I'm a sucker for browning & winchester high wall rifles.
When I first met Andy, who posts here under the handle Drewhenrytnt, at the big bore shoot in Julif Texas a couple of years ago, he had a mighty nice highwall in 454 casull. I had owned a half dozen of so but never one chambered in 454 casull. I told him if he ever decided to get rid of it, to let me know. He did, and I purchased it from him a couple of weeks ago.



Took me a couple of weeks to assemble the brass, dies and some 300 gr. Hornady XTP's.

Loaded some rounds last nite using the latest Hornady manual. Loaded 5 each in .5 grain increments starting 1.5 gr. below book max with both H422 and H110.
Andy said it shot pretty good. I'd have to agree. In fact I'd say this rifle likes it hot, as it shot the best groups .1 gr over book max for both powders.
Groups shot at 100 yds. from bench rest. Leupold 2.5 x 8 vari X III scope. Chrono @ 10 feet from muzzle.





29.5 gr and 30 gr. of H4227.








30.5 gr, 31 gr. & 31.5 gr H110

I'll load some more of the 31.5 gr H110 loads to see whether it was a fluke, but.......

Wow,300 gr. bullet @ 2,050 fps + using 31.5 gr. powder. Ought to kick but on hogs and whitetails.
GWB

Geedubya,

Fantastic groupings! Glad you are enjoying it! What has extraction been like? Have all fired cases popped out like they are supposed to? What does the brass look like? Primers flat yet?

If this gun likes it HOT....maybe you need to get some 260gr bullets and load 37.0gr H110. I have fired that in a 10in Freedom Model 83(2000fps) and it is accurate but a tremendous handful.

Keep those reports coming and show us some pig brains soon.

Andy

Andy,

Stupid is as stupid does. I left my factory ammo sitting on the table outside my garage when I went to the range this morning. I only had my reloads.
I bought some used brass off gunbroker. It was pretty funky. Tumbled it for 5 days then took a dremel and poslised it out. Would have been smarter to buy virgin brass.
Anyway I shot 27 rounds. Most of them ejected. I remembered you said that some might not eject, so I kept those that didn't separate from those that did.
I don't see it to be a problem. Especially if I don't have to make a follow up shot.(Every body knows that's the reason to shoot a single shot, ya' don't have to shoot but once.)

Hornady says you can use the 300 grainers at 1700+. I like heavy bullets. However, I may try some Barnes 250 grains, and load them reasonably hot. When I do i"ll post the results.
GWB

looks like you got another hog killer