Hi all,
New guy here and very new to casting. I shoot a Cabela's/Investarms in 54cal with a 1:48 twist. My go-to load for deer has always been a 535 round ball, mink oiled patch, and 85gr of FFG Triple 7. For elk I used the Hornady Great Plains conical with the same powder charge with pretty good success.
I just got a 380gr Lee REAL mold and took my first batch to my indoor range last night to see how they flew. I used my same powder charge and the recoil nearly knocked me out of my chair!! I don't consider myself to be recoil sensitive but this was substantial and my shoulder is pretty beat up today. I also noticed that I seemed to have more slight hang fires than usual, which have always been exceedingly rare in my gun.
What do you all think? What sort of powder charges are folks using to push these REALs? I'm thinking the REAL maybe is engaging the rifling better and therefore sealing better and creating higher pressure than the Great Plains. REALs seem to load quite a bit easier than the Great Plains. Not sure what to make of the hang fires...
Appreciate any thoughts/advice on this.