CumbrianWildfowler Posted August 6 Report Share Posted August 6 So after reading the guidance on numerous threads on here, most notably from Geoff Cookoff's, I tried Titewad powder and it has made all the difference, but only with plastic wads. I cannot get fibre wad and nitro card loads to show consistency? I have worked up a good TSS 1oz load. LBC 43 wad with Titewad 14.5 grains. It's interesting that its right on the border of the 1050 fps but also right on the border of not cycling through my Remington semi with the ATEC moderator. Any lower powder charge and it won't. The fibre wads begin non-cycling at higher powder weights. Possibly I have a dodgy batch of nitro cards but they feel snug enough fit. So, Im wondering how I can get the 1 1/8 bismuth loads pressure up without resorting to plastic wads or gas seals? Is Cookoff still on here? Disclaimer: I haven't had these loads tested. I load at my own risk. You load at your own risk. I'm not responsible for your load data. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbrowning2 Posted August 6 Report Share Posted August 6 titewad is a very fast burning powder, are you trying to use it with 1 1/8 of bismuth shot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianWildfowler Posted August 6 Author Report Share Posted August 6 3 hours ago, rbrowning2 said: titewad is a very fast burning powder, are you trying to use it with 1 1/8 of bismuth shot? 3 hours ago, rbrowning2 said: titewad is a very fast burning powder, are you trying to use it with 1 1/8 of bismuth shot? Yes mate, 1 1/8 or 1 1/16 and the balance made up with buffer to try and up the pressure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smudger687 Posted August 6 Report Share Posted August 6 You need more pressure to cycle the action. Adding more powder will increase the pressure, but also the velocity. The obvious alternative now is to increase your payload. Try 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 ounces of fibre bismuth and see if that solves the issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbrowning2 Posted August 7 Report Share Posted August 7 keep the same powder weight and try with two nitro cards rather than one. Subsonic bismuth, interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianWildfowler Posted August 7 Author Report Share Posted August 7 11 hours ago, rbrowning2 said: keep the same powder weight and try with two nitro cards rather than one. Subsonic bismuth, interesting. Interesting..have you done that before? Makes sense that it should increase friction and pressure? I'll try it..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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