Let me introduce....

[vgostomski]

....myself first, then my new rifle......

Hello, my name is Victor Gostomski. I have been watching this board for 3 years now, and would like to say thank you to its members. As a whole, I don't believe there is a more helpful group of shooters. I have done mucho searchs on not only the Shiloh product, but how to reload for the BPCR in general. I have reloaded modern cartridges for 25+ years, and loaded my first BPRC rounds last night. I'm looking forward to seeing how my first recipe works......

Now, my rifle.... I wanted a rifle that would become a family heirloom with a little more meaning than the other guns I have. Shiloh, along with Suzi and Luxus walnut more than accomplished my goal. It is a real work of art that will serve me well in my furure hunts. And, I truly cannot wait for this falls buffalo hunt.

Some of the specs:
1874 #1 Sporter
45 2.4"
shot gun buttstock, turkish walnut
modified engraving, intial in platinum

[Seth Hawkins]

Welcome! That is one beautiful rifle you've got there, pard!

Why did you wait 3 years to introduce yourself? As far as I know, the only price of admission to this club is a love of these rifles. Now that you're here I hope you'll pull up a chair and stay awhile. We've got cookies in the BP forum.

[Ken Heier]

Nice That rifle certainly will be a family heirloom. Congratulations on commisioning it.
Ken

[Brent]

Very nice.

If you have a few more pictures, don't hesitate to post them. It would be nice to see some full side photos in particular.

Have a great time with it.

Brent

[vgostomski]

Thank you for the replys... Heres a few more pics

[RMulhern]

DUDE...that's just plumb damn purty!! Let us know how it do!

[bobw]

Can see that if Turkish Walnut was a regular option the wait might go back to 4 years again! Very nice. bobw

[Lumpy Grits]

Welcome to the sic'ness............I see you now know there's NO CURE
Your rifle is a true work of art WELL DONE
May I ask where you are located? Maybe you could team up with some of us for a shoot.
How long was the wait for you on that rifle?
Cheers,
Gary

[Woody]

That is one tastefully executed piece of art.

Woody

[vgostomski]

Welcome to the sic'ness............I see you now know there's NO CURE
Your rifle is a true work of art WELL DONE
May I ask where you are located? Maybe you could team up with some of us for a shoot.
How long was the wait for you on that rifle?
Cheers,
Gary

You are right,, hooked I am. I'm down in the Houston area. A couple miles from you I'm sure. I waited 2 years, 10 months.... The extras I had done to the gun stretched it out a bit.

Thanks for all the comments from you guys. I be posting the the detail in a bit.

[vgostomski]

Well, got to the range for the first time today. I started with 15 rounds, most of the cast bullets were discards for one reason or another. Over all I was extreamly happy with the results. The funny thing was I had a better results at 200 yards than did at 100 (only had a few rounds though). I'll be back out there tomorrow. here are the details:

34" heavy barrel
550 brooks Creedmoor w/ 5 grease grooves
30/1 lead
70 grains (by weight) 1.5 swiss
WLR primer
.030 VFW
.120" powder compression (WAG on this, did it a couple nights ago)
Bullet seated to hunting depth, roll crimp at top of upper grease groove)
SPG lube

Pretty good results from the load. Used a Oehler Chrono:

16 FPS deviation
ave - 1270 fps

I'll be playing with primers to get the deviation better. Still not to bad for a first trip.......The info borrowed from you guys has payed off, probily saved me several years of frustration.


Victor

[squire]

Absolutely, beautiful gun.

[Lumpy Grits]

What are you doing to control fouling?
Gary

[vgostomski]

What are you doing to control fouling?
Gary

Today, I wiped between shots. 1 wet, 2 dry.... Only water,,,,, could not find windex with vinegar, yet..... I am hoping leading will not become a problem. I went with the 5 groove bullet to help counter the 34" barrel. Research says 30/1 would also lend to leading,, we'll see I guess. I did have a slight lube star on the barrel crown. The patches did have slivers of lead, but I'd consider that normal. This is where I would like the input from all you guys. I know everyone has their own way, but I'm always open to suggestions. If I'm screwing up, tell me. Thanks

Victor

[Brent]

If you are screwing up, it is going to the range with just 15 rounds. This is a pretty serious problem -

Nice rifle there.