guess ill try running my lead cooler I was running 725-750 was worried if i ran that cooler with this big a boolit that i wouldnt get good fill out.. Thanks for the info Ill give it a go later this week.
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guess ill try running my lead cooler I was running 725-750 was worried if i ran that cooler with this big a boolit that i wouldnt get good fill out.. Thanks for the info Ill give it a go later this week.
Ill be as nice as you let me and as mean as you make me, your Choice
I have been running pot at about 650 with good results. I have to ladle though, can't get good boolits bottom pouring no matter what I try . Took a lot of experimenting to figure out what this mould likes - more than any other mould - but now puts out beautiful, BIG slugs !!!
For a monster like this, the mould therm is really nice !!!
I have a 2 banger Lee 440g .50 boolit - dosn't seem to care what I do, just churns out good boolits
Cogno, Ergo, Boom
If you're gonna be stupid, don't pull up short. Saddle up and ride it all the way in.
And someone wanted pic of loaded ? (45 ACP for scale) yea, the 600g boolet is the size of a loaded 45 auto !!!
Cogno, Ergo, Boom
If you're gonna be stupid, don't pull up short. Saddle up and ride it all the way in.
Can't seem to find any load data for the 2 heavys ... any help out there??
John Ross has a ton of loads on his site ...
http://www.john-ross.net/loading.htm
Also a pdf of his thoughts on the 500
http://www.john-ross.net/pdfs/maghist.pdf
Cogno, Ergo, Boom
If you're gonna be stupid, don't pull up short. Saddle up and ride it all the way in.
I've read some of John Ross's data.
I was a little leary of a "Full case" of fast rifle powder...But he is right on the money.
I tried 55gr. of BLC2 with the 500gr. (468gr. actual). it was a compressed load,
posibly too compressed, next time I'd try 53gr. and 54 gr.
it's an easy shooting load.
BUT, I also like the POP you get with 296,
I load the same boolit with 32.5 gr. of 296
Next up it the 550...which is about 510gr. actual with my alloy.
I'll probably drop to 31.5gr. of 296 for that.
Jon
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“If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun.”
― The Dalai Lama, Seattle Times, May 2001
That , too, was my concern ... I have been loading for 30+ years but have never load such heavy boolits in any handgun. Using so much rifle powder in a pistol makes me think!! Will give some of John's loads a try - starting out on the LOW end ... Should I have a concern about "reducing" the charges??Originally Posted by JonB_in_Glencoe
you should be OK, if you follow his data.
After I fired the first load of 55 gr. of BLC2
I am no longer concerned about a full case.
But, I am leary of anything much less than a full case.
Read more from his website.
Jon
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“If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun.”
― The Dalai Lama, Seattle Times, May 2001
Any feedback on how these are shooting?
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