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Thread: Lighter bullet, same charge?

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    Lighter bullet, same charge?

    Hope this is in the right section.

    I'm pretty certain going with a lighter bullet will not require me to reduce my charge, but wanted to make sure there is nothing I am over looking.

    I was pushing my own cast 135gr TC'S with 5.0gr of BE86. I am out of bullets and bought some "Black Bullets" they are 135gr cast (acording to the ad, my scale has em around 117.5). My same charge should be fine, right? I didn't see 135gr cast listed on Alliant's guide but noticed they reduce charge as weight goes up (the way I have always understood it). So going down 20gr, in bullet weight, shouldn't do anything (leaving the charge the same) except up the velocity a wee bit, right?

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    Correct. The only time it makes much difference is when you go from cast to jacketed or the other direction.
    When you have a boolit that doesn't have data listed for that specific weight, one of the best suggestions is to use data for the next heavier boolit. This gives you a place to start.
    If you have a chrono and have tested your old boolits, test the new ones and see what changes occur if any.

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