Olde Eynsford 1F and compression

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Olde Eynsford 1F and compression

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Anyone have any experience with Olde Eynsford 1F in say, a 45-90, and how much compression it might like?
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Any wher from 1/4 in or more depending on what the rifle likes
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Between .200 -.250" will get you in the ball park as well as with the 1.5 and 2F.
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You are both perfectly right. Of course you already knew that. My experience with my 45-90 and the BACO Postell with one reduced band started out with 78 gr. of O/E 1.5. It shot alright but when I got out to 800-1000 yards the vertical left a lot to be desired. 78 gr. gave me about 0.100" with that bullet. I added 3 gr. and it produced this result at 823 yards with 0.200" compression. The one off the nose was a bad wind call but I was quite pleased with the vertical and it was the best ever on the Big Hill buffalo for me. The one at 2:00 o'clock is a double.

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Paul that Big Hill Buff will give you a problem if the wind is up. And don't tell Spot that was a bad wind call :D
The 900 yard is the only place that I have seen the range flag fluttering straight up vertical :shock: :D
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Back in November I was testing a patched mould I had made up, but then wasn't happy with the way it was shooting the length was just a tad long so I had it shortened. Anyway using the same 1 1/2 load I had been shooting things certainly tightened up nicely even at 1000. Just before I went out with those loads on a whim I loaded 1/2 dozen with OE 1f and a single thick card wad, leaving the compression die set. When I shot those 1f loads they shot close enough into the regular loads that it would certainly warrant some fine tuning, if my supply of 1 1/2 starts to get short with no hope of replenishing it.
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Thanks, guys. I'll do some squishing experimenting.
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I compress Olde Eynsford 1.5 up too .400

It’s done rather well for me, I bef FG is the same.

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