Knarley
02-14-2015, 01:45 PM
Sorry guys,
I know this has been brought up time and time again. BUT here we go.........
I have a Pedersoli "Quigley" in .45-70, and the wife has an 1871 H&R Target in 38-55.
I cast my own, weigh the charge, use SPG,& drop tube.
I have come to the conclusion that the only way to get as much powder as preported on this site is to use a compression die. How one gets 70gr of black into a .45-70 cartridge is beyond what I can do. Or get 55 gr. into a .38.55. I have also realized that in "squishin' the powder, I'm squishin' my boolits.
Wasn't so much a problem when I was first loading 63 gr of FFFG with WW for casting material, but now I'm wanting to get a little more serious about it.
NO,I haven't loaded thousands of rounds, & no, I'll NEVER be shooting for the gold cup, but I'd like to at least give the "Top Dawgs" in my area a little competition.
As far as the .38-55, well, I'd like to be able to give my sweet-heart the best boolits I can, starting out with deformed projectiles would be a bad start.
Now I have read many posts on the subjects of tubing, blow tubing, & compression on this site in the archives before posting here.
MOST of you folks seem pretty cool about things, mostly. So....... if I get flamed oh-well.
What I need to know is quite simple. I've looked a dies that do look like dies. Others look like just a plunger. Am I correct in assuming that they can be interchanged, or does that plunger fit into say an expander die? I've even seen one that leaves an open space down the center for a "more even burn"? REALLY?
What would be the best dies for the money and from who? I'm the type who would rather buy two dies, one for each....... set it and forget it, as I use a LEE Turret press for such loadings.
I have a couple presses for our cowboy shootin' boolits, we are into the cowboy action shooting and the long range would be more of a side match gig.
I'm also lookin' into shooting my 1860 "Henry" long range, but, I'll have to bother folks on a different thread for that.
I just want to thank you all for the information posted here through out the years. Your archives are a treasure trove of knowledge,facts and hints on "how to".
Regards,
Knarley Bob
I know this has been brought up time and time again. BUT here we go.........
I have a Pedersoli "Quigley" in .45-70, and the wife has an 1871 H&R Target in 38-55.
I cast my own, weigh the charge, use SPG,& drop tube.
I have come to the conclusion that the only way to get as much powder as preported on this site is to use a compression die. How one gets 70gr of black into a .45-70 cartridge is beyond what I can do. Or get 55 gr. into a .38.55. I have also realized that in "squishin' the powder, I'm squishin' my boolits.
Wasn't so much a problem when I was first loading 63 gr of FFFG with WW for casting material, but now I'm wanting to get a little more serious about it.
NO,I haven't loaded thousands of rounds, & no, I'll NEVER be shooting for the gold cup, but I'd like to at least give the "Top Dawgs" in my area a little competition.
As far as the .38-55, well, I'd like to be able to give my sweet-heart the best boolits I can, starting out with deformed projectiles would be a bad start.
Now I have read many posts on the subjects of tubing, blow tubing, & compression on this site in the archives before posting here.
MOST of you folks seem pretty cool about things, mostly. So....... if I get flamed oh-well.
What I need to know is quite simple. I've looked a dies that do look like dies. Others look like just a plunger. Am I correct in assuming that they can be interchanged, or does that plunger fit into say an expander die? I've even seen one that leaves an open space down the center for a "more even burn"? REALLY?
What would be the best dies for the money and from who? I'm the type who would rather buy two dies, one for each....... set it and forget it, as I use a LEE Turret press for such loadings.
I have a couple presses for our cowboy shootin' boolits, we are into the cowboy action shooting and the long range would be more of a side match gig.
I'm also lookin' into shooting my 1860 "Henry" long range, but, I'll have to bother folks on a different thread for that.
I just want to thank you all for the information posted here through out the years. Your archives are a treasure trove of knowledge,facts and hints on "how to".
Regards,
Knarley Bob