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Some of you have read Pt. one where I showed the 470 Capstick rifle. Then I was given the sad news by @michael458 that multiple of these “Big Five” had over sized barrels and didn’t stabilize bullets on game well. So I thought once again my bad luck was following me lol But to my surprise after having it slugged it was indeed in spec at .474
I looked all over for any loaded factory ammunition for it and it’s non-existent! Like zero anywhere at any price!!!
So I picked up 100 pieces of Bertram Brass out of Australia, which its self is very rare, and was lucky enough that @ET1775 had a box of Barnes 500gr TSX he was giving a way on the “Pay it Forward” thread and I was able to get those. Thank you @ET1775!!!
I also picked up some Barnes Banded Solids. So with those and Federal Gold Medal Mag primers and H4895 to develop loads tailored to my M-70 development was started…
So to start I have to tell you the Bertram brass is just a 470 Capstick head stamped basic brass! That means there is a lot of prep to be done! Sizing, trimming, chamfering, and de-burring. So although Im very grateful the brass is out there it still needs a lot of work!
I’ll leave it here for now but be back in a couple days with the results. Until then a 470 Barnes TSX next to a 556 lol
I looked all over for any loaded factory ammunition for it and it’s non-existent! Like zero anywhere at any price!!!
So I picked up 100 pieces of Bertram Brass out of Australia, which its self is very rare, and was lucky enough that @ET1775 had a box of Barnes 500gr TSX he was giving a way on the “Pay it Forward” thread and I was able to get those. Thank you @ET1775!!!
I also picked up some Barnes Banded Solids. So with those and Federal Gold Medal Mag primers and H4895 to develop loads tailored to my M-70 development was started…
So to start I have to tell you the Bertram brass is just a 470 Capstick head stamped basic brass! That means there is a lot of prep to be done! Sizing, trimming, chamfering, and de-burring. So although Im very grateful the brass is out there it still needs a lot of work!
I’ll leave it here for now but be back in a couple days with the results. Until then a 470 Barnes TSX next to a 556 lol
