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I have never had a rifle that I had such a problem with as mine.

I have used both SNS 250 gr. RNFP bullets and Missouri 250 gr. RNFP bullets for comparison. I tried Win 231 and Unique powders as...

mdi,

I did slug the bore. It measured .452" groove diameter. Just what Henry said it should be.

As I said earlier, I have the Missouri bullet - 250gr. RNFP .452" diameter that looks almost...

Dusty,

With Unique I tried 6.0,6.5,7.0,7.5 and 8.0 grains over Remington large pistol primer. Cartridge OAL 1.590". First attempt I used a modest roll crimp and second attempt I used a very light...

I had weighed (20) and found no more than one grain difference from lightest to most heavy. I also measured the diameter of that (20) bullets and they all were within a couple of ten thousands of...

Has anyone had any experience with "SNS" cast bullets.

I ask because my experience has been all BAD. I am loading the SNS 250gr. RNFP bullet listed as .452" diameter. The bullet actually measures...

Does anyone use Meister Bullets in their 380 auto. I see Meister lists a 93 grain round nose bullet for the 380.

Outpost75,

If you read my post, you would know I didn't indicate any pressure problems and The use of the corn meal filler actually prevented leading with the bullet I am using. I tried 38 spl....

I see no mention of Accurate no. 2. I use 3.0 to 3.2 grains of Accurate no. 2 and CCI 500 primers with a 93 grain Meister cast bullet in my Bersa, Walther PPK-S and Browning Black Label 380. Works...

I ran into a problem when doing some load testing in my 357 magnum revolver.

I started noticing the first round of five shot groups was low and out of the group. I figured this was caused by my...

I agree with all of what "35remington" has said.

I load a lot of light to mid-range cast bullet loads in both handgun and rifle calibers. One day I was testing some loads in my 45 colt Ruger,...

I live in southern Minnesota and it seems we have relocated to the Artic Circle. Temperatures have been below zero more than above and the snow keeps getting deeper. The drifts are so bad in my field...

Thanks for all for the suggestions and questions. Too many of the responses were off the subject of my thread though. I simply wanted to know if any of the forum members have had experience with...

novlj,

For me it makes little sense to load visibly defective bullets, especially for load testing. Maybe after a good load or loads have been worked up, then firing only the defective bullets may...

I did talk to Bob at Penn Bullets. I indicated I inspected several (20) round samples and found an average of 30% of each sample had defective bases. Bob said he would send me (300) more bullets...

This thread is intended to be information of my experience only, good and bad, and I would appreciate feed bad to help me understand what may be best in the way of purchased cast bullets.

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btroj,

My WC 820 acts a lot like 2400. That is why I tried it. I will have to try 2400 to see if I can find any difference.

btroj,

The cartridge is 30-30 Winchester. The rifle is a pre 64 Winchester Model 94.

I have been working with Unique and WC 820 at this point. I prefer not to get into using too many different...

btroj,

Considering what you have stated, that is probably why the Hunter Supply bullet performs better with my surplus WC820 powder. Maybe I have to go slower yet. I still get minor leading with...

I have tested the Hunter Supply cast bullet and found it to be 27.2 on the BHN scale. One of my wheel weight cast bullets checks out at 14.3.

The Hunter Supply bullet is plenty hard enough...

My thanks to all of you for your many suggestions and varied experiences.

The bullet that tends to start leading first is a 165 grain Hunter Supply plain base bullet. I haven't checked the...

i posted this thread on another forum and got no response so I hope some of the shooters and readers on this forum have some idea of what I am looking for.

I am a believer in the idea that bore...

Sorry. I did misread the DEWC and was thinking HBWC that I have been working with.

I am not insisting I use the 148 gr. HBWC, I simply have (2500) of them to work with. I have some DEWC's also, so...

I loaded up fifty rounds of 148 grai HBWC's using the Hornady bullet. Twenty five rounds had Remington 1-1/2 small pistol primers and twentry five had Winchester small pistol primers.

Now this...

:brokenimaAccuracy is something we all talk about but what we consider accurate can vary like crazy. I have my idea of what I consider accurate and I prefer to see very good ballistic uniformity with...

Lots of good suggestions. Thanks.

I will have to try the 4.5 gr. of Red Dot and deep seating the bullets.

My Red Dot is about 55 years old and hasn't been used since the mid 60's. I'll check...