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Also you may want to slug your barrel if you have not done so already. That would give you some real good data to work from.

Just another thought, have you tried to size the bullets to .451?

How is California Assembly Bill 962 going to effect you? Does it have an effect on hand loading as well? Rich

Might also look into Winchester bullets for plinking, I use those quite a bit and they are very good economical bullets.

I have a 995 carbine and it is utterly reliable. I bought it new about 10 years ago and have put thousands of rounds through it, I am yet to have a failure to function of any kind. I say go for it.

Kinda what I was thinking.

Sounds strange to me too. What are the odd's?

Meaning a squib, sounds like there was insufficient powder or no powder at all.I always go over every case visually after charging before seating a bullet to make sure A. I have the correct amount of powder and B. I don't have a double charge. Though that is easier when using a single stage.

Sounds like someone did not check the cases after they charged them with powder?

That is possible, although the pellets were new, I didn't use them right away. They sat maybe a month and a half before they were used and it was in the summer and it gets very humid here in the summer.

Yeah, they are not as "refined" as my Red Label, but the wife was interested in breaking clays and the Baikal fit her better than the Stoeger.

Yes, I always mark the ramrod with tape for a reference. The seating depth/loading process was correct for every shot.

I have an older LBT tester, but LEE has one out now and I think it is about half the price of the LBT model. I have a couple of buddies who have the LEE and they are very pleased with it. IMO if you cast it is a must have tool. Rich

That sounds about right Wayne, if you are looking to stay around a 15 BH 400F for an hour is where I would start. Let the bullets "age" for 2 days after the heat treating before you test the BH. Rich

The Remington Spartan is pretty much the same gun.

Practically neighbors

Wayne, I used to do a lot of heat treating, I went back and looked at my notes. Using an conventional electric oven at 450F I would heat the bullets for 1hr then quench. After 2 days I would get a BH of 20-22. This is using WW lead and the bullets were between 9 and 10 BH before heat treating.

Welcome Scotty, what part of Ohio are you from? I'm about 30 minutes east of Cincinnati.

I bought the wife an IZH-27 O/U about 5 years ago. Pretty good gun for the money.

That's interesting, I used both Pyrodex and Triple Seven pellets in 3 of my 4 muzzle loaders, 2 inline 1 traditional and I saw shot to shot deviations of up to 150fps according to my chronograph. I also couldn't get any of the three to group better than 3 inches, with two of them doing no better than 5 inches. This was a few years back though, perhaps the pellets are more refined now?

You know, the Hodgdon or IMR type pellets? I tried some when they first came out and found them to be very inconsistent and they cost about 3 times as much as loose powder. I have been having really good results with Blackhorn 209.

I agree with you,I think it is a silly regulation as well. What I was told by the local game warden was that due to the population density and relatively flat terrain if you miss a shot on a varmint there is much less of a chance of the bullet hitting a house or a person than if you miss a shot on a deer?

Yeah, the 22-250 is what I generally use for varmints, but it was very windy a couple times out so I got the idea that the 300 load would buck the wind a little better, and it did, besides dead is dead and I'll bet you that they couldn't tell the difference anyway.

I have taken elk with both loads and the partition provides much greater penetration and the accubond leaves a larger wound channel, both have good weight retention. Just out of curiosity I have used the 180gr load on groundhogs and coyote also.

I think it has to do with the population density and the terrain.