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ZVP · April 15, 2011, 12:44 PM

Gatofeo,
Excellent information you put up there! There is a lot of food for thought and thinking about it , when in the heat of battle I doubt much measuring went on...
Government contracts back then must've been as broadly spec'd as they are today, hence the HUGE variations in powder loads and bullet weights. The poor Soldier ultimately paid the price by never knowing which lot of ammo was the best.
I guess when the used to load loose powder, they loaded very heavy and didn't worry about Crisco!
Thanks for that info and thanks to all the other guys also!
ZVP

April 15, 2011, 12:44 PM	#23
ZVP Senior Member Join Date: June 20, 2009 Posts: 1,102	Gatofeo, Excellent information you put up there! There is a lot of food for thought and thinking about it , when in the heat of battle I doubt much measuring went on... Government contracts back then must've been as broadly spec'd as they are today, hence the HUGE variations in powder loads and bullet weights. The poor Soldier ultimately paid the price by never knowing which lot of ammo was the best. I guess when the used to load loose powder, they loaded very heavy and didn't worry about Crisco! Thanks for that info and thanks to all the other guys also! ZVP Last edited by ZVP; April 16, 2011 at 01:56 PM.