Hi chaps. I'm getting more keen on casting my own boolits for my .45-70 and have recently moved into the realms of gas checking. This has made me think about maybe casting for other calibres too. Could you offer your thoughts please?
The situation I'm in is that in the UK, we need 1700ft-lbs of muzzle energy to legally shoot deer. Looking into it this means that if I were to cast for my 6.5x55 I would need 2265fps with a 150gr projectile or 2350fps with a 140gr. In my .338 Win mag and the Lee C338-220 I would need 1870fps. That sounds like a lot to ask from a cast boolit? In the 6.5x55 especially?
There must be loads of you on here doing it, but it's very new to me. I've been casting for a while now but only plinking loads for my .45-70. I'd be very grateful for the thoughts of you more experienced guys. I don't want to waste a load of money on equipment if what I can produce won't be up to the job! I just think it would be a great feeling to take deer with boolits that I've produced myself. I can easily make the 1700ft-lbs with a checked 500gr out of my .45-70 and I'm working on that currently, but it's not the rifle that I generally reach for when I go out hunting.