Shooter,did you ever finish the 45 acp Carcano you had been working on?
Type: Posts; User: pastorjeep
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Shooter,did you ever finish the 45 acp Carcano you had been working on?
Forum: Special Projects
Now I need to get the throat reamed for some heavy cast boolits! If anyone has a idea on reaming let me know.
Forum: Special Projects
These are the primers from the hot 185's 249017
Forum: Special Projects
Then we tried some Nosler 230gr JHP's with the 13 gr 2400 load. Next up was 185 XTP with 13gr of HS-6 for an average velocity of about 1680 fps. A couple went north of 1700! accuracy was good until...
Forum: Special Projects
Here are the muzzleloader rounds we tried with 13gr of 2400 and their primers on the left. They were averaging 1240 fps. 249010 249012
Forum: Special Projects
The cases come right out. There is literally zero case showing and we have seen no sign of over pressure. There has been a little primer flow but that seems to be from the large firing pin and hole....
Forum: Special Projects
Hey guys I am starting a project and wanted to share. My kids have enjoyed (and been successful) hunting with a H&R Handi Rifle in .357 and I wanted one in .45 acp. The only thing I could find was a...
Forum: Cast Boolits
We took three factory loads (Rem 125, WW 130, PPU 130) and our two loads Matt's 158 LWHP and 148 RNHP with the 11.5 load and with three different shooters the 158 was getting ragged hole at 50yrd....
Forum: Cast Boolits
Wow, I was tied up through the holidays with multiple commitments, not the least of which was finishing a Willys restoration, and didn't see all the great responses. Just a quick update, the...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Newby here, I just started reloading with my sons. We are loading for a H&R Handi Rifle in 357 Magnum. After three years of the kids practicing we have about 700 38 cases, so we decided to not let...
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BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
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