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Post by battis on Mar 23, 2016 23:21:46 GMT -5
I replaced the buffer and kocking sleeve spring (I had to misspell the word so the software wouldn't replace it with "thingy"), straightened the bent front sight blade, and repaired the cracked forend with epoxy. I made up 7 rounds using .35 Rem brass (I have some .414 Super Mag brass on the way). I used 20 grs IMR 4227 (3 rounds), 22.5 gr IMR 4227 (2 rounds) and 24.5 grs IMR 4227 (last 2 rounds). Bullets were 250 grs sized to .406.
20 grs was barely enough - one spent case jammed, the other two barely made it out. 22.5 grs was much better - the two spent cases flew out a foot or so. 24.5 grs was just about perfect - the two spent cases ejected with force.
7 shots doesn't make much of a test run but I'm happy with the results. I had read that the recoil of the .401 was pretty stout, but with 24.5 grs, the recoil was more like shooting black powder - a big, heavy push. I'm looking forward to shooting this old timer more often.
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Post by Hardrada55 on Mar 24, 2016 7:32:29 GMT -5
thanks for the info. I"ve always experienced the recoil from the .401 to be less sharp than the .351 and certainly preferable to the .300 Savage in the 81.
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