mroliver77
02-02-2008, 09:51 PM
I have been putzing in the barn when warm enough. I try to fire a few cylinders full every day from the .38. Casting some boolits the other day I filled a .223 case to the neck with lino. then dropped into water. I then drilled a straight 22ish hole down to the flash hole. I have been playing with very small loads looking for an accurate .22LR or 22mag load. Clays works good for this up to 3 gr with 2 - 2.5 being the best. Bulls eye is cleaner and I loaded down to .5 gr with the boolit tumble lubed with FWFL and dusted with talc. These are barely louder than the hammer falling on my NEF heavy barrel. Barrel says nice and clean and it is very accurate across my shop(25') producing 1 hole in the target. Great for my offhand practice.
These work much better than a full sized empty case. I think the lead filling is keeping them from shortening.
Now I know someone will say " There is a chance of a double charge using fast pistol powders!" Well 1 grain is fun also but you almost need hearing protection. At .5 gr I get 14000 rounds out of a lb of Bulls Eye powder. With the 55gr lyman it will take 110 lbs of alloy. I need to dig out that 45 gr mold! Is this what we will be reduced too? ;)
Now for the 45-70.
J
These work much better than a full sized empty case. I think the lead filling is keeping them from shortening.
Now I know someone will say " There is a chance of a double charge using fast pistol powders!" Well 1 grain is fun also but you almost need hearing protection. At .5 gr I get 14000 rounds out of a lb of Bulls Eye powder. With the 55gr lyman it will take 110 lbs of alloy. I need to dig out that 45 gr mold! Is this what we will be reduced too? ;)
Now for the 45-70.
J