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I'd heard that 'The Load' was changed to 2400 powder - anybody here confirm that?

Some points to consider
1/ The barrel must be COMPLETELY clean of copper fouling (use C2R from the Shooting Shed).
2/ The boolits must be hard and durable BUT not too hard Suggest range lead/...

I cast my wadcutters with range lead cut with pure lead - equal amounts. I drop into water and size to .358" in a Star Lubesizer. The go through easily.

26gr Accurate 5744 in my 30-06AI is extremely accurate

BEWARE GM3 is hygroscopic and pressure varies as you get down the tub!

My Handi Rifle in 45/70 recoil sheared the scope rail screws AND the Gorilla glue. Anybody suggest a better method of securing the rail short of TIG welding it!
I use 405 grain flat nose boolits...

316299 agreed - sized to .315"
I sell a lot of these with a lot of positive feedback and repeat orders.

Load him up a load of ammo and get him some range time.

6 shots - 6 misses!!!!!

After the service (appalling) from Lyman I received seeking a new element for my Mag 20 I got the Pro-Melt. I have nothing but praise for all things RCBS especially their service. I would not touch...

Hi Andre - I use a Corbin - best around!

I use NOE's 316299 sized to .315" in my SMLE No1 Mk3*. Excellent bullet. I use around 25gr Accurate 5744.
For plinking use a 115gr soupcan in .315 with 4 to 5gr of Viht 310.

I solved mine by buying an RCBS Pro Melt - a class act!

I cast mine from range lead (quite hard) and pure lead - 2/3 pure to 1/3 range. They work well in my Marlin underlever from 38 spl brass.
I use 3.2 gr of fast burning pistol powder but I expect...

Just to confuse the issue Accurate 5744 is now sold in the UK as Lovex D060.
Sorry to add to the confusion!
I use it with the 180 to 190 grain boolits in .308 and 30-06 to very good effect.

I would have thought that the lead would be for setting metal posts in stone and therefore likely to be pure - but who knows!

I just got a G11 and the dies arrived today. I'll give the load a try with the NOE boolit.
Thanks from the UK.

We get them in the UK - I've used them with good success in 38spl target loads.

I got too - many thanks.
This forum is great.

I just use a paint stripper hot air gun and let it drip off

There is a meeting at Bisley in a few weeks (the weekend of the 20th and 21st October) for the Trafalgar shoot. There will be some stands in the Pavillion selling guns and reloading components....

Got mine today - excellent quality workmanship. I'll be trying them out tomorrow.

+1 on that! Primers are getting hard to get and expensive over here in the UK.

I cast around 3000 to 5000 mixed types per week - sometimes double that! I struggle to keep up supplying to people by hand casting, but machine casting rifle boolits is not really good enough.
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If theboolits are harder and the load is small, there is a possibility the boolits are not upsetting (obturating) enough in the rifling. You could try a faster powder or more of the same powder.