Henry rifling and PP bullets
Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2023 10:58 am
Yesterday we had some snow at the range(about 4 inches) while I was shooting my Steyr-Martini military rifle chambered in no.2 Musket (also known as 500/450 no.2)
The cartridge was loaded with 78 grs of Swiss 1 1/2 FG, overpowder wad, grease cookie, underbullet wad and a 510gr. roundnose bullet patched to essentially groove diameter (.458): These military rifles have a pretty long, tapered throat that wil accomodate a groove-dia. bullet seated well out.
So if you're curious how a RN PP bullet looks like after being shot in a 7-groove Henry-rifled barrel, here you go... As luck would have it; the bullet was recovered nearly intact except for some minor nose damage:
Bullet alloy was 30:1, bullet diameter .451, patched up to .458. Shooting was blowtubing only, no cleaning between shots.
The cartridge was loaded with 78 grs of Swiss 1 1/2 FG, overpowder wad, grease cookie, underbullet wad and a 510gr. roundnose bullet patched to essentially groove diameter (.458): These military rifles have a pretty long, tapered throat that wil accomodate a groove-dia. bullet seated well out.
So if you're curious how a RN PP bullet looks like after being shot in a 7-groove Henry-rifled barrel, here you go... As luck would have it; the bullet was recovered nearly intact except for some minor nose damage:
Bullet alloy was 30:1, bullet diameter .451, patched up to .458. Shooting was blowtubing only, no cleaning between shots.