very little gun stuff and just some general posts otherwise. Combination of things.
Shift change came around, and while the sleep hours aren't that much different, I guess it's harder to deal with than it used to be(again, aging sucks). Weather has made it harder to get outside and do some things: not much bad weather, but my hands stiffen worse in cold weather than they used to, and I've gotten a bit concerned about using power tools and sharp tools at times like that.
So I haven't made much progress on the project 1911 since the last post, about the only thing has been starting to open up the mouth of the mag well a bit. Due to some things coming up, getting a barrel or other parts will have to wait a bit. I did put another 50 rounds through it, all feeding and going bang as they should.
One thing I was able to try: some cast bullet loads in 7.62x54r. A while back at the range I picked up almost a box worth of new brass, either Hotshot or Wolf Gold, that's reloadable. My M39 bore slugs at .310, so- not having a mold for .311 or .312 bullets, I took some of the .309 flat-nose gas-check bullets I originally started casting for .30-30 and loaded them up over a charge of 2400 powder. At 30 yards on the rifle side at H&H they gave about 1.25" groups off a moderately-steady rest; nice clean round holes with no sign of keyholing. So I'll reload these and try them at 50 & 100 yards next time I can get to the outdoor range.
One thing I'll add: RCBS dies for this cartridge come with two expander balls: one for .308 bullets and one for .311, so you can use the one that best fits the bore of your rifle. A very nice touch.
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