Thanks to all gor your interest and replies.
FYI … I have the Federal 000 Buckshot rds, and I have developed a loading using 3ea 83 gr. 0000 buckshot (0.380” dia sized to 0.358”) in a power piston,...
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Forum: Cast Boolits
Thanks to all gor your interest and replies.
FYI … I have the Federal 000 Buckshot rds, and I have developed a loading using 3ea 83 gr. 0000 buckshot (0.380” dia sized to 0.358”) in a power piston,...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I use a Lee 2-Cavity Bullet Mold TL452-230-2R 45 ACP mold. Its a tumble lube but I use the homemade Felix lube. Out of my SR1911, it can fire groups of less than 1” at 7 yrds. I am loading Unique...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Can you load a 230 gr to 255 gr LWC or LSWC to a muzzle velocity of 450 fps with either Unique or 700X? The 2 powders I have on hand, And do it safely? Because if it can not be safely done why do it....
Forum: Shot Loads For Pistols
The 444 Marlin cases are 2.225long, about 1/4” shorter than a 2 1/2” 410 shell. I FL resize them after each firing.
I also thinking about loading a 225 gr BTHP 338 cal Sierra bullet in the shot...
Forum: Shot Loads For Pistols
Instead of a star crimp, use an over shot card cut from a cool whip lid, then just run the brass into a crimp die just enough to curl the top over the shot wad just a little. Then hot glue or...
Forum: Boolit Lube !
Thanks to all for your answers. Not Auto Correct Rcmaveric. Just an old bifocaled dyslectic guy who likes to shoot. I might not be able to spell target but I can hit em.
2200 FPS with a 35 Rem....
Forum: Boolit Lube !
I once read about Flexi lube preventing leading to higher velocities. Now I can not find the source. So ... I give up. I'll just ask here.
What kinds of velocities is anyone getting with...
Forum: Boolit Lube !
Thanks for the forceps idea. Got a set on order. Looks very promising.
Forum: Boolit Lube !
Thanks for the tip on “Online Metals”. I have now ordered what I need to make the cutters.
My thanks to all who responded.making cutters out of shell casings works if you have shell cases the...
Forum: Boolit Lube !
I made a batch of Flexi intending to apply by Pan Lube. I have done this several times, trying different methods to get the bullets out of the lube but have yet to find a simple effective method. ...
Forum: Shot Loads For Pistols
I posted this on a Taurus Judge site.
NOTE !!! This post contains loading information that is not found in loading manuals. Just because I was able to fire it in my Judge, with out any appearant...
Forum: Casting Equipment
A piece of Nylon dowel 1” dia about 12” long. Light wt works very well. Best part was I just happenned to have it in my scrap pile. From what project? Who knows 😁
Forum: Casting Equipment
I am looking to cast and load 35 cal. No lube groove boolits for use in sabots. I have a Taurus Judge. You can use 444 Marlin cases to make 410 shot shell loads. So why not use a 410 shot wad to load...
LAR45 mike the back end of your chambers to see how much clearance there is between your case and the cylinder walls. It may take a larger powder load to get your case to seal up because Taurus over...
First, thx to all for joining in the discussion. What a frustrating morning. Logged into CB from my phone. Read everyones comments. Drafted a reply. Tried to post. Had to refresh page and log in. In...
Lets see if I can answer some of these concerns.
1. Taurus judge chambered for 2 1/2" 410's has a cylinder that measures 2 9/16" long. This leaves 0.704" of cylinder that is 0.460" dia to travel...
First time I ever had this happen. Today I was shooting some 45 LC loads through my Taurus Judge, 2 1/2" 410 Mod.
Load was 230g homecast LRN over 15.0g IMR4227.
IVs for 8 shots ran from a low of...
Update
The Ballistic Products full length wads and 0.380" balls came in. Loading the balls into the wads became a challenge to overcome. Ball dia measured 0.385" and wall thickness of the wads...
Treeman, Thx for the input. After reading everyone's input I am going to reduce the powder charge to 6.7 gr Unique as a starting point. That would be 80% of what Alliant lists as their Cowboy...
Shotgun manual is good advise. Proposed load is similar to the Federal Premium 000 Buckshot load. That load uses 4 pellets of 000 buckshot (.360" shot, wt 70gr ea.) for a total weight of 280gr. it...
JONP & Pworley1, if the max 45LC load is 9.5 gr, you 2 believe a starting load of 8.0 gr ( 15% below max ) is not suficiently low enough as a starting load? Where woukd you start? 7.0gr?
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 |