how fast

[adrians]

hi , how fast can i push a ww cast bullet in my commission 1888 ? i just got an old 32.40 mold and it drops a 155 grn NON gas check boolit (slugged bore at .318 and new boolit is .320 ,perfect i think ) but its not gas checked ,.
could i load up to maybe 1200-1500 fps without significant leading ,/
have a great night adrians[smilie=w:

[Three-Fifty-Seven]

Should be fine . . . start low, and work up to best accuracy . . .

[Will]

I've found that PB WW boolits in 30cal can go up to about 1600fps without any leading or loss of accuracy. Adding a GC will take you to about 2000 but every boolit and gun is different. Just try it and see what happens.

[Bret4207]

It depends entirely on fit, bore condition and your particular rifle and alloy and how much experimenting you want to do. In very general terms 12-1400fps should be doable. If you have a cast friendly rifle and design that rifle "likes" you might even get up to 16-1700 fps. Anything above that is Phd. level work and I have never personally seen anyone routinely shoot PB cast above that area for strings of any length myself. I wish it was easier, I hate gas checks!

[adrians]

thanks fellas you made my sunday ,my steyr 1894 dated commissioned 1888 will love them i don't load it to shoot more than 1200--1500fps anyway ,
have a wonderfull sunday and good shooting or anything else concerned with this great passtime (as i call it ,some call it an obsession i.m going in tht direction.lol)

[Shiloh]

Depends on barrel condition and boolit fit. I have taken 50/50, WW/Range Scrap, water dropped boolits to 2200 with a gas check. My best accuracy is found at less than 1800 fps.

SHiloh