Idaholewis
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Anyone try Maxi Balls in a Fast 1:28-1:32 Twist? I have been experimenting with them in my Stainless .50 Green Mountain LRH barrel, and my blued .45 Green Mountain LRH 1:30 Twist, My .45 Shot them really well, but they were a NO GO in the Stainless .50 Cal, i tried them several different ways in the .50, different over powder wads, from Vege fibre, to wool in different sizes, i tried lubing both grooves, and just the bottom groove, but nothing was stellar by any means so i gave up messing with them in this Stainless .50 Cal, This rifle is finicky for whatever reason? But will shoot lights out good when you find the right combo, i have a few different loads logged down in my notes that do VERY well in it, from paper patched, to most recently the Lyman Plains lubed, and the Bullshop bullet
This morning i plan to try some of my own poured Maxi Balls, and Lyman Plains bullets in my Lyman Great Plains Hunter 1:32 Twist .54 Cal, The one thing i have found that I DON'T like with the Maxi balls in all of my Fast Twist rifles so far is the way they load, They start out great, but as you get about half way down they start getting noticeably easier (loose fitting) which is definitely a deal breaker for me. I just now got done loading this Lyman Plains Hunter Rifle to shoot this morning when daylight gets here and I don't like the way it loaded at all! It is worse than the .45 and .50 GM LRH barrels (but they weren't good either) This Lyman GPH barrel is longer than my Green Mountain LRH barrels and the riflings in this thing are deep and sharp, By the time i got this Maxi 3/4 of the way down it had little, to no resistance left. I totally understand the Maxi Ball concept of loading, the base and middle band are smaller for easier starting and loading, and the front driving band is what engraves the Riflings, The only thing that makes sense is the Driving band must be 'Giving Up' on the way down these Fast Twist barrels? I am not shoving them down fast, i have been loading them super slow in hopes they would stay tight, but they don't. I am confident the Lyman Plains bullets will load way better, at least they do in my Stainless .50 Cal, and the Lyman Plains bullets have been TIP TOP performers for me. My thinking is these Fast Twist barrels need a bullet with more bearing surface? (Which i have coming) I have several stock 1:48 Twist barrels i can try the Maxi balls in, i am thinking that is where they belong? After all TC designed them for their 1:48 twist rifles
This morning i plan to try some of my own poured Maxi Balls, and Lyman Plains bullets in my Lyman Great Plains Hunter 1:32 Twist .54 Cal, The one thing i have found that I DON'T like with the Maxi balls in all of my Fast Twist rifles so far is the way they load, They start out great, but as you get about half way down they start getting noticeably easier (loose fitting) which is definitely a deal breaker for me. I just now got done loading this Lyman Plains Hunter Rifle to shoot this morning when daylight gets here and I don't like the way it loaded at all! It is worse than the .45 and .50 GM LRH barrels (but they weren't good either) This Lyman GPH barrel is longer than my Green Mountain LRH barrels and the riflings in this thing are deep and sharp, By the time i got this Maxi 3/4 of the way down it had little, to no resistance left. I totally understand the Maxi Ball concept of loading, the base and middle band are smaller for easier starting and loading, and the front driving band is what engraves the Riflings, The only thing that makes sense is the Driving band must be 'Giving Up' on the way down these Fast Twist barrels? I am not shoving them down fast, i have been loading them super slow in hopes they would stay tight, but they don't. I am confident the Lyman Plains bullets will load way better, at least they do in my Stainless .50 Cal, and the Lyman Plains bullets have been TIP TOP performers for me. My thinking is these Fast Twist barrels need a bullet with more bearing surface? (Which i have coming) I have several stock 1:48 Twist barrels i can try the Maxi balls in, i am thinking that is where they belong? After all TC designed them for their 1:48 twist rifles