Clean match

[Sagebrush Burns]

Last June I got my Taylor & Co Spencer carbine in 45 Colt and have been using it as my SASS main match rifle ever since.  It is slower to run than my M-73 but who cares, I always max the style points.  Just finished shooting Winter Range and cleaned the match (12 stages, 115 rifle rounds).  I wasn't fast, but it sure feels good to be clean!

[Two Flints]

Sagebrush,

Congratulations on your (slow) clean match!

Do you do your own .45 colt loads?  Any personal loading information added to this thread would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Two Flints

[Bead Swinger]

Congrats!  That must've been a fun shoot!

[Sagebrush Burns]

Yes, I load my own.  Recipe is as follows:  Starline Brass, 260 grain RNFP (cast weight - I use the Lyman mold with the crimping groove), Winchester WLP primer, 7.0 W231.  This load chronos 850 fps in my 7 1/2" revolvers and 1020 fps in my 19" & 20" carbines.  It is about equivalent to original 45 Colt loading levels.  A very stout load by SASS standards these days but easy to shoot and feels just right to me.  Bead Swinger - Winter Range is a very fun shoot and, of course, even more so when I cleaned it.