I use .330 roud balls (tumbled in Lee Alox) for my 8x33 K98k.
Expanding the mouth of the case and crimp carefull, charge is 4,0 grs Bullseye.
Works fine for me at range of 50 meters...
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I use .330 roud balls (tumbled in Lee Alox) for my 8x33 K98k.
Expanding the mouth of the case and crimp carefull, charge is 4,0 grs Bullseye.
Works fine for me at range of 50 meters...
look under: https://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?455217-Lee-12ga-slug-loading
in my experience the Brass-shells need a crimp to getting the right "starting Pressure" with smokeless,
with...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
12,0 grs Unique with a cuperplated 350 grs Boolit shoots verry well in my Bergara;
use data on your own risk...
Hello from Germany,
do you know this Video: https://www.thereloadersnetwork.com/...h-12ga-shells/
the trick is the crimp, without crimp smokeless powder will not work well;
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with this...
Forum: Cast Boolits
My favorite load is 12 grs. Unique behind a 350 grs. cupper plated boolit,
shoots excellent at ranges up to 100 Meters with my Pedersoli-Sharps, no filler.
Hello from Germany,
do you know this Video: https://www.thereloadersnetwork.com/2019/11/09/loading-slugs-in-all-brass-magtech-12ga-shells/
the trick is the crimp,
with this unusual tool it works:...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Yes – I like them;
especially my .303 Martini-Enfield even because it is not easy to shot (poor Sights, verry hard Trigger...).
The Pedersoli Sporting Sharps in .45-70 is a pleasure in comparison...
Forum: Leverguns
Using 240 grs boolits from a Lyman 429667 (they drop out with 252 grs) out of the mould and tumbled with lox work great in my Hege-Uberti 1873 for cowboy-action and target shooting at 50 yard/Meter....
My favorite loads are
12 grs Unique with an copper plated 350 grs boolit CCi large rifle primer and oal from 67,0 mm for 100 Meters;
26 grs Lovex D060 (equivalent to 5744 I think) with copper...
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