Hi
One of the sites listed on the SSS "Evans ORI," i saw someone suggesting using fire-formed .41 Mag brass (with pictures of how to fire-form) for Evan's short. Also, if you're not into this (I thought it'd be pretty cool, myself), Evans Short brass is listed at Buffalo Arms, although it runs as high as $1.48/@. Evan's NM runs $1 to $1.14/@. I was very pleased with the 56-56 Spencer brass I got from them, so I thought this might be worth investing in. Recommendations are welcome. Has anybody tried the Evans brass from Buffalo Arms?
As another question = I'm really interested in what bullet to use with an Evans - In these pictures that's a nice heeled bullet - where can you get that mold? Personally, I'd prefer a non-heeled design. Suggestions are very welcome. I was wondering if a traditional .44 Russian bullet design would have enough of a point to feed well, if the case OAL was correct. Again, suggestions are very welcome.
I'm in process of purchasing an NM Evans - and hope to shoot it SASS this summer. My plan for a stage was to put a dummy round in the magazine, and cycle twice, and then load the number of rounds for the stage. Then while still at the table, I'd cycle until I get the dummy extracted, typically 14 times. Then I know I'll be on an empty chamber, with the proper number of rounds loaded. Of course, this is all theoretical. I don't have an Evans yet... Maybe next week.