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Many years ago I shot WW2 re-enactor matches with an Enfield using reloads. One piece of advice I would give any Enfield shooter is buy a broken case extractor from Brownells and during timed matches, make sure that is readily accessible.

I also use a Lyman 150 grain gas checked cast bullet and my go to propellant is IMR 4227. The accuracy sweet spot for that combination is at 1763 fps. It has given me good results out to 300 yds.

I went with a Mauser M1896 in 6.5x55, for a couple of reasons, 1 I can use it at Winter Range at the Bucky O'Neill Match, 2, it is one of the only Milsurp rifles that BATF will allow a Canadian to bring into the US. 6.5x 55mm is a very flat shooting rifle out to 500 yds with cast lead. I got Lyman 150 gr RN moulds out of Buffalo Arms and if I do my part, the bullet with IMR 4227 will do its part.

This years match was far superior to last years match, thanks to all of those who worked together to put on a fantastic match.

Excellent info, makes it easier to plan on the amount of ammo I have to bring across the border. Thanks.

Thanks Samuel, I figure I'm driving 27 hours south to get to your place, I want to get all the trigger pullin' I can in.

For those of us out of the country, where are you going to post the F&I Wild Bunch applications?

Is there going to be a Wild Bunch BAMM match at Winter Range? I haven't seen it listed on Winter Ranges schedule. If so, I'm curious to what distances are we looking at?

I'm buying my bullets from both a manufacturer & a friend who casts, mainly because I am a high volume shooter and just don't have the time to engage another pastime. I have had excellent results with Red Dot & Unique, but when I move to an extruded rifle powder like 4198 & 4895 my groups go all over the place. Unfortunately there is little to choose in alternate powders these days.

Thanks for the suggestions, I am using in 6.5x55, the 150 grain GC Lyman bullet currently. As for the .32-40 & .38-55 they are straight lead. I've got about 8 different 6.5x55mm loads ready for testing the week, if nothing else pops up. And I do have my own chrony.

I was shooting with a friend earlier that lost his front sight also, it sure does ruin a good match.

First off, I'm using the powders that I currently have in stock and up here in Canada the supply is worse than the US. I'm using Red Dot, Unique, IMR 4198 & IMR 4895 currently. While I have good 100 yd results in .32-40, .38-55 & 6.5x 55mm with Red Dot & Unique, I can't seem to find a good reliably accurate load out to 250-300 yds.

If we are "just a group of competitors", maybe we should just show up in designer blue jeans, T shirts and baseball caps? Wild Bunch has been organized as represented by the shooters manual and it has been expanded for the better. All this is, is organizing another facet of Wild Bunch. And frankly, trying to make long range rifles run with cast bullets is one of the most frustrating experiences in life !!

Rifles with cast bullets are more difficult to find an accurate load for, Krags with the speed loading capability are few and far between if there are any outside of museums, therefore someone who chooses a Springfield automatically has a distinct advantage. What does the cost of rifles have to do with this thread? And the reason I chose my "name" is the fact that I use it on a number of other forums.

5.1 grains of 231 in .44 mag (240 gr bullet) 5.7 grains of 231 in .45 acp (200 grain bullet)