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I will second the recommendation of using a gas checked bullet when starting out. It will give you a baseline by which to judge other bullets later on.

Cool. I think you're the first person that I've seen that says they have one.

Glad to help any way I can.

Nice, thank you.

Pure lead casts smaller than any other alloy. So, having a mould that drops right at the needed size with another alloy will likely be too small...

I hope it'll be great for RCBS and Hodgdon both.

https://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?468480-Hodgdon-Purchases-RCBS!

Pure lead will work for round balls without an issue.

To cast bullets of pure lead, you want a bullet with less detail. Pressure casting would be the best technique, if you're able to do it...

Howdy and welcome scooter1942! First off, have you looked for data specific to the LBT bullet? I'd expect there to be data specific to that since LBT bullets are quite popular. You could probably...

I am not sure what my issue is, but I suspect the barrel needs to be turned a hair. I cannot look at might and tell it's off. I actually put a bandaid on it and have been ignoring it a couple of...

Congratulations! I like mine, though I have my rear sight all the way to the right to get point of impact and point of aim to align. I will have it fixed some day, but otherwise I'm pretty content. I...

I'll verify them and add them individually to the spreadsheet as I enter them on the site.

https://i.postimg.cc/50mrT4HV/CD86578-D-E7-BB-4245-B5-BA-EFD56-DC3-C29-E.jpg

This tells me all I need to know about Hodgdon:



From this page: https://hodgdonpowderco.com/hodgdon/#

I didn't see this previously, I'll keep ya in prayer.

Wow there are some interesting concerns, most of which I hadn't thought of.

I have the Winchester bug bad, but I also love old Marlins and old guns in general.

This is interesting. Hodgdon has purchased RCBS. Here's a news article, and here is Hodgdon's page about it.

I for one think it's a good thing, while Hodgdon has something of a monopoly on powder,...

Well thank you for the thought anyway.

That's great! Thanks for sharing. I'm wanting to know about the Dupont can.

You can get accuracy with a plain base, but if there is any damage to the base, it will show on target. Gas checks resist damage much better. Gas checks resist base swaging when being loaded if you...

Very nice. I'm glad to see you making it to the range. 30-40 Krag 1895 is one that is on my short list. Is that sling swivel original to the gun?

I've never messed with any of the self loaders, or...

My friend's 336 does well with my handloads using the Lyman 31141 sized to .310, lubed with White Label 50/50, and loaded at full pressure. We shot some on paper, and I don't remember specifically...

45-70 will work just fine without a gas check at trapdoor levels and into the beginning of the 1886 levels. You may start needing a gas check as velocity and pressure increase. You may not though,...

It appears to have slightly cupped meplat. I've never seen that before.

I received sample of all Missouri Bullet Company's bullets today!

Thank you. I have never heard of it. I'll have to do some research on it, I don't really know where to start. Is there a Schuetzen forum? I don't suppose you have a link or two handy with info on it?

That's a heck of a score, congratulations.

Nice, thank you. I'd be glad to add it to BulletMatch if you want to send a couple of well cast samples.