I have devised a new
32-40-185 grain smokeless powder bullet
for target practice. I became convinced, some time ago, that a
bullet could be
made that would do as good work at the 200 yard target with
smokeless powder as
the common bullet does with black powder. Dr. Hudson has proved
this, but with
the doctor's bullet the rifle must be reamed out in order to seat
the bullet,
as a bullet using smokeless powder must be gas tight. This I would
not have
done to a rifle, as it would spoil the weapon for any other
bullet. I designed
bullet with two narrow bands that cut into the lands of the rifle
just enough
to act as guide. The third band is little wider; the fourth wider
than the
third, the fifth and last band is wider than the fourth. Each of
the last three
bands has slight increase in diameter, too.
I upset a bullet, drove it through my rifle,
sent it with my
sketch to Mr. Barlow, of the Ideal Mfg. Co., and told him what
wanted. The
company turned me out mold that is perfection. It casts a bullet I
can seat
with ease, without reaming out the rifle, and that shoots
absolutely true.
I use in casting these bullets 15 pounds of
lead, 1 pound of
tin, 1 ounce of metallic antimony. First I melt the lead and tin,
then take
small ladle full of the melted metal and put into it the metallic
antimony,
heat it red hot and pour into the lead and tin, stir well, then
sprinkle with
granulated white ammonia hydrochlorate. This fluxes the metal
together and
makes it run smooth, thus casting a perfect bullet. I sprinkle on
little every
10 minutes or so.
When casting skim I every time after
sprinkling, and there
is little dross, thus making saving in the loss of metal. No.
319-289 is 185
grain bullet, and use 17 grains of Dupont Rifle Powder No. or 15
grains of
Royal Purple, smokeless powder I make myself. I named it Royal
Purple on
account of its color, a perfect purple grain, smokeless and almost
noiseless.
As yet I make it for my own use only.
In using smokeless powder, always have clean
rifle. There is
no kick with 185 grain bullet; no smoke in your face and no
headache; your gun
does not sound like cannon every time you shoot, jarring your
nerves, and
making you flinch every time you pull the trigger. This new bullet
will be
shown in the next Ideal catalogue. I am indebted to Mr. Barlow of
the Ideal
Mfg. Co. for helping me figure out the bullet. If any of the boys
want to use
it they can get mold of the company, with dies for lubricator,
etc. They will
find that by using this bullet and smokeless powder, their work at
the target
will improve.
I have devised a new
32-40-185 grain smokeless powder bullet
for target practice. I became convinced, some time ago, that a
bullet could be
made that would do as good work at the 200 yard target with
smokeless powder as
the common bullet does with black powder. Dr. Hudson has proved
this, but with
the doctor's bullet the rifle must be reamed out in order to seat
the bullet,
as a bullet using smokeless powder must be gas tight. This I would
not have
done to a rifle, as it would spoil the weapon for any other
bullet. I designed
bullet with two narrow bands that cut into the lands of the rifle
just enough
to act as guide. The third band is little wider; the fourth wider
than the
third, the fifth and last band is wider than the fourth. Each of
the last three
bands has slight increase in diameter, too.