Chilean 1895 still shoots!

I finally finished removing the glossy varnish from my 1895 and hand rubbing four coats of raw linseed oil into it. Looks good. So I took it to the range. Still shoots.

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I decided to start by seating just shy of the rifling. These are single fed as they are longer than the magazine.

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Velocities were also quite a bit slower than the book (Lyman 51). I am shooting Hornady 154 grain SST’s (2nd’s) and IMR 4895. Next time I’ll seat deeper.
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I let the barrel cool between each group. I noticed there was typically a first round flyer on a cool barrel.

Nicely done, it does look good, and seems to work quite well too.