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Posted: 8/31/2014 5:46:09 PM EDT
Finally had a chance to finish chronographing test loads for my Winchester Self Loaders. Below is my range report.
.351 WSL Load #1 - 15.0 gn H110; 182 gn Buffalo Bullets JRN; Jamison Case; Rem 6 1/2 Primer: Cycled fine; Avg vel 1,378 fps. Velocities were very inconsistent. Some of the cases were sooty. I believe this load was not always sealing the chamber. Load #2 - Increased to 15.5 gn of H110. Velocities were still inconsistent. Some of the cases were again sooty. I believe this load was not always sealing the chamber. Load #3 - 15.5 gn 2400; everything else the same: Cycled fine; Avg vel 1,674 fps. SD 17.52; I believe this load, while under factory velocities, is worth keeping. .401 WSL Load #1 - 22.0 gn 2400; 200 gn DKT SP; QC Case; Win WLR Primer: Cycled fine; Avg vel 1,770 Load #2 - 23.0 gn 2400; 200 gn DKT SP; QC Case; Win WLR Primer: Cycled fine; Avg vel 1,868 Other notes: Both of these rifles throw the brass far and tend to ding the case mouths. I spend a lot of time looking for brass when they cost $2.00 each. (They were throwing them over the tarp I had laid down.) Factory velocity for the .351 is supposed to be around 1,850 for a 180 gn bullet and for the .401, 2,135 for a 200gn bullet. Since I'm cycling reliably, I'm probably not going to go any higher. These guns are old, and the ejection is vigorous enough. Here's a picture I shared before  |
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Posted: 8/31/2014 6:13:55 PM EDT
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That's pretty cool. I didn't know those weapons or rounds even existed. Thanks for the report op.
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Posted: 8/31/2014 8:11:27 PM EDT
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Beautiful rifles !
I have always admired those rifles.... I am curious, do they feed HP bullets ? |
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Posted: 8/31/2014 8:24:35 PM EDT
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One of the sexiest rifles Winchester ever built IMHO.
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Posted: 9/1/2014 7:02:00 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Beautiful rifles ! I have always admired those rifles.... I am curious, do they feed HP bullets ? |
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Posted: 9/1/2014 10:08:30 PM EDT
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Nice rifles, good to see something different. Thanks for posting.
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Posted: 9/2/2014 10:23:36 AM EDT
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Super cool rifles!
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