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Ammo for the Beaumont-Vitali
Topic Started: Nov 22 2008, 03:20 PM (3,859 Views)
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I finally reloaded some ammo for my Dutch Beaumont.
This rifle made a long trip over the pond a couple of months ago and besides collecting dust it hasn't done much.

I used two type of "boolits" this time.
The first one is 250 gn in cal .455.
It is a bit to small for the rifle, but one of the members of the gun club had good results with these, despite the fact that they are to small.

The other one is from a LEE bullet mold and is exactly right for this rifle.
It is a 340 gn in cal .457.
Behind both bullets I use 40 gn of Wano PP ( German BP )
As a filler I used Couscous and on top of that a small cardboard wad.
Lube is Lee Alox.

I'll keep you posted on the results.

Here are some pictures.

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Ready to go to the range.

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Top: 340 gn .457
Bottom: 250 gn .455


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Met vriendelijke groet,

Martin
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I bet that rifle would be a lot of fun to shoot. :D The ammo looks similar to a 45/70 caliber except for the taper of the case.

Martin a quick question; back all through my school days we always called your country Holland. Now I notice that it's called the Netherlands. Why was the name changed?

Neem zorg,

James
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Thanks James and yes....this rifle sure is fun to shoot.

About the name of my country.
When we, over here in the Netherlands, talk about Holland, we mean the two western provinces, North and South Holland.
Even when we go back to the 11th Century, Holland is a region in the western part of what we today call, the Netherlands.

Dutch people prefer to call their country, the Netherlands, or in good Dutch....Nederland.
"Nederland" means Low Land.
You might know that most of this country is below sea level.

So, you see James, we never changed the name of our country.....history did. :D

That's the story in a nutshell.


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Martin
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Thanks for the brief history of the Nederland or as we call it over here, the Netherlands. In my school days which has been a long time ago I remember studying about Holland and how it had been made by building dikes and making new land from where the sea had been. There was even a story about a Dutch lad that held his finger in a hole in one of the dikes to keep the water from flowing in. I never did know if that was a true story or one just made up. Our studies included the windmills, the wooden shoes and it has always been famous for tulips. Every time I see tulip bulbs at the garden shop the first thing that comes to mind is Holland. :D
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You're very welcome AMM.
The dikes still keep us dry and all the tourists still take pictures of our windmills, wooden shoes and tulips.
Don't misunderstand me AMM.
If it was for me, it would stay this way forever.
It is part of our history.

About the story on the Dutch boy with his finger in the dike.
In the story the boy is called "Hansje Brinker".
This story is written by "Mary Mapes Dodge".
That's right......an American writer. smiley-patriotic-flag-wave
She wrote the story in 1865 and it has been a classic story in the US ever since.
Many Americans believe the story to be true.
Mary Mapes Dodge lived in New York and has never been in the Netherlands.
She most probably made the story up.
You can't stop a flood with one finger....................can you?????????

Mmmmmm Hansje Brinker did get a statue in the city of Spaarndam in 1950
though.

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Maybe the story is true after all.
But wait a minute.....the statue is financed by the .....Dutch Tourist Office. :D


Met vriendelijke groet,

Martin

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