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    Paper Hunter
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    Default Anybody have experience with reloading for double rifles

    The title says it all. The only way that I can afford to feed my .470 Nitro Express is
    by learning to reload for it. Anybody in the Metro area reload for their double?

    Thanks

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    Lots of crimp is your friend.

    I load for a 375 JRS.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hoser View Post
    Lots of crimp is your friend.

    I load for a 375 JRS.
    Is there a round you are NOT reloading for hoser? I had to go to the Googly Box to even see what a 375 JRS is. What are you running that beast in? 10" Encore??

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    I had a Westley Richards in .303. Was not to hard to regulate it. If I had a big bore like yours I would buy a mold and cast my own bullets. Consider paper patched if you can find a suitable mold. Making your own bullets will enable you to control your supply.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Husker95 View Post
    Is there a round you are NOT reloading for hoser? I had to go to the Googly Box to even see what a 375 JRS is. What are you running that beast in? 10" Encore??
    I have the attention span of a goldfish.

    I am running it in a Remington 700 Safari.
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    I am running it in a Remington 700 Safari.
    Remington 700s aren't double rifles.

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    Quote Originally Posted by earplug View Post
    I had a Westley Richards in .303. Was not to hard to regulate it. If I had a big bore like yours I would buy a mold and cast my own bullets. Consider paper patched if you can find a suitable mold. Making your own bullets will enable you to control your supply.
    Supply isn't my issue. I can get cast bullets, Woodleighs, Barnes and Hornady. It is developing loads for both practice and hunting that will regulate.

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    Its been thirty odd years, but I recall weight was more of a factor then velocity for regulating the barrels.
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    Quote Originally Posted by rxgremlin View Post
    Remington 700s aren't double rifles.
    Your 100% correct. My advice on crimping heavy kicking calibers can not apply to double rifle calibers...
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    Loading for a double should be easier than for a bolt, lever or certainly any semi-auto. Should be really REALLY easy to case gauge (just drop it in and look at it), don't have to worry about feeding, etc.

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