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unknownhavoc
08-22-2011, 06:44 PM
Hey guys,
I just found a nice .251 mold for my little pocket pistols and will start casting as soon as I get my hands on it. I went through my manuals, and to my surprise didn't find any load data for a lead boolits. I could've sworn one of my manuals had this data, but I must have been mistaken. The Lee manual has two different sections for a "50gr boolit" and then for a "50gr jacketed boolit" Would the latter include lead?
Thanks
Link23
08-22-2011, 06:55 PM
my Lyman Cast boolit handbook 4th has nothing on it..... which is sad cause id like to start casting for my little raven
The 3rd Edition Lyman Cast Bullet Handbook on page 248 lists data for the 252435 boolit which is a 51 grainer...
Should work with cast in this weight bracket...
What powder are you hoping to use?...
I load for this little flipper, but only have used jacketed bullets...
Still there is data out there...
Which Lee manual? I have several of them...
Good-luck...BCB
unknownhavoc
08-22-2011, 07:25 PM
I was only aware of two Lee manuals, I have the second edition. I was hoping to load with Unique. I load these guys now with 35gr GDHP, but wanted something that wouldn't cost me an arm and a leg, cause I shoot these little buggers A LOT. The mold I am getting is actually a 252435, I will have to see if I can pick up a Lyman Cast 3rd ed.
Thanks!
I was only aware of two Lee manuals, I have the second edition. I was hoping to load with Unique. I load these guys now with 35gr GDHP, but wanted something that wouldn't cost me an arm and a leg, cause I shoot these little buggers A LOT. The mold I am getting is actually a 252435, I will have to see if I can pick up a Lyman Cast 3rd ed.
Thanks!
The load for Unique as listed in the 3rd Edition is:
1.2 @ 470 fps TO 1.6 @ 660 fps...
A 2" barrel was used to get the velocity...
But, ain't they all 2" barrels?...
I have loaded mine using the Hornady 35 XTP using Bullseye and HP-38 (maybe others) and I simply didn't even keep data on them, that I can find...
Accuracy was atrocious at an amazing distance of 10 feet...
'Course that was from a N.I.E. Titan model of nearly 35 years ago!!!
Could they have made them any cheaper--maybe a true Saturday Night Special...
Still, I would not want to get hit with the 35 XTP at arms reach...
Good-luck...BCB
AZ-JIM
08-22-2011, 11:07 PM
RCBS CB manual has data for it also...
az-jim
shotman
08-22-2011, 11:20 PM
.7 that is 7 tenths bullseye and the lead works good . Big problem is the .7 you need a trickler or I bought a RSBS electric one and it works good .
i have a colt , old one and it never shot jackets very good . the lead does great
I dont size and lee lube .
dougader
08-23-2011, 05:30 PM
No lead bullet data, but Lyman 49th has 25 auto data with j-word bullets. I have been using 1.2 - 1.4 grains WW231 for years with good results. Never saw any reason to change. My pocket pistol is a Beretta 950 BS.
With the 50 grain fmj, Lyman 49th lists 1.2 - 1.6 grains Unique.
runfiverun
08-24-2011, 01:09 AM
with velocities in the 650 fps range i really wouldn't worry about using cast in a jaxketed load.
unless i had to really seat them deep.
turbo1889
08-27-2011, 04:31 PM
Not all 25-ACP guns have 2" barrels. I have one with an 8" barrel that is one of my favorite plinkers that will outshoot most 22-lr guns.
My mold is home-made and produces a two diameter stepped bullet with the back half of the boolit about 0.453" diameter and the front half a slightly smaller (by 1/64) bore riding nose that has a point shaped like a drill bit tip point (guess what I used to made the mold :) ) no lube grooves just tumble lube them in 3:1 JPW/X-lox
I use a full case compressed load of AA#5 using a Lee Auto Disk measure with the micro charge grey disk insert. I don't have a clue what the charge is by weight I just know it works and that AA#5 is slow burning enough compared to what is usually used for the 25-ACP that you can't get enough inside the case to produce a load that is over pressure limits unless you used super heavy depleted uranium bullets or something else along those lines that was really crazy.
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