I tested a slab from my magnum shot melt with my Lee tester. It comes up around 12 BHN but I have reason to believe my tester reads a bit low as linotype tests around 19 and I believe it actually should be 22.
Jeff
like I said you need to keep up.
the new style are top gun hulls with brass washed steel heads.[paper base and everything]
I have both types sitting right here [like in my hand as I type this] fired and unfired.
you did notice i said the walmart 4 packs, i dont need to keep up. i understand your talking the more expensive shell, and yes i know they changed em! honestly, the 4 pack junk break birds fine, but open a box and its apparent they arent a federal shell, higher "brass" and a different crimp, and more loose shot rolling around in the box, and like i mentioned when fired they have a harsher recoil than the same shell federal actually makes. i also agree, they are going to lose a pile of long term customers over their choices of how they make shells over the last year.
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 |