Full speed with a air cooled 50/50 ww:soft alloy 35 Rem ?

[RU shooter]

Wasn't my intention to cast these up air cooled wanted to water quench them as it's my usual hunting bullet alloy . Anyways what's done is done bullet is the Lee 200 gr . Is this air cooled alloy too soft for full speed loading in the 35 Rem ? The water quenched alloy never gave me issues with these loads. Normally load 4895 in the 37-38 gr range . I'm sure they will expand well on deer possibly too much I think . What say you all .

Tim

[centershot]

You could always heat-treat them in your oven to raise the BHN if you think it's necessary.

[odfairfaxsub]

Mine are air cooled and gas checked and I push them good and hard. 190 gr bullet and 28 gr 4198

[Dusty Bannister]

Oven heat treat and quench. Or work up through the pressure range and see if accuracy will hold.

[RU shooter]

I'm too lazy to de-lube them and oven heat them so I'll give them a go as is , I'll start around 34 gr and see what happens . I only cast up around 50 so not a big deal if they don't work out they recycle well .

Thanks , Tim

[Larry Gibson]

For hunting with my RCBS 35-200-FN in my 35 Rem I use an AC'd alloy of COWW + 2% tin then mixed 50/50 with lead. I push them to 2150 fps (26" barrel) with 37 gr 4895. They hold excellent accuracy to 200 yards (my self inflicted max hunting range with cast) but I do clean the barrel every 7 or 8 rounds to maintain that accuracy for hunting.

Target shows 2 five shot groups at 100 yards adjusting and confirming zero. Then rear sight was moved up 3 moa and the 200 yards group was fired. Second pic shows 5 rounds in stripper clip ready to load. Last pic shows end result.

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[RU shooter]

For hunting with my RCBS 35-200-FN in my 35 Rem I use an AC'd alloy of COWW + 2% tin then mixed 50/50 with lead. I push them to 2150 fps (26" barrel) with 37 gr 4895. They hold excellent accuracy to 200 yards (my self inflicted max hunting range with cast) but I do clean the barrel every 7 or 8 rounds to maintain that accuracy for hunting.

Target shows 2 five shot groups at 100 yards adjusting and confirming zero. Then rear sight was moved up 3 moa and the 200 yards group was fired. Second pic shows 5 rounds in stripper clip ready to load. Last pic shows end result.

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Thanks for the reply Mr Gibson , I've seen your posting of that rifle and info before it's what actually guided me for my load combo in my bolt action 35 Rem . Always thought you used water quenched alloy though. Feeling better about my mistake after reading your post more carefully .

Tim

[odfairfaxsub]

Yeah, 50-50 ww and pure mix air cooled w a gas check works good at full speed. The consensus says you’ll be fine