If you found your primers, then life is good, no need to go modern at all!!

Why don't you just order up some CBC 24 guage cases from Cabela's and make you some new Snider cases and shoot with primers that are available. At $16 for 25 you can't go wrong

Well the look on the kids face is worth a million bucks!!! And he has some class using a proper hunting rifle!!! The best hunters use a Martinii!

Tom-May wrote: Could the round be private purchase/reloads used by one or other of the local forces or 'irregulars' along with the column?

Just a thought.

Tom
(waiting to be shot down in flames)

This is what I suspect and is why I asked for the location on the battlefield.

This cartridge is a Battlefield pick up from Isandlwana. It appears to be a linen or paper covered coil case 577/450. [pic]http://www.fototime.com/C715CE82EB9FCEC/standard.jpg[/pic] Here is a second one compared with a 577/450 and paper 577 Snider [pic]http://www.fototime.com/F6849195723CC05/standar...

Hey Brian, Is there an echo in here? Some of this stuff sound familiar? Radius the die mouth---Chamfer the mouth same o same o. Shell holder not in line with die body. Nope none of the above. Bad loading advice from and alledged reputable source. 85 grains of BP and 30 grains of 50/50 Cow in a CBC c...