9 grains of unique with a home cast 255 gets me a chrono AV 930 fps in my 5" smith model 25. I have been shooting this load since 1990.
David
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9 grains of unique with a home cast 255 gets me a chrono AV 930 fps in my 5" smith model 25. I have been shooting this load since 1990.
David
I can tell you the whole story if you want.
My dad has a 3" Smith and Wesson model 624 purchased around 1985. He reloads.
One day I was at his place and he asked me to fire a few test rounds...
I called charter and told them it blew up because of reloads. They said send it in. I asked for a shipping label. She asked me how old the gun was. I told her I took it home tuesday night. I...
I am an old member and a friend of mine asked me to post here.
This happened to me the first time I took this gun out. I was shooting some one elses reloads. about round 75 she blew apart. ...
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I have posted this before, by better results this time. A clean barrel and 5 fouling shots, I then put TEN rounds in 2 1/8" at 100 yards. This is all I expect.
Stevens model 250 (savage 110)...
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1825 fps. SD11. 12.5 grains Promo or unique
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Here is the promised photo.http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/08/26/4cadffa4f6e3fa4ba2b43fcd41743dff.jpg
5 shots 100 yards. 2 3/4" c to c.
Tonight my girlfriend will be shooting this rifle...
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Its a carbine bullet. What does it matter if its 30 cal and works. I buy these instead of cast my own.
Its like pistol bullets for the time it takes to load them and the cost.
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Todays fun was 5 shots 2 3/4" @ 100 yards with bayou bullets PC. 30 cal 115 gr bullet.
Pictures later.
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I started using the powder coating a couple weeks ago. It works great for me.
It took a little time to figure out how much solution and things.
I followed the directions. I added more...
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I am shooting good groups with my 308 using 115 gr powder coated bullets from Bayou bullets @ 1825 chronograph fps. 1 1/8 @ 50 yards, 3.5 @ 100 yards.
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My first time doing the PC thing. I tried the kind used with solvent (acetone) For me it works great.
Its Hi tek new coating.
Pics required.
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David
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SO FAR my best is with 30 cal 115 grain bullets purchased from Bayou bullets. These are powder coated gold.
12.o Promo AV 1825 SD 11. Group size 1 1/8 @ 50 yards, 3.5" @ 100 yards. ...
Looks like a good match, I don't have a paper patch type boolit :(
David :)
Maven, that would be a LONG drive for me, I am off exit 48A from the 90.
Congrats!
David :)
Sorry, Hoosierlogger, I never said, so I will change the original and say it now
TEN SHOTS.
We make our own so we can shoot a lot. That is the idea anyhow.
Doug Bowser, I shot one...
You can post for BOTH today. I already called the winner for May, but if you can beat that.....
:)
This month is pistol or revolver 25 yards bench rest. Smallest group size center to center wins. Any target. MUST be some kind of repeater, no single shots or bolt action pistols.
MUST be cast...
Nice, what do they it measure?
Next month its 25 yard bench rest handgun. Revolver or semi auto hand guns only.
David
Good to see you folks out shooting. I need to give another shot.
David :)
IF I understand the question, you want to fire these out of a 357?
Just wadcutter loaded into a 357 case shot out of a 357?
Sure, I do it. They seem to shoot just as well as wadcutters loaded...
There is the one hole group! Are they 10 shots?
What power? More details please.
Simply awesome.
David
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I have had 22 cal gas check boolits go 2700 with no trouble. Cast out of pure linotype not water dropped.
2200 for 30 cal using water dropped WW + 2% tin. Not a clue what pressure was, but the...
He put a wilsons match grade barrel in my auto ordinance 45 a LONG time ago. I was shooting a bullseye match with it today. It will even feed a mag full of empty cases.
I bought a S&W model 25...
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |