May 2017
Castboolits
New contest format. New rules. See link for rules.
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...90#post2797390
I am using the individual forum titles as the monthly topics (going from the top down).
May 2017
Castboolits
New contest format. New rules. See link for rules.
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...90#post2797390
I am using the individual forum titles as the monthly topics (going from the top down).
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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
I've played around with loading 38 spl WC ammo, on and off for years. It seems I always had one issue or another, whether it was with commercial cast or my own boolits, and lastly seating die/technique?
I think I finally got it nailed down...these were some I tested last saturday. I was real happy with accuracy, as well as expansion and weight retention. Alloy was a soft range scrap (BHN 9), and of the 6 recover boolits, one lost 10gr and the others only lost 2gr or less. Load was 2.9gr of Bullseye.
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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
The Pietta 1873 with cast bullet handloads. Bullets are the RCBS 38-150-KT in Lyman #2 alloy. Lubed with SPG lube.
Attachment 194521
As I near the end of my stock of 9mm powder coated I'll return to my larger stock of lubed. These are 122 grain powder coated and 124 grain lubed bullets. Both are sized to .356. The rounds contain Winchester 231 powder. Click on photo to make it larger.
Attachment 194621
Last edited by bbogue1; 05-24-2017 at 10:58 PM.
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http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...2441-Ron-in-PA
Iver Johnson Model 2, top break. Manufactured approximately 1905. Black Powder only 38 S&W. Note the trigger safety; years before Herr Glock was born. I was given a bag of parts many years ago, and the pic is the result of my work.
148g Alberts, 8gr Pyrodex P.
140g cast/powder coated round nose, 8gr Pyrodex P.
At 74, I'm having trouble figuring out how to post full size pics, sorry.
-Jim
Last edited by jb44mag; 05-10-2017 at 02:08 PM.
Question......pic says black powder load. What load of black powder/pyrodex are you using in the 38 special?
-Jim
Picture from quite awhile back as I no longer use nickle plated brass Both the 300 & 340gr slugs shoot very well in an old model stainless Vaquero. Oddly enough they also shoot very well in a M92 Rossi rifle (24" Octagon) bbl with it's 30 something inch twist. Groups at 50 yards ran to 2.5" for five rounds. Possibly at 100 yards they might span 3', but who knows? With old Mk1 Mod1 eyeball detectors and the open sights that in itself might just be wasted effort. The Lee's were merely Tumble Lubed then sent up through a .454" die. The Lyman's were lube-sized .459" and then up through the Lee die.
...............Buckshot
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John, here is the associated story behind those.
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...nt-3-in-45-75)
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 |