Griz44mag
04-20-2014, 09:29 PM
After a way too long absence from the casting table and the range, I managed to get some of both time in over the last week.
This is my Colt XSE, after digesting 300 of MIHECs 200 grain LSWC (mold #452-200-SWC which I bought on a group buy here) and
followed by 100 of NOE's 452-230-RF hollow points cast with NOE's 452-230 grain-RF hollowpoints, which I bought directly from NOE.
All of these bullets were cast with range scrap, sized in a Lyman 4500 to .452, lubed with 30-30-30 (beeswax from Randy, LOX and carnauba from Lars)
All were loaded with 5 grains of Hodgdon HP38. I was very happy with accuracy from both rounds, especially the 230 grain hollow points.
The other 1,000 rounds of SWC I loaded will be going with me to a steel challenge match in a couple of weeks.
The Colt is sooty dirty all the way to the ejection port. It's a very happy Colt!
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This is my Colt XSE, after digesting 300 of MIHECs 200 grain LSWC (mold #452-200-SWC which I bought on a group buy here) and
followed by 100 of NOE's 452-230-RF hollow points cast with NOE's 452-230 grain-RF hollowpoints, which I bought directly from NOE.
All of these bullets were cast with range scrap, sized in a Lyman 4500 to .452, lubed with 30-30-30 (beeswax from Randy, LOX and carnauba from Lars)
All were loaded with 5 grains of Hodgdon HP38. I was very happy with accuracy from both rounds, especially the 230 grain hollow points.
The other 1,000 rounds of SWC I loaded will be going with me to a steel challenge match in a couple of weeks.
The Colt is sooty dirty all the way to the ejection port. It's a very happy Colt!
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