I had purchased a large lot of these PPU 30-06 cases as once fired brass. They do all appear to be once fired. Very clean with no indications of ever having been reloaded.
I didn't and still don't...
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Forum: Factory Rifles
I had purchased a large lot of these PPU 30-06 cases as once fired brass. They do all appear to be once fired. Very clean with no indications of ever having been reloaded.
I didn't and still don't...
Forum: Factory Rifles
Many years ago I purchased a 760 in 30-06. It was never a superbly accurate rifle but was consistently around 1.5 inches at 100 yards. Oddly, it puts all the ammo I have tested in it into the same...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Bullseye, Titegroup, 231, HP38, and CFE Pistol. Other powders will work as well but, these are the mainstays.
The CFE Pistol gives higher velocities with standard pressure loads but requires a...
I don't have experience with the particular firearm you have. I do have experience with other brands of 92 copies.
Mine is a Taurus PT92. I had issues with cast in the factory barrel. It turned out...
Forum: Cast Boolits
HP-38 would be better for light loads. It is designed to work well for standard and light loads.
CFE Pistol works great for higher end loads as it is designed to give a little extra velocity with...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I can find no discernible difference in accuracy or other performance between bevel based and flat based handgun boolits. A proper fit and lube are far more important than the base as far as leading....
The 358432 weighs only two grains different than a standard 158 grain semi-wadcutter boolit. The 358432 loads to the same OAL as a 158 semi-wadcutter when crimped in the crimp groove. You can safely...
If you try the process I described, please let me know how it worked out for you.
I spent quite some time and effort developing loads for my S&W Target Masterpiece a few years ago. I sized some wadcutters to the exact dimensions of my cylinder throats. I loaded them long so the...
I used to have a S&W model 34 like yours. I found it to be equally as accurate as the model 17 I owned at the same time. It is a great revolver.
Forum: Rimfire Area
I agree. You can get the needed ballistics coefficient from some of the seller's or manufacturer's web sites.
I spray my steel molds with a light coating of Kroil when I am done with a casting session. It protects well and burns off with a couple of runs in the chambers.
No buildup has occurred in my molds...
I tried out some NOE hollow based wadcutters that I cast from hard lead. They had a little thicker walls on the hollow base than most you would buy. I loaded them backwards and tested for accuracy...
I spoke with a small arms training officer from the military at my local range last year while he was home on leave.
He stated the military keeps a number of 1911 pistols chambered in 9mm on hand...
I own a Springfield Range Officer in 9mm. I doubt I could find a handgun I can shoot more accurately than this one.
This one is a range/fun pistol for me. I have no intention of using it for defense...
Since I am so much of a penny pincher, I use the Lyman 358432 at full power as the loads already in my self defense revolver. They shoot to point of aim and are very accurate. I use rnfp in the...
That sounds remarkably similar to the Lyman 358432 design. It also works well in a wide variety of revolvers.
The extra length in front of the case(when crimped in the crimp groove) enables the use...
One of the fun things about seating solid base wadcutters in one of the grease grooves for revolver use is, you can use the same powder charge as a semiwadcutter boolit seated in it's crimp groove...
The Hodgdon data center now lists charges for bullet weights up to 160 grains for most of their suitable pistol powders. They don't list 155 rain boolits specifically.
155 falls about halfway...
Forum: Cast Boolits
First thing, slug your barrel. This tells you what your minimum sizing requirements are. This does NOT tell you how large you can size to.
The chamber will tell you what you can actually shoot.
I...
Recently, I have been hearing very good things about Tisas 1911 pistols. Glad to hear about yours.
Forum: Rimfire Area
I got into bench rest 22 rimfire shooting a couple of years ago or so. I use a CZ 457 MTR and found that I HAVE to clean the chamber regularly to avoid a drop in accuracy due to carbon build up in...
Forum: Rimfire Area
That news about Eley saddens me greatly as Eley is the only readily available match ammo for me around here.
I still have a brick left from two years ago since I haven't been shooting much for the...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I have used this exact method for years with a small difference. I don't preheat the case and I don't worry about how clean the case is.
Never had a slug stick in the case. The tapered end of the...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I've never actually measured them. I seat the boolit to where there is a fingernail thickness of the front driving band showing in front of the case.
If you are having issues with depth, there is a...
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |