Dear fellow Spencer shooters,
Enjoys reading the post here. Lots of good information and learn a lot myself too
Shot my Spencer rifle the 1st time in my local CAS event in Feb 07 using Gad ammo. Fun rifle to shoot, action works great, no loading problem at all. Was able to hit the metal trap 'heart' in the "white Buffalo" off hand 5 out of 7 rounds.
Below is the 1st test result of the reload that I did for my Spencer rifle: (The 1st time ever to do the reload myself)
Reloading
1) Lyman mold 330gr. (need to keep the mold hot for good casting)
2) wheelweight lead
3) Starline .56-50 brass
4) Federal large rifle primer
5) Triple 7 FFg (30gr)
Shooting condition
1) wind calm (very rare here in Amarillo, Texas)
2) bench rest
3) 50yd
Results are good. Clean the barral between groups with a mixture of "simple green+water+ETOH+machine oil" (forgot the recipe will post it later). Interesting observation, my 1st shot is always low after cleaning, but then they will group back together. I put the fired brass in Simple green mixed with water after each shoot and then wash them with hot water at home.
Hope this will help someone trying to find the right combination of reload data.
Regards,
Four Sixes
Spencer grouping 777 FFg reload
Spencer 56-50 rifle