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Thread: 8x56r load data from Lee

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    Boolit Buddy
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    8x56r load data from Lee

    Hey, all, I know that *published* 8x56r load data is hard to come by, so here's a copy of the sheet that Lee included with their two-die set. PM me if you need a higher resolution photo of the sheet.

    Cheers.






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    Thanks Tom. That will be a help for the membership.

    I ended up with that sheet also after getting the Lee dies. I'm currently putting off cast boolits for my infantry version until I get the bore smoothed up a bit. It is shooting the Privie Partisan .329 jacketed bullet of 208 grains weight fairly well, although I've only tried two powder charges of a surplus powder from Europe that is similar to 4895 in burning characteristics.
    Keep your powder dry,

    Scharf

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    If I ever muster up the courage I'm going to try some paper patched 170 grain bullets with the BL-c(2). I bought up a couple pounds of the stuff some years ago on a job, and then I was stuck with a pound after it was all said and done.

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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
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