Recent content by leon riverrat

I haven't worked with this rifle in several years. Accuracy has been the issue in the past. This gun was and still is somewhat of a mystery to me in that the only powder which gives any consistant accuracy is norma 200. Groups of around 1.5 inches or less are possible with the speer 75 FP or...

Kernel: 8.3 sure sounds like a small amount of Lil'gun to start with, but it is a starting place. I'll try 7.5 as a starting point and work up. I'll bet this can be increased quiet a bit. Will advise if and when I hear from Hodgdon. In the hornet I'm using 13 grains with no signs of high...

Loadedround and Kernel-Thanks for the response. I have sent an e-mail to Hodgdon as suggested but haven't heard back from them. Kernel-I'm not familar with the Powley computer and am not sure I understand the information provided on the chart in your reply. What would be the amount of lil'gun...

Has anyone tried Lil'gun in the 25/20? I find no published data on its use in the 25/20. Have had good results with it in my hornet and 221 fireball. Seems it might work in the 25/20, but I'm not sure where to start with the 86 grain Remington bullet. Appreciate any information.

I once used brasso to clean a bunch of 348 win cases which were hard to find and expensive. Was told by an experienced reloader that I may have damaged the cases. I worried over the cases for a few days and finally disposed of them. Was probably a case of being overly careful. But I still...