40 Cal. Crockett rifle

[Wayne/Al]

Haven't posted here for a while but thought this may be of intrest to some. A couple years ago I decided to have my Crockett 32 Cal bored out to 40 CAL.When I got it back I seemed to not be able to get a good group.About 6 inch group at 50 yds was all I could squeeze out of it.So I put it on the rack for over a year. I got her down a couple weeks ago and started playing with it again.To make a long story short,yesterday I shot a 2 inch group at 50 yards. That was 8 shots into that group. If I count the one flier it would have been a 3 inch group. Needless to say,I'm very happy with that. I guess that firms up the saying never give up. It's there you just got to find that right combination . For me it was .395RB .020 patch, 35 grains fff. Olive oil lube. Just thought I would pass it along.
Wayne/AL

 

[Mike Boettcher]

Haven't posted here for a while but thought this may be of intrest to some. A couple years ago I decided to have my Crockett 32 Cal bored out to 40 CAL.When I got it back I seemed to not be able to get a good group.About 6 inch group at 50 yds was all I could squeeze out of it.So I put it on the rack for over a year. I got her down a couple weeks ago and started playing with it again.To make a long story short,yesterday I shot a 2 inch group at 50 yards. That was 8 shots into that group. If I count the one flier it would have been a 3 inch group. Needless to say,I'm very happy with that. I guess that firms up the saying never give up. It's there you just got to find that right combination . For me it was .395RB .020 patch, 35 grains fff. Olive oil lube. Just thought I would pass it along.
Wayne/AL

Good to hear that report. It's a good feeling when things come together. Well done!

 

[Micah Clark]

I had a Traditions Crockett for a while in .32 . . I bet yours bored out to 40, doesn't weight much at all. It was pretty well balanced or not too heavy as is.

 

[BullRunBear]

I got an old Dixie Cub rifle in 40 for my wife since all my other ML rifles are too big for her. (17 inch height difference.) It does best with a .400 ball and .10 or .15 thick patch. Don't know if all 40 calibers like tight loads but I've heard of several that do.

Congrats on the improved groups. I bet that lightened Crockett handles well.

Jeff

 

[hanshi]

My experience has lead me to believe that fairly tight (not mallet tight) loads generally give better performance especially in holding down fouling buildup.

 

[jamesthomas]

I have a .40 cal. and it likes a .395 ball and .015 pillow ticking, short starter for sure!.