This drops at 0.330 and is working in a Ruger Hawkeye for me.
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Type: Posts; User: Doble Troble
Forum: Smokeless Paper Patching
This drops at 0.330 and is working in a Ruger Hawkeye for me.
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Forum: Smokeless Paper Patching
I picked up a Ruger Hawkeye in this chambering on sale from CDNN. Nice gun, and shoots reloads well. Since bullets of any sort are hard to come by (there's lots in the catalog, just none on the...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I've had consistent problems with the Lee Alox tumble lube in 9s.
I've used that bullet sized to 0.357 in the 9 with 3.9 gr of Unique. I seat to just over the crimp groove. Not all my 9's will feed this bullet, but its reliable in a 1911 i have. Don't know what the...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I've shot 1000's of Lee 200 gr SWC over 5.3 gr Unique. They are right at USPSA major power factor in my 1911 - just under when its cold, just over when hot. Bumping the Lee Autodisk another notch...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
I built Sparky back in 2004 from a "kit" from Track of the Wolf: http://www.trackofthewolf.com/List/Item.aspx/141/1. I can say that I didn't need my lathe or mill, but if I hadn't had some experience...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
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The shot was about 50 yds. I had Sparky out at the range early afternoon and it got some attention and passed around for about 10...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I am trying to remain calm...but DO NOT SHOOT ANY MORE OF THOSE!!
There is something VERY VERY WRONG and you need to figure-out what it is.
First thought...I seem to remember Clays and...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I've shot lots of them in various 1911s. Just happened to shoot some in a striker-fired Ruger SR-9 that was 100% with Winchester Small Pistol primers, and the first magazine had several light...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I had occasional feeding trouble with the 200 gr Lee SWC in a gun with a match barrel. Once I started sizing to 0.451 instead of 0.452 my problems went away. I seat the the bullet shoulder flush...
Forum: Casting Equipment
I even like the Lee Zip Trim...although it took about ten cases to figure-out how it works.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Those little 1911s are right at the bleeding edge of reliable design. Browning didn't design the Officer Model.
If you've found that cast bullets aren't reliable, but jacketed are - you are...
Forum: Cast Boolits
You should have a charging die in your set. This die is designed to accept a powder measure. In addition to activating the powder measure it is also designed to flair the case mouth, but you have...
Forum: Cast Boolits
If he took that shot at 620 yds, I hope there was someone else ready within 200 yds armed with something more appropriate.
And even if there was, it should have been the other guy taking the shot....
Forum: Smokeless Paper Patching
So I posted a while back on another thread about paper patching a 270 bullet sized to 277 up to 287 for my Venezuelan Mauser. I didn't take pix of results of the first effort because they were...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I shoot these out of a 9 mm 1911 in our USPSA matches - 5.3 gr of Unique just makes minor. I load them to the crimp with top band out of the case. Size to 357 and BAC lube. I use a flat top punch....
Forum: Cast Boolits
I've used the Lee 105 gr SWC with success in a Ruger LCP. It comes as a 6-place. I size to 358. I'm not sure about the terminal ballistics, but am sure it's on my list of things not to be shot...
Forum: Smokeless Paper Patching
I've got a 7 x 57 with 0.276 bore and 0.286 grooves. I've been casting this RCBS bullet:...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Bowfin got it. This ammo targets those involved in the USPSA-type of action shooting matches called "Zombie Matches". Unlike usual competitions, only head shots count.
It sounds like a fun...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Shoot much, cast a fair amount, both for about a decade now. Casting and loading is done in my basement shop with one window with a box fan pulling out and the Lee Production pot on the bench about...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Every shot I've ever taken at game I was never certain it was a good one until I found the dead animal. If hunting doesn't reinforce humility, I don't know what can. This is why it is the greatest...
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 |