Boolseye
12-24-2014, 09:32 AM
I'm pulling bullets from some 6mm Remington rounds (hand-loaded in the 70s)
Which claim to have 4064. The bullets have been mostly 100 grain ( a couple 90s), the charges between 37-39 grains, which is consistent with a moderate/hot 6mm charge of 4064 for that boolit. I am not mixing the powders from case to case, in the event that there's another powder in the mix. Visually, it all looks like the same extruded powder.
I would like to convert each individual charge to a round of 7.62x54R with a NOE 316299 (weight approx. 218 gr.). I like to use Dacron filler where appropriate. An entry-level jax charge for a 220 grainer is over 37 gr. 4064. I currently have 5 loaded on my bench with 37 grains of salvaged powder, and a tuft of dacron. I think this may be too high, due to leading rather than pressure. There exists no 6mm charge for this weight bullet that exceeds a low charge of the same powder for 7.62x54R.
Larry, if you can weigh in I'd be grateful–I'm reading about much lower charges of 4064 in this configuration, 24-27 grains. That seems to me to require a pretty large tuft of Dacron to take up the space, but I have no interest in scrubbing lead for days. Even less interest in blowing up my gun, of course.
Is the charge too high? If I go way down to 24-27 grains, will I need 2-3 grains of Dacron to fill the space? Forget the whole thing and toss the old powder?
Thanks in advance for your responses.
Which claim to have 4064. The bullets have been mostly 100 grain ( a couple 90s), the charges between 37-39 grains, which is consistent with a moderate/hot 6mm charge of 4064 for that boolit. I am not mixing the powders from case to case, in the event that there's another powder in the mix. Visually, it all looks like the same extruded powder.
I would like to convert each individual charge to a round of 7.62x54R with a NOE 316299 (weight approx. 218 gr.). I like to use Dacron filler where appropriate. An entry-level jax charge for a 220 grainer is over 37 gr. 4064. I currently have 5 loaded on my bench with 37 grains of salvaged powder, and a tuft of dacron. I think this may be too high, due to leading rather than pressure. There exists no 6mm charge for this weight bullet that exceeds a low charge of the same powder for 7.62x54R.
Larry, if you can weigh in I'd be grateful–I'm reading about much lower charges of 4064 in this configuration, 24-27 grains. That seems to me to require a pretty large tuft of Dacron to take up the space, but I have no interest in scrubbing lead for days. Even less interest in blowing up my gun, of course.
Is the charge too high? If I go way down to 24-27 grains, will I need 2-3 grains of Dacron to fill the space? Forget the whole thing and toss the old powder?
Thanks in advance for your responses.