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Have always used a clip on light close to the 450's and all has been well. It is not as fast as some tell me the heater is, but if it works (which it does) and has other purposes as well (which it...

LarryM;
IMHO; the weight is great for the ACP. Makes fine duplicates of old hardball loads. In fact, a good cast at 230 -255 grains can go over 950 fps with careful loading. Search for John...

Misfire99;
Thanks for your post. This has been interesting. The thing to remember is that each firearm does seem to be a law unto itself.

The finest shooting .45-70 I have ever owned was a NEF....

bruce drake;
Thank you for your service for this country. Be safe. Can I say it - WW are not all that important, especially at this point, time and place in your life.
My prayers are with you and...

fido;
Sorry; only one response.
For plain based .22 caliber (no GC applied) I have been stuck at about 1600-1650 fps. Shooting straight WW.

I remember a similar article, but I was thinking more recent - like only about 20 years ago. Anyway, the article I remember spoke of great long range accuracy with them. Something about small...

I really like the looks of this boolit. Might even consider a mould someday. However, would love this design but at about 260-265 grain weight with 50-50 WW+lead and another around the 240-245...

Maybe I can "shed a little light" on this subject. Try using a clip on trouble light and aim it at the body of the sizer/lubricator. Cheap and easy to use. Works great.

An old "re-make" for such .30-30's was to bore them out to a .35-30. This cartridge can be found in some older copies of Cartridges of the World and, I believe, Handbook for Shooters and Reloaders...

Jim;
While quite hard compared to copper, it is still "softer" than 4140 barrel steel.

My only experience of those is with the 452460; and that was from many years ago. Back then I loaded it to much higher levels than I would ever recommend - or do - today. However, it fed slick and...

Sounds good - and interesting. Maybe a little more info on the load data would be nice?

"RCBS 44-250-KT PB

Lyman 429667, 240grn. RNFP PB"

I have the 250-KT and like it a lot. Shoots great over a wide range of velocities. It is pleasantly boring in predictability.
I like the...

Nice. Say again - what weight are they?
Also, what moulds are those?

crabo;
No, I do not use it. A guy I met in Mississippi that used a similar weight cast boolit, a 125 grain truncated cone, for hunting deer. It was hard cast, and that is about all I know...

Jim;
Nothing like "pulling boolits" the fun way!
Have fun with your plans and with your retirement. My Dr. says to remain busy when retiring. Yours sounds like a good plan!

swampsavage;
I have a friend who casts for his .405. He says for lighter loads he uses .41 Mag. cast boolits. He also says there are some 245 to 250 grain boolits available for the .41 that should...

Actually, to me, this sounds more like a small bore higher velocity versus a big bore less velocity hunting bullet discussion. I will take the big bore any time. These boolit's terminal ballistics...

I am quite certain that is exactly what T/C literature says, also.

Jim;
Who knows - but for Lee moulds I really like the 340 plain base. It seems to shoot well in every .45-70 I have tried it in - and pretty good in my Ruger Blackhawk .45 Colt with huge chamber...

O. I.;
I find these loads interesting and years ago experimented with them quite a bit. One of the biggest improvements I found was to reduce my case capacity through deep seating of the boolits. ...

Sundogg1911 said; "you can never go wrong with a Keith in a .44 mag."
How right you are.
Also, you can never go wrong with 8 to 10 grains of Unique burning under that boolit. If your...

I had good luck with some 150 gr. SWC's from a friend's mould. Don't remember what mould it was, but a "somewhat like a Keith" boolit. Shot good in the little Firestar I had at the time, also....

When living in Alaska many years ago we found a cheap solution to too thick to run lube. We purchased a clip-on trouble light and put a flood light in it. Quick, efficient, and easy to regulate. ...

Well, I have no idea how much they would cost, but in the early 70's, when NO 7.5 brass was available, I made great performing and long lasting brass from .284 Winchester. In today's market, though,...