Wolfdog91
07-23-2022, 01:20 PM
So I had just finished loading up a box of 45gr hornets for my little .233 H&R ultra varmint. Well I kinda wasn't in the mood to stop and I happen to notice this bottle of sized and sorted powered coated cast .225 bullets I had. So said screw it and decided tho have a lil fun give my self 30min and see if I could make a low velocity gallery load that half way accurate and possibly could use for blasting small game or varmints out to 50 or so if I ran out of .22lr (again lol).
So the bullets are lee 55gr rf cast out of 100% clip on wheel weights , double quenched , sized to .225 , powder coated, gas checked and weight sorted in .5gr increments for these ( I usually do them to .1 gr) but yeah their running around 20-21 bhn and that with the gas check and power coating their super tough. Driven them up to 2500 gps in my AR and never had leading... They don't shoot for crap but hay was a fun experience
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220723/0997db17af8014d84271f6e03c50316b.jpg
Just grabbed some some sorted clean range brass I had and a quick resizing , bumped the shoulder back to what my chamber seems to like trim yadda yadda and primed and charged them with 12 GR if accurate 2015. I'd played around with it before and was able to put 3rd in a .6" hole @50yd with them goin 2250fps so I just SWAG'ed it and dropped down to 12gr hoping it would get me into the 1600fos and down range.
Well that small of a charge didnt do much as far as filling the case
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220723/6e087f3089220a446527cdf68bcda865.jpg
So used a .2gr chunk of Dacron as a filler to keep the power semi in place . Not to be confused with using it to compress the power like with black power. You just put it in a little past the shoulder with forceps and kinda fluff it so it just take up air space and keeps the power more confined.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220723/f7eefaf313764cc16fa041fcb56f12eb.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220723/d3b7f3f034dc745823925f8028e40ce1.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220723/1771939fff0e711efa1b4ae85379e37d.jpg
Then gave the cases a little flare with my lee tool and loaded these lol pills to the CBTO I came up with for the rifle . This should be right off the lands. Like maybe 2 thousands of jump if that.. don't ask me what the coal is because I have no clue, generally dont use it since like 70% of my loads oar off the books past some powder data....if is use it lol , will this result in me blowing my face off eventually?..... Possibly, will it be fun until then ? DEFINITELY [emoji1787][emoji1787] had found out all stuff about the jam point and my jump distance in prior test for this rifle so you could say I cheated a little bit hay if you ain't cheating ya ain't trying [emoji1787]
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220723/cf55befff7877647f484289b971a4dd2.jpg
And there we go a set of lip stick loads as my dad like to call them lol. Btw anyone know where i a guy could get some glitter power coat that could work on bullets ? I kinda like messing with people with the pink ones so glitter seems to be the logical next step lol [emoji1787][emoji1787]
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220723/1b13bb243c74b50c21185dc5e8e4f9ac.jpg
And out the front door shooting into the little berm I use for my .22lr when I'm plinking in the yard
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220723/4b4996b73e09d8ce26479756c55b2266.jpg
So let me tell you two things 1. These H&R's are absolute drama to shoot when you replace the factory triggers/hammers with a old school rebounding one from a 155 topper. 1.5lbs vs 6lbs makes a world of difference. And 2. Shooting a target @ 30yd with a scope that's a fixed 100yd parallax is ... Irritating to say the least but still! Managed to get this !
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220723/32729c9075474dd5414145edf4ff9098.jpg
I mean I really feel like I could have shot those better but was rushing lol but hay under 1" ! I mean is it amazing ? No, but it's definitely enough to pop a rabbit in the dome or boiler room a coon [emoji16] anyway was pleased for how fast I did t it and I think k I'm going to give this some more work . I will say though it's quiter then a full load. Not .22lr level. I'd say about like most .17hmrs I've shot. Aslo didn't Chronograph it but hoping I'm at last 1600fps or lower . Anyhow just a fun little ting I tried I figured I'd share.
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So the bullets are lee 55gr rf cast out of 100% clip on wheel weights , double quenched , sized to .225 , powder coated, gas checked and weight sorted in .5gr increments for these ( I usually do them to .1 gr) but yeah their running around 20-21 bhn and that with the gas check and power coating their super tough. Driven them up to 2500 gps in my AR and never had leading... They don't shoot for crap but hay was a fun experience
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220723/0997db17af8014d84271f6e03c50316b.jpg
Just grabbed some some sorted clean range brass I had and a quick resizing , bumped the shoulder back to what my chamber seems to like trim yadda yadda and primed and charged them with 12 GR if accurate 2015. I'd played around with it before and was able to put 3rd in a .6" hole @50yd with them goin 2250fps so I just SWAG'ed it and dropped down to 12gr hoping it would get me into the 1600fos and down range.
Well that small of a charge didnt do much as far as filling the case
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220723/6e087f3089220a446527cdf68bcda865.jpg
So used a .2gr chunk of Dacron as a filler to keep the power semi in place . Not to be confused with using it to compress the power like with black power. You just put it in a little past the shoulder with forceps and kinda fluff it so it just take up air space and keeps the power more confined.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220723/f7eefaf313764cc16fa041fcb56f12eb.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220723/d3b7f3f034dc745823925f8028e40ce1.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220723/1771939fff0e711efa1b4ae85379e37d.jpg
Then gave the cases a little flare with my lee tool and loaded these lol pills to the CBTO I came up with for the rifle . This should be right off the lands. Like maybe 2 thousands of jump if that.. don't ask me what the coal is because I have no clue, generally dont use it since like 70% of my loads oar off the books past some powder data....if is use it lol , will this result in me blowing my face off eventually?..... Possibly, will it be fun until then ? DEFINITELY [emoji1787][emoji1787] had found out all stuff about the jam point and my jump distance in prior test for this rifle so you could say I cheated a little bit hay if you ain't cheating ya ain't trying [emoji1787]
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220723/cf55befff7877647f484289b971a4dd2.jpg
And there we go a set of lip stick loads as my dad like to call them lol. Btw anyone know where i a guy could get some glitter power coat that could work on bullets ? I kinda like messing with people with the pink ones so glitter seems to be the logical next step lol [emoji1787][emoji1787]
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220723/1b13bb243c74b50c21185dc5e8e4f9ac.jpg
And out the front door shooting into the little berm I use for my .22lr when I'm plinking in the yard
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220723/4b4996b73e09d8ce26479756c55b2266.jpg
So let me tell you two things 1. These H&R's are absolute drama to shoot when you replace the factory triggers/hammers with a old school rebounding one from a 155 topper. 1.5lbs vs 6lbs makes a world of difference. And 2. Shooting a target @ 30yd with a scope that's a fixed 100yd parallax is ... Irritating to say the least but still! Managed to get this !
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220723/32729c9075474dd5414145edf4ff9098.jpg
I mean I really feel like I could have shot those better but was rushing lol but hay under 1" ! I mean is it amazing ? No, but it's definitely enough to pop a rabbit in the dome or boiler room a coon [emoji16] anyway was pleased for how fast I did t it and I think k I'm going to give this some more work . I will say though it's quiter then a full load. Not .22lr level. I'd say about like most .17hmrs I've shot. Aslo didn't Chronograph it but hoping I'm at last 1600fps or lower . Anyhow just a fun little ting I tried I figured I'd share.
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