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Thread: .50 beo .440 grain. brinell of 14.9

  1. 01-20-2020, 05:21 PM #1
    RedDogForge
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    .50 beo .440 grain. brinell of 14.9

    Pulling a 17.9 hardness from my current batch of lead.
    Cast up some 50 beo with the lee 440 mold. C501-440-rf
    Going to gas check em
    Am i in a good hardness range to consider loading for hunting?
    Still havnt nailed down my powder choices so id be appreciative of any tips suggestions dos and donts there as well.
    Loading for a bca 50 beo upper 1:20 twist 16" bbl
    Be gentle, im new lol...
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  2. 01-20-2020, 06:31 PM #2
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    Oh heck i typoed... 17.9
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  3. 01-22-2020, 09:03 PM #3
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    See http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...=1#post4620240

    ...and consider 50 calibers as being"pre-expanded"
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  4. 01-23-2020, 01:29 PM #4
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    thanks some good stuff in that thread....that said, still nothing on hardness....is my brinell ok? too soft? too hard? again, im dropping em at 17.9 with my current mix...
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  5. 01-23-2020, 06:50 PM #5
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    ....ACCURATE 50-440G, Cast #2/....
    That post showed results of Lyman#2/BN:15

    BN-18 is "a bit" hard[er], but try it
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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"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
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LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
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