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Thread: August 2018, Contest topic: CB Loads, Your Favorite Cartridge

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    August 2018, Contest topic: CB Loads, Your Favorite Cartridge

    August 2018
    Contest topic: CB Loads, Your Favorite Cartridge

    Favorite Cartridge That leaves it wide open
    ...and Share your loads



    New contest format. New rules. See link for rules.
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    I’ll start it out. Easy one for me. The 38 spl in pink I made for my daughter. The smile on her face when people at the range ask about them is priceless.



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    This is my favorite at the moment, the 44 magnum. We all know how wishy washy we can all be at any given moment when it comes to the "Your favorite cast Boolit", so here is mine. It is from a hard to find Ideal mold, #429 303. I powder coated it in HF red, I think it did it justice too. It is my new HOG go to boolit, not so much for expansion, but for penetration. It truly is, in my book, perfect for PIGS.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MOA View Post
    This is my favorite at the moment, we all know how wishy washy we can all be at any given moment when it comes to the "Your favorite cast Boolit", so here is mine. It is from a hard to find Ideal mold, #429 303. I powder coated it in HF red, I think it did it justice too. It is my new HOG go to boolit, not so much for expansion, but for penetration. It truly is, in my book, perfect for PIGS.

    Holy **** that looks scary!

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    These are boomers:
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    This is one of my favorites 218 Bee



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    Gotta love the Bee!

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    Favorite load... Saeco #411 (at least 30 years old), 16 grains of 2400 and the bullet drops at 228. This is my favorite 41 mag plinking load. Average velocity of 1128 with around 650 ft-lbs of energy! It is so satisfying that I keep a small ammo can full all the time.

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    My favorite cartridge...44 Magnum. Favorite load...8.5 grains Unique and Keith 429421 cast boolit!!

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ID:	226632sorry the picture is low res from an old flip phone. but i love this 357 load with 158gr flat points over unique shoots good in my carbine too.
    What I hand-load; .380acp; 9mm/9mmR; 38/357mag; 45acp;
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    on the list to start Loading; 30-06 springfield; 222 rem; 6.5x55 swedish

    "You might be a gun nut if you load 45-70 on a progressive press" -HICKOK45<- was he talking about me!?!

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    Must be talkin about me too! Have two hungry 45-70 Gatling Guns! Load 45-70 on a Dillon 1050 Super with a few special modifications!!!Click image for larger version. 

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    You can officially be crowned the winner. Best living room set I have ever seen. You wife should be proud of your help in dressing up the living room.
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    Rockindaddy - you should be banned from this competition. Your obviously a professional gun enthusiast. As amatures we cannot compete with this!

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    Quote Originally Posted by mattw View Post


    Favorite load... Saeco #411 (at least 30 years old), 16 grains of 2400 and the bullet drops at 228. This is my favorite 41 mag plinking load. Average velocity of 1128 with around 650 ft-lbs of energy! It is so satisfying that I keep a small ammo can full all the time.
    Killer picture!!!!!!
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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"
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