High velocity cast boolits in the 22 Hornet

[Bad Ass Wallace]

After three weeks of casting and coating near 5,000 cast pills it was time to start testing PC boolit loads.

Today I started with the 22 Hornet and a little 40gn plain based bullet from MP molds. After finding Eastwood "Ford light blue" powder gave a good coverage with a single coat I prepared 25 loads ranging from 7gn 4227 to 9.0gn 4227 in 0.5gn inrements.

Starting at 7gn 1843fps
7.5gn 1910fps
8.0gn 2068fps
8.5gn 2260fps
9.0gn 2388fps

I then shot on a paper target with the remaining rounds and was delighted to see little groups forming on target. The first 3 at 50m (lower group) shots indicated a change in impact from my normal jacketed rounds. An adjustment of 4 clicks up saw a beautiful cloverleaf form in the black, another 4 clicks up saw the bullet strike 1" above the bull where I normally zero.

In all I fired 25 rounds and could find no trace of blue coating in the barrel. Definately deserves more testing after I reload the empties! nya:

[shaner]

After three weeks of casting and coating near 5,000 cast pills it was time to start testing PC boolit loads.

Today I started with the 22 Hornet and a little 40gn plain based bullet from MP molds. After finding Eastwood "Ford light blue" powder gave a good coverage with a single coat I prepared 25 loads ranging from 7gn 4227 to 9.0gn 4227 in 0.5gn inrements.

Starting at 7gn 1843fps
7.5gn 1910fps
8.0gn 2068fps
8.5gn 2260fps
9.0gn 2388fps

I then shot on a paper target with the remaining rounds and was delighted to see little groups forming on target. The first 3 at 50m (lower group) shots indicated a change in impact from my normal jacketed rounds. An adjustment of 4 clicks up saw a beautiful cloverleaf form in the black, another 4 clicks up saw the bullet strike 1" above the bull where I normally zero.

In all I fired 25 rounds and could find no trace of blue coating in the barrel. Definately deserves more testing after I reload the empties! nya:

Looks great .sounds like your on to a good deal

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[popper]

Great results for that small bullet. After 100 or so you may see some dark dust in the bore but no buildup. You have probably 1% added weight from the coating and that basically makes no difference.

[JohnFreeman]

Looks like a UNC fan!

[chrispy]

That’s an awesome result!

[RJM52]

Very nice!!

I have the same mold and CWlongshot cast and coated some for me...have not had a chance to load them up...

[dverna]

Color me impressed...but if you shot 25 why are there only 7 rounds on the target?

I assume you do not shoot targets when choreographing?

[Three44s]

I think that’s amazing! Congratulations!

That said, I am reluctant to cast that far ahead much less powder coat them as well until I have a great load worked out.

But like the old adage goes ..... Do not argue with success!

Three44s

[stubshaft]

Looks good!