Been there, done that bruise.
That is why I currently cut all my stock toes inward a bit at the bottom and replace the useless pointed bottom hard factory buttpad with a quality softer flat or rounded pad like a Decelerator.
I give loading advice based on my actual results in factory rifles with standard chambers, twist rates and basic accurizing.
My goals for using cast boolits are lots of good, cheap, and reasonably accurate shooting, while avoiding overly tedious loading processes.
The BHN Deformation Formula, and why I don't use it.
How to find and fix sizing die eccentricity problems.
Do you trust your casting thermometer?
A few musings.
Dang, opos what load were you shooting outa that thing?
Surely not a boolit based load!
Amendments
The Second there to protect the First!
i suspect the NOE needs more pressure to work better.
Back at it today for a few minutes, I shot the thumper and the plinker @ 40yds then the last four 33-205T @ 100 yds in quick fashion. I'd hunt with the thumper.
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It's great to see several of you cast for 8mm Mauser, I'm just getting started with the cartridge and will have some questions in the coming days and weeks...
I fired 3 of the Red Dot load today with no ear protection - they are fun and will shoot through two milk jugs of ice or a steel well pressure tank at 100 yards.
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I use the .325 215gr 325365 in my M48, PC. Shoots great subsonic, not really messed with em full power yet.
Need to follow this, I have an 1891 Comission rifle with a pretty bad barrel that will hopefully still shoot some light cast loads.
I thought the 88 GEW bore was .318 or was this one that was rebored to .323 ?
I`ve got a LEE Karabiner mold that I keep telling myself I should try. Any suggestions of how much 2400 powder as a load or what other powders?Robert
I'm going to try these when I can.
10.5 grs of Unique in reformed .270 cases.
It's gonna be fun.
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I just tried a few at my 40 yd line and I'm pleased even with my wobbles. The excellent Tikka trigger suprised me a couple of times. The targdots are one inch.
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I fired three of the NOE 326323 bullets at sun up this morning the first two went into the same hole, I got all excited, and promptly blew the third one out about an inch and a half LOL
Thank you I H C 18 flyer for the boolits!
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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 |
GC | Gas Check |