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My boolits measure at .418 will be slugging the barrel as soon as I can find some soft lead.

Rifle has a 1-6 X VariX6 HD leuo on it. Fired off of a lead sled rest. Jacketed bullets are no problem but thats another issue. Varget is my next plan for powder. Still need to establish actual bore...

I got my best accuracy so far with the highest velocity load I tried. Slowing it down really spread out the pattern. Mind you this was with 2 different powders so more variables involved. My next...

Back to the topic at hand, namely a new boolit caster trying to improve accuracy. I have not yet slugged my barrel. I consider everything you gentlemen say seriously, it will be my next step. I have...

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Loaded 10 rounds with 60.5 grains of IMR 4895. Results were not encouraging. The problem still eludes me. After digging out my notes on the W 748 test loads the results with 4895 were actually a...

That's good info. I have also not weight sorted but weighed random samples of my boolits. They generally came out very close in weight after I figured out how to cast consistently with no wrinkles or...

I have a good bit of IMR-4895 I can work up loads with as well as the748. Would Varget be a possible option?

Ok will do. I will be headed to the range Tuesday weather permitting. I gave the bore another thorough cleaning just to be certain it was free of fouling. If I could get this combo accurate enough...

I tried a sized boolit in an unsized, fired case. It took a bit of force to get the boolit into the case, but it went with hand pressure.

They seem to fit the bullet shank. I have no problem running them through a lube/size die and they have a slightly swaged appearanceas though they are sizing correctly. I found a fired boolit in the...

I guess I bought a sack of .416 gas checks from NOE that are Gator brand. I didn't think to measure them

Thank you for that tip

I'm using Gator gas checks

I will slug the bore and see where that leads. My goal is African game but thats a couple years away. Still planning everything out. With the state the world is in who knows if it will be doable. I...

I started this process by doing a thorough cleaning of the bore including copper removal so I dont think that's a problem. Bullet lube is canuba red.

I am using loads from the Lyman book 65 gr. of 748 is the last one I tried. I'm not sensitive to recoil, looking for hunting loads not just paper punching. However, enough .416 shooting will wear...

I need some ideas on how to proceed. I cast a bunch of boolits for my .416 Ruger Alaskan. My boolits are gas checked 350 grainers from an NOE mould. The weight variation is quite low for a beginner....

Wow melatonin instead of meplat ? That spell checker is a wonderful thing.

I know the elephant gun is on the heavy side for hogs,but when my whole family goes hunting I run out of more appropriate guns! I used the .416 last year with jacketed Swifts and needless to say...

This works ok if you don't mind single loading, but I'm going hog hunting in 4 weeks and was hoping to use my own boolits for the first time. I dont see a single shot .416 as an ideal pig shooter!...

I have feed problems even with my .416 Ruger Alaskan. I'm getting decent accuracy but my NOE flat nose mold casts boolits that jam into the chamber at an angle whereby they refuse to feed...period....

I'm not using it in the AR to start with. Getting the GS an entry level .308, either a Ruger American or a single shot Henry if I can find one. For myself, I thought about the AR and decided there's...

Is that Lyman 311041 still in production? Otherwise I'm thinking the RCBS 150 gr. RNFP. Keep the weight and recoil moderate for a 11 year old kid to shoot.

Thanks fellas, there's a lot of choices in 30 cal molds. Never hunted with cast boolits before. Do they feed ok in an AR? Getting a single shot Henry for the kids. That should be a perfect cast...