RDub
03-04-2013, 03:25 AM
Hello
Well, got out to my range today and played with some 38 Special and shooting some Lyman #358212 Round nose boolits out of a 4” 686.
Boolits were cast with WW with 5% tin added, sized in a Lyman 450 at .358”. They weigh 145grs +- 0.5grs. Lube is Javalina
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f218/rafswede/Lyman%20358212/145grRN_zpsa821350a.jpg
In the past I was able to get some nice loads in the 700fps range, but I was wondering if I could push these a bit harder, maybe into 800fps accurately. I wonder if the major ammo makers adopted a bullet like this, how would they load it?
The powders I tried were;
Titegroup
AA#2
Bullseye
Red Dot
N-320
231
Universal
Unique
Longshot
Power Pistol
800-X
Many of these loads were right out of the Lyman 3rd edition Cast Bullet Handbook. A few were SWAG..
Target velocity, 800fps.
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f218/rafswede/Lyman%20358212/3582123-13_zps6d1dd028.jpg
Well 5.5grs Power Pistol looks the most promising, as it is at the target velocity.
I could drop N-320 down a tenth or two. I wonder if that flyer is me ..
Titegroup might need another go also.
AA#2 turned in a nice group... Might just bump that up a few tenths.
800-X could be dropped a few tenths also.
Longshot was kind of a longshot for this test.. It didn’t do well. Velocities were all over the place.
Anyway, this is my first attempt at 800fps loads with this boolit, in this revolver.
Some previously shot targets at 25 yards with this boolit..
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f218/rafswede/Lyman%20358212/40Bullseye358_zps44f4b9b9.png
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f218/rafswede/Lyman%20358212/51PowerPistol358_zps7c09944d.png
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f218/rafswede/Lyman%20358212/51SR7625358_zps9e9dd660.png
Well, got out to my range today and played with some 38 Special and shooting some Lyman #358212 Round nose boolits out of a 4” 686.
Boolits were cast with WW with 5% tin added, sized in a Lyman 450 at .358”. They weigh 145grs +- 0.5grs. Lube is Javalina
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f218/rafswede/Lyman%20358212/145grRN_zpsa821350a.jpg
In the past I was able to get some nice loads in the 700fps range, but I was wondering if I could push these a bit harder, maybe into 800fps accurately. I wonder if the major ammo makers adopted a bullet like this, how would they load it?
The powders I tried were;
Titegroup
AA#2
Bullseye
Red Dot
N-320
231
Universal
Unique
Longshot
Power Pistol
800-X
Many of these loads were right out of the Lyman 3rd edition Cast Bullet Handbook. A few were SWAG..
Target velocity, 800fps.
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f218/rafswede/Lyman%20358212/3582123-13_zps6d1dd028.jpg
Well 5.5grs Power Pistol looks the most promising, as it is at the target velocity.
I could drop N-320 down a tenth or two. I wonder if that flyer is me ..
Titegroup might need another go also.
AA#2 turned in a nice group... Might just bump that up a few tenths.
800-X could be dropped a few tenths also.
Longshot was kind of a longshot for this test.. It didn’t do well. Velocities were all over the place.
Anyway, this is my first attempt at 800fps loads with this boolit, in this revolver.
Some previously shot targets at 25 yards with this boolit..
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f218/rafswede/Lyman%20358212/40Bullseye358_zps44f4b9b9.png
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f218/rafswede/Lyman%20358212/51PowerPistol358_zps7c09944d.png
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f218/rafswede/Lyman%20358212/51SR7625358_zps9e9dd660.png