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    Help HBWC ID

    Can anyone identify these bullets? Getting them for next to nothing but the seller has them from with an estate sale. Worst case they end up in the pot to become fishing line sinkers.

    OAL and HP-38/Bullseye loads would also be helpful if you have them

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    Look like Remington, to me. I use a lot of Remington.......2.7 gr. of Bullseye for 38 Special, seated flush with the case mouth, very slightly taper crimped just to close the flare. I shoot them in 3 Colt Officers Models, (1941, 1951, & 1961) and they and the guns make me look like I know what I'm doing......yay me!!!

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    Thanks for the reply, I have some Remmys, the cannalure band is in the wrong place to be them. Pretty much eliminated hornady, precision delta and couple other obvious ones that show up in a google searches.

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    Are they swaged, cast?
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    Mox nix, load them over 2.7 gr BE and poke holes in paper. Put them over 3.1 grs BE and poke hole in perps...
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    They look like cast- sized & lubed and ready to load. As stated 2.8 grs Bullseye and enjoy. Load them backwards for a mean hollow point. Don't push them too fast, they don't need speed. Congrats!

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    Best I can tell they are swaged, and can't tell who made them. But just do like the fellers above recommend; 2.7-3.0 gr. of Bullseye and shoot 'em up...

    BTW; I tried the "load them backwards for a huge hollow point" back in the mid '80s. Fail.
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    Those don't look like Remingtons to me. The Remington wadcutters are dark-colored and have a nearly black graphite lube. Those look like Zero brand swaged HBWCs to me.
    My "Swappin & Sellin" feedback thread: http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...light=btreanor

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