I've tested a few with 2400.
It cycles fine, has reasonable velocity averages, basically the only thing I did not like was the slightly lower velocities it produced.
In a 16" barrel 135gr jacketed...
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I've tested a few with 2400.
It cycles fine, has reasonable velocity averages, basically the only thing I did not like was the slightly lower velocities it produced.
In a 16" barrel 135gr jacketed...
For what it's worth, 3.0gr of Bullseye pushing 148gr DEWC's in my wife's S&W 642 and daughters S&W 442 is averaging 705fps.
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Forum: Cast Boolits
Use a drop tube, the same one used in black powder cartridge reloading.
You may also poke the powder with a narrow rod or wire as you are filling the brass, this is too tedious to be productive....
Forum: Cast Boolits
See if the Speer #11 data in 45 auto rim is useful.
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Forum: Hunting with CB's
Those are sized .309".
I get about the same group with an 11 1/2" single shot in 300aac @ 1371fps using 2230.
The 30-06 on the other hand is a little larger group but it is at 2436fps. I need to...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Powder coated Lee 457-405-f (416gr actual) for 45-70gvt, muzzle velocity 1665fps and Lee c309-160-r (166gr actual) for 300aac, muzzle velocity 1492fps.
Unknown alloy BHN11 retrieved from dirt pile...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Here’s this firearms first outing using cast powder coated Lee c309-160-r (166gr actual) with 22.5gr of IMR-3031.
Range was 100 yards.
Muzzle velocity average 1861fps.
The usual group with this...
Forum: Cast Boolits
If you have some loads you are already using with Trail Boss go back to Hodgdons site and recheck your data.
They recently changed some of their data using Trail Boss.
Just in case you don’t have this already.
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If you are powder coating, the velocity is likely going to be higher.
Forum: Cast Boolits
19.0gr with a 150gr bullet gets 1870fps from my 16" barrel.
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
This was the 357 retrieved from a dirt pile at about 30 feet.
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Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
This was the 44 retrieved from a dirt pile at about 30 feet.
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Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
Mine are running a BHN11 hardness.
160gr in a 357 is getting 1297fps.
242gr in a 44 is getting 1410fps.
262gr in a 45 is getting 1130fps, the rifle is getting 1510fps.
416gr in a 45-70 is getting...
Forum: Cast Boolits
The data for the .458 SOCOM is the same in Lyman’s 50th Edition as their AR Handbook.
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While we are at it, this is from Lyman’s 46th Edition.
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In case you don’t already have this.
From Lyman’s 4th Edition.
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Powder coated Lee c309-160-R sized to .309.
I got an overall length gauge, mine ended up in the upper lube groove.
Forum: Cast Boolits
If you are not stuck on NOE, I'm powder coating Lee's c309-160-R and getting 1500fps with AA2230.
My soft alloy BHN11 is coming out at 166gr.
Groups good, no problems cycling.
Had to polish the...
By the way, not all magazines are created equal.
If you have a problem with round nose bullets chambering, swap the magazine to a different manufacturer. Certain manufacturers feed lips are longer...
For what it’s worth, one of the loads I’m playing with is with Lee’s c309-160-R (166gr actual) with AA2230 and CCI400 primers.
Checked and powder coated sized to .309, COAL 1.940” which puts it in...
If it were my loads doing that, I’d call that ES “bragging”!
For me anything with an extreme spread of 50 or less is a miracle.
I have yet to correct the problem but found one of my revolvers has a...
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