Have any Spencer shooters used this bullet and had issues with the narrow lube grooves? I bought a box of these to try in my .50-70 roller which has an oversize groove depth and I wanted to try them before springing for a mould.
Have any Spencer shooters used this bullet and had issues with the narrow lube grooves? I bought a box of these to try in my .50-70 roller which has an oversize groove depth and I wanted to try them before springing for a mould.
I use them for my Spencer?s and they are very accurate. I normally shoot smokeless loads using Unique, but have used black powder loads with no real problems, though probably not enough lube for rifle length barrel. Be aware that the loose bullets you can buy from Buffalo arms are different from the ones from the moulds they sell.
Using "Unique" smokeless powder in a Spencer, a BLACK POWDER gun. Hmmmmmmmmmm!!!!!!!!!
I've used light charges of Unique (12 grains or less) in my .50-70 Sharps and .45-70 trapdoors with no problem. You have to be very careful to avoid double charges in the larger cartridges. I haven't tried it yet in my original .56-56 Spencer but a lighter charge (7 grains+/-) in the shorter case should be safe. Trail Boss is another good powder for reduced loads.
Jim Burgess, 15th CVI
In the North East Battle Troop skirmishes, folks normally used around 10 grains of Unique in the Trapdoors.
back on Walt Taylor?s farm in PA
Lou Lou Lou Ruggiero
Tammany Regt-42nd NYVI
I agree with Jim and Lou. Loads like that came right out of the Lyman manual of my youth in the 60's before everybody went lawyer proof.
Jim Brady
2249V
Knap's Battery
CUM CATAPULTAE PROSCRIBEANTUR TUM SOLI PROSCRIPTI CATAPULTAS HABEANT
Follow along for the Ho Chi Minh trail of powder discussion.
Daryl Noonan
NSSA # 14002
12th Regiment US Regular Infantry
"You see in this world there are two types of people my friend. Those with loaded guns, and those who dig. You dig!!"
I didn't mean to start a smokeless thread. All I want to know is if anyone has had issues with the narrow grease grooves using BLACK POWDER.
To answer noonanda, yes I use Unique in all my original Spencer?s. 8.5gr in my 56-56 rifles and 56-50 carbines. I use 9gr?s in my heavy barreled 56-50. Muzzle velocity is around 1050fps in the riffles and 970fps in the carbines. I have shot hundreds of rounds through all of them with no problems. Cases show no signs of over pressure.
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