Thanks. That's very helpful to know. I guess the best way to find out is to try it.
We don't have game wardens here. The police have rural crime officers but they would have to test the bullet...
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Forum: Hunting with CB's
Thanks. That's very helpful to know. I guess the best way to find out is to try it.
We don't have game wardens here. The police have rural crime officers but they would have to test the bullet...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
I've read about the zinc thing. My only concern was that apparently it wears moulds? I wonder if the same would apply to the barrel?
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Hi folks. I'm in the UK and it's looking like we may well end up having a lead ban imposed for deer hunting soon. Because of that, I'm wondering if anyone has tried casting pure pewter? It would be a...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Well nearly a year down the line the rifle has arrived and I'm back to thinking about this. I thought I'd bring up the old thread as it's pretty relevant to my progress. I've sourced a Lee...
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Edit - All sorted. Thanks
Hi guys. I'm looking for a mould for my .35 Whelen. Not fussy about make or weight as long as it's 220gr or more. Anyone got one they can spare please? Thanks
Forum: Cast Boolits
All good fun when the published data is misprinted! I hadn't even picked up on the mould number - I was thinking a 200gr at 2410 would be a good starting point! Trying to push a 280gr to that sort of...
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If I could get 2450fps from it that would be perfect. Sometimes I hunt in Scotland and that's their legal minimum velocity for deer.
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Thanks both.
Trail Boss is unfortunately not an option here. It was, but it was banned recently due to one of the ingredients. I have however found fairly low velocity loads using Accurate 5744...
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Hi guys. I'm just in the process of building a .35 Whelen on a Sako 75 action, 1-12 barrel. I need to make 1700ft-lbs here in the UK to hunt deer legally, which equates to (roughly) 1960fps with...
Thanks for your advice guys, much appreciated. I'll give those suggestions a go and let you know how I get on!
Hey guys. I have three Lee moulds that are a year or two old, two double cavity and a six cavity. I just bought another six cavity but I can't get the screws undone to swap the handles over! Any...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Well it looks like it will be jacketed factory ammo whether I like it or not, at least to start. I just figured out Lee dies no longer have a roll crimp so I've got 50 rounds sat here with the necks...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Thanks guys. I'll buy a few cheap factory rounds to run it in. I'm hoping it will work well with cast later on and plan to use the gun to try to develop a good hunting load with them. First idea is...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Hi guys. I'm picking up my new rifle tomorrow and am wondering if I should get some factory jacketed ammo to run the barrel in? I'm thinking it will smooth the machining roughness out a little better...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
1000 Joules is about 740ft-lbs. To retain that at 100m, I'd say a .222 would be about the minimum. .223 would do it easily. On the other hand bigger pistol rounds like the .44 magnum, although...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
May I ask why you felt your reply wasn't relevant Gamsek? I thought it was very interesting and it showed a lot of options from our part of the world. It was a good post and could have been useful...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Our most popular deer calibre here is .243. .30-30 is rare here but no doubt it would have been a consideration because it's so popular elsewhere.
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Plenty of people around over here to take you out if you visit. Message me if you're planning a trip, I'm sure something could be sorted and if they're not too far from me I may be able to take you...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
I'm a gardener by trade. Quite often when ripping down old sheds I still stumble across things made back in the days when folk used to use tin roof sheets and flash them with lead. Sometimes old post...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Well guys, it looks like I'm quite limited regarding what I can easily source here. Lee is stocked in a number of places, Lyman and RCBS are hard to find. I think NOE will ship to me.
If I was to...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Thanks for all the replies guys! General opinion seems to be go heavier so I'll do that, that's no problem.
I may give paper patching a go but I will need to learn how to do it. I'm happy to...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Hey guys. I've recently picked up a .30-06 Browning BLR and would like to try to load it to hunt deer. UK law dictates that I need to produce 1700ft-lbs at the muzzle, so velocity comes into...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I have enough .357's cast to last several lifetimes and I'm still making more. There's something satisfying about casting, it's nearly as fun as shooting!
Hi guys. I'm hoping to get some feedback from you regarding Unique powder loads in large rifle calibres please. I'm looking specifically at the .416 Rigby, but experience with other rounds would also...
Forum: The Boolit Exchange
Thanks Robert. Yes it is for a Rigby. I'd like to shoot the rifle a lot at the range and casting will make it a little easier on the wallet. Factory ammunition is coming in at around £6 per round for...
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 |