I bought some of the last lot of BD. Does work well in 9 mm, but don't use the maximum load I found in an old manual of 8 grains. This is a highly compressed load. I tried it -- scary. I never use...
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Type: Posts; User: HM8485
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
I bought some of the last lot of BD. Does work well in 9 mm, but don't use the maximum load I found in an old manual of 8 grains. This is a highly compressed load. I tried it -- scary. I never use...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I had a similar experience and wish I had seen Gear's post years ago. I stopped worrying about the thermometer and cast close to maximum on the rheostat. In both my pots. My RCBS thermometer reads...
Forum: Cast Boolits
It's a little sad that the last visit to this thread was 9 years ago. My dad gave me his Model 71, which he purchased at the company store in about 1936. He had hunted hard with it. It is an XTR...
| 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 |