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Sergeant
Posts: 114 (05/04/09 23:40:08) Corporal |
For some years now I have been shooting a BSA Australian Cadet Rifle. My usual load is 7.8 grains of 2400 under a cast CBE 120 grain lead bullet. However I
have a large quantity of Unique powder that I would like to use up. Has anyone got loads for this powder using the 120 grain bullet? Thanks.
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Sergeant
Posts: 86 (05/05/09 02:24:02) |
The "standard" load for the .310 is 4.2grn of Unique
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Veteran of the Regiment
Posts: 1109 (05/05/09 05:40:38) Veteran of the Regiment |
I have gone up to 4.5 grains of Unique with the RCBS bullet, but I usually load lighter. I had a lot of Bullseye on hand after we lost the pistols, so for the
last 10 years my standard load for the .310 has been 3.2 grains of Bullseye.
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Sergeant
Posts: 115 (05/05/09 08:04:30) Corporal |
Thanks to both of you. The Unique is also from my pistol shooting days. I was always a revolver man. I had four or five revolvers at any one time but only one
pistol. I would go to our range alone early on Sunday morning when I had a dual cylinder .357/ 9mm Blackhawk, S&W M19 snubbie, S&W Highwaypatrolman M28
( Changed for a S&W 586 later) and a S&W M 18 in .22. I would shoot away at clays in the buts at distances from seven to twenty five yards. The bulky
Unique was to prevent me loading a double charge by mistake. I loaded .38 Specials and .357 Mag. almost by the ton. I dumped the empties into a cardboard box
to be used again. My pistols started with a Ruger Mk I, then a Star Model B, changed to a S&W M59, changed again for a Browning Hi-Power. (Before I
surrendered the Browning I shot all the goodnes
out of it with heavy Blue Dot loads.) Later still I swaped everything except the M586 and the Hi-Power and the black powder revolvers for two Colt SAA clones in .44-40 and .45. Today I have an Uberti 1860 .44 Army, an Uberti .36 1851 Navy and a Pedersoli Charles Moore .45 single shot pistol. However to wave two digits to the powers that be, I also have a Beaumont Adams, S&W New Model No3 single action, A S&W Model 1881 double action and a S&W New Model No 1-1/2. ( Looking for a S&W Model 2.) Happy days! Gwyn |
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Corporal
Posts: 88 (05/05/09 11:32:50) Lance Corporal |
I have used 4.2 gr. of Unique and like it. The target is from my second outing with my Cadet. I don't see too well any more and don't do well with iron sights, but at 50 yards, I think this is acceptible. Bill
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Veteran of the Regiment
Posts: 1111 (05/05/09 11:46:11) Veteran of the Regiment |
In 1997 my .22 target pistols were a Hammerli single shot and a Browning Target 150. The centre-fire target pistol was a SIG P210, with a .30 Luger barrel for
UIT, a 9mm barrel if there was a power threshold and a .22 barrel for disk competitions. I was getting used to a S&W N frame in .32 S&W (don't
ask) when they all went. For Police Pistol I was using a S&W 19 4" and a S&W 27 6". I was also shooting historic pistols for fun: a Colt
Police Positive in .38, an Enfield in .38 and with a .22 conversion unit, a Webley Mk VI in .455 and with a 22 conversion unit, and a S&W MkII converted
from .455 to .45 Colt. Throw in the replacement variations from the CO2 Hammerli air pistols that came off certificate at the same time and I ended up with 17
variation slots to fill.
When I handed everything in it was to a police officer who was also a shooter. As I was leaving I said "See you around", then corrected myself, saying " Maybe not, as we'll not be pistol shooting again". His reply was "Yes we will. The bastard are not going to make me give up". It almost raised a smile. Bringing us back closer to topic - these days when I load .310 cases I wonder how I managed loading so many tiny pistol cases, Snider, M-H and .500 Express are so much easier to handle (although .297/230 is another story). Mind you the ammunition cabinets fill up a lot quicker these days. Roy |
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Lance Corporal
Posts: 52 (05/05/09 11:47:51) |
Searching my records yet again !!
My best load using Unique was : 4.20g under a 122g RCBS bullet coated in liquid alox. Primer was CCI400. Case length 27.50mm. Rested 5 shot group size was 1.75" ( sorry for the mix of metric and real measurements !! ). Velocity was 965fps and velocity spread an unbelievable 10fps. This was a favourite load !! Dave R
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O/R
Posts: 7 (05/06/09 02:26:46) |
My pet load is the 120gn Heeled CBE bullet, teflon coated by REDBACK projectiles, sized to 317in. Powder is 3.5gn of ADI AP70n (analogue of unique) with a Win
small pistol primer. Gives MOA at 50m and rings the gong monotonously at 300m.
Love the cartridge, love the rifle, honest and reliable. Chrispy |
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Posts: 6 (05/06/09 17:36:16) |
Good evening;
Several years ago, this forum hosted what was perhaps the First International Internet Miniature Martini Rifle Shoot. It was a blast! Since that time, I built up a sporter 310 cadet as a full stocked, scoped rifle. It is among my favorites. One bullet that I really like is the DKT Flat Nosed Lead Bullet at 100 grains. I buy them at Huntingtons, at exhorbitant prices. They should be a fine game bullet, and I intend to use them on our local overpopulation of Nutria. Ed |
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