Shot my Borchardt replica today!

TennBill2 · 07-21-2011, 02:20 PM

After so much time having gone into building this, I was soooo anxious to fire it. I tried yesterday and had a misfire, having used an old 30 Mauser round. Today, I used a newly primed starline shell, loaded with 3.4 grains of the old Mauser powder and the original 30 Mauser bullet....86gr.(?). I used the shoulder stock because I was hoping to observe the action, though it was too fast. I would guess 3.0 to 3.3 would be adequate to cycle the action. Tests to be done later will tell. Of course, I have no clue as to the original Mauser cartridge's powder type. Anyway, it was a thrill to shoot this thing! I'm going to try several loads and try to set up my movie cam to hopefully capture the action.

07-21-2011, 02:20 PM	#1
TennBill2 RIP Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 101 Thanks: 0 Thanked 17 Times in 6 Posts	Shot my Borchardt replica today! After so much time having gone into building this, I was soooo anxious to fire it. I tried yesterday and had a misfire, having used an old 30 Mauser round. Today, I used a newly primed starline shell, loaded with 3.4 grains of the old Mauser powder and the original 30 Mauser bullet....86gr.(?). I used the shoulder stock because I was hoping to observe the action, though it was too fast. I would guess 3.0 to 3.3 would be adequate to cycle the action. Tests to be done later will tell. Of course, I have no clue as to the original Mauser cartridge's powder type. Anyway, it was a thrill to shoot this thing! I'm going to try several loads and try to set up my movie cam to hopefully capture the action. Attached Images