Oops, I'm planning on the July match, not June.

[Smokechaser]

Is the sporter stock attached anywhere else to the barrel/action other than the two trigger guard screws?

[psteinmayer]

Nope, just the trigger guard screws... so it's totally floating. The stock is pretty beefy, so I'm not really concerned with it cracking, but I hate the stock anyway. the only thing preventing me from replacing it with a better stock is because I can't afford a new one!

Unfortunately Bob, I can't do the July CB match at Washtenaw because I have my 90 day post surgery appointment for that day, and I can't change that... so it's June, or wait until August! Besides, we're shooting in the National Matches together at Camp Perry on July 19th and 20th LOL!

[Smokechaser]

Ok. The sporter stock I have is very beefy also, so I'm thinking about just using it for now until I find a replacement. Can you post another picture sometime of the left side of yours. Thanks.

[13Echo]

The Krag is secured at the rear of the action by the trigger guard screws with no front action screw and is secured at the front by the barrel band. Unless someone added a front action screw or front band or screw your rifle isn't well secured in the stock.

[madsenshooter]

Unfortunately Bob, I can't do the July CB match at Washtenaw because I have my 90 day post surgery appointment for that day, and I can't change that... so it's June, or wait until August! Besides, we're shooting in the National Matches together at Camp Perry on July 19th and 20th LOL!

The July CB match is the 17th, I'm going to it as it is "sorta" on the way to Camp Perry. I'll have to find something to do on the 18th to occupy my time.

[psteinmayer]

Well, unless I'm back to work by then, we could hit a local range as a warm-up. There's a range out in Chelsea at a place called Ralph's Gun Shop. It's a small family owned shop in the middle of nowhere... but he has a 200 yard range (really, it's just a gully that he turned into a range). Otherwise, you could hit Cabelas and get some of those Magnum primers you need. I'd love to shoot in the match on the 17th, but as I said, I have my Dr. appointment... although it's at 4:30 PM. Do you think we'll be done by 2:00 PM? I could probably do it then...

Smokechaser, here are a couple pictures: The left side as it was before I removed the Redfield 102K rear sight, and the stock itself, so you can see how it beds. The work done fitting the stock is actually pretty good, but there is a crack in the area where the receiver side plate is because the wood is quite thin there. It's not in an area that affects the strength of the stock though.

[psteinmayer]

I shot in a Cast Bullet Match yesterday at Washtenaw Sportsman's Club in Michigan with my cutdown 1898 sporter. As you can see from the pictures, I have a 7x32 scout scope mounted with a Kraghaus barrel mount. I was shooting 185 grain spitzers that Bob (Madsenshooter) cast for me. Not too shabby! I scored a 179 6X at 100 yards and a 178 1X at 200 yards (both out of a possible 200). The targets that they gave me to use were 25 yard pistol targets and the black (9 ring) were only 5 1/2 inches across. At 200 yards, that is an incredibly small target! The few pulls I had were more me than the gun... This ole coot is not as steady as he used to be, LOL

My setup


Me shooting


One of my 100 yard targets


One of my 200 yard targets

[p246]

I'd say you got it tuned in pretty good.. You know what mold Bob is using.

[madsenshooter]

Night Owl Enterprises 311365 spitzer. Alloy was a 23BHN lead based babbitt. NOE shows a few in stock, and they have another spitzer, or semi-spitzer, the 311332 that looks promising, and perhaps a bit easier to work with when cast of softer alloys. http://noebulletmolds.com/NV/index.p...sort=2a&page=1