Missionary
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Well when you fellers get tired of shooting your accurate 44 Flat tops I might be ready to buy one.
I think this 44 will be OK. I may end up firelapping it just to smooth out the bore, but I need some more trigger time before making that decision.
Alcan powders have been out of production since the early '80s, if I remember right. AL7 usually appears on the burn rate charts between Herco and HS-6. It is the closest powder to Unique I have on hand (I always thought Herco was a better powder for the 44 Special). AL7 is a flake powder, made in little square flakes designed to jam any powder measure ever made. In the early '80s, I used AL7 in my .41s, using a scoop to measure powder--I can go back to that if need be.
The new mould arrived, am going to try to get it broke in and some test bullets done up yet this weekend.
I have read references to the Alcan powders but have no knowledge of them. I did read from somewhere else exactly what you mentioned, that the powders were designed to not be able to go through any known powder measure/dump. Funny.I think this 44 will be OK. I may end up firelapping it just to smooth out the bore, but I need some more trigger time before making that decision.
Alcan powders have been out of production since the early '80s, if I remember right. AL7 usually appears on the burn rate charts between Herco and HS-6. It is the closest powder to Unique I have on hand (I always thought Herco was a better powder for the 44 Special). AL7 is a flake powder, made in little square flakes designed to jam any powder measure ever made. In the early '80s, I used AL7 in my .41s, using a scoop to measure powder--I can go back to that if need be.
The new mould arrived, am going to try to get it broke in and some test bullets done up yet this weekend.