I was able to make it back to the range yesterday. I put as much of the finer powder from the bottom of a almost gone Goex FFG under the nipple, placed a cap and bang it went. Obstruction cleared. I...
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Forum: Muzzleloading.
I was able to make it back to the range yesterday. I put as much of the finer powder from the bottom of a almost gone Goex FFG under the nipple, placed a cap and bang it went. Obstruction cleared. I...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I don’t have anything in the 3f or 4f right now, mine is all 2f. I do plan to get some 3f when it becomes more available.
The patch and ball are very hard to get started but once they are .5-.75in...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I have Swiss, Schuetzen, Goex, triple seven,pyrodex and blackhorn.
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Forum: Muzzleloading.
I thought about doing that but wasn't sure, I will give it a go.
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Forum: Muzzleloading.
I just bought a Traditions Kentucky percussion pistol. I cleaned it with ballistol, ran several dry patches down the barrel. Fired just a cap, ran a dry patch trough, loaded 20grains Swiss 2fg, a...
My go to is 4227 for full power loads, using a high-tek coated RCBS 44-250–K.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I use mostly Universal for 44sp.
245gr SWC
5.5gr Universal
730fps
Or
245gr SWC
6.8gr Universal
838fps
Forum: Black Powder Substitutes
I use Bh 209 or black powder in a inline 209 muzzle loader and just BH 209 in a hand full of cartridges per year. My go to hunting load I use a 250gr Hornady SST ML and 100gr BH209, 1in group at...
Forum: Black Powder Substitutes
Tried the American Pioneer it was awful. Then tried T7, used it for a year or so. Then found Blackhorn used it for several years, still do. Last two years I’ve been experimenting with real black...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I’ve built a few x-ray rooms in the past, the lead lined drywall and lead sheets we bought was 99.5% pure lead.
Those lead lined drywall sheets were not fun at all to hang. It was worse to glue...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I tried PC and found it to be to much of a hassle/mess. I then tried HITek and have stuck with it, and excellent results. All my boolits are HT coated, practice and competition. I shoot approximately...
Thus far with 500 rounds down my M69 I have yet to have an issue. I have shot a mixture of specials, mild/moderate mags, max data mags, and a few above max data mags.
A friend of mine bought a M69...
Forum: Cast Boolits
This weekend finally getting around to working on the $100 Rem 700 25-06 rifle I acquired. It was in pretty bad shape looks like it had been a muzzle in the floor board ranch gun. I cut off the...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I had issues with the Lee 2r bullets as well. Bought a NOE ELCO mold and didn't have near as many issues. The deep hollow point cast 147gr and the flat nose casts 158gr. I shot close to 10k of the...
Forum: Leverguns
Nice find. I had a New Marlin in 45-70. Good gun I couldn't see the factory sights worth a dern either and I'm 40. Ended up trading it for a Walther PPQ Q5 for IDPA.
In my S&W 638, I use a 155gr MP Keith HP Bullet HiTek coated, 4gr Universal, seated to crimp groove, heavy crimp getting 720fps. I am not getting any leading and great accuracy. Universal is very...
Picked up my first 44mag yesterday, a Smith &Wesson M69 4.25in. Loaded up 100 ladder loads with Universal and IMR4227 (the old stuff in the metal can) using 240gr LSWC. It preferred both loads near...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I have used the Lee Hand Press for 45-70 (that was not easy sizing the brass), 25-06, 243, 223/556, 45, 38/357, 9mm, 380 and now 44sp/mag. Its all I use for 25-06 and 243 (i shoot maybe 10 rounds a...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I was just looking at that mold today for my 44 mag on its way to my FFL. The pictures have convinced me that’s the mold I want.
Forum: Cast Boolits
DEFCON 3 ....out of SPP, danger low on SRP. I have ammo but my local IDPA and 3 gun started having local matches again. Since they started back up ammo supply is going to disappear fast. Blew through...
Forum: Cast Boolits
It slugged at .355, I am now using the NOE ELCO mold and HITek. I was sizing at .358 no leading issues but had chambering issues. I now size .357 marginal leading issues over 200 rounds, I’ve...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Found the load I like for 38 special, loaded up 1000 rounds. Either need to buy more brass or shoot some of it. Also loaded up the last 500 pieces of 9mm brass I have.
I’ve been avoiding pulling...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Interesting, I’ll have to measure the M die I’ve been using for 9mm. Haven’t had any leading issues since I started using it, before hand I had the same issues as the OP.
I do need more M dies...
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 |