Thanks Versifier. I have found RedDot to be a real performer in my little .380 Bersa. I am using a 90 grain XTP over 3.0 grains. It functioned the pistol perfectly and gave very low recoil. A...
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Thanks Versifier. I have found RedDot to be a real performer in my little .380 Bersa. I am using a 90 grain XTP over 3.0 grains. It functioned the pistol perfectly and gave very low recoil. A...
I would go to this website, join and get the load info from Sherman Bell. They are a great bunch of folks.
I got a good load off of the BPI site also using 30 grains of Herco and 1-1/4 oz lead...
I just saw this post. As a matter of fact, I haven't had any trouble at all with this particular powder. It seems to give a nice load with very low recoil. I looked up that load in one of my...
I have done the .30-06 to 8 mm thing and found that by annealing the brass before firing I had almost no splits. I would think it depends how much the brass has been worked. Ideally, start with new...
Hi Canuck. Favorite with that boolit is 30.5 gr. H-335. Hardened wheelweights (water dropped from the mould) sized .310" (.311" for Marlin) and Lee Liquid Alox lube or Felix Lube.
Lee soup-can...
Took me awhile to get back here as this is not on the Cast Boolits regular menu it seems and here I am only a "rookie" again.
Anyhow, thanks for the advice Versifier. I actually had planned on...
I was just wondering if anyone out there has used Alliant 2400 for reduced loads with jacketted bullets. I was putting together some 14 gr. loads with a 100 gr. cast & thought I would throw a few 70...
Don't think I'd want to shoot that round ball out of a full choked shotgun. I used to shoot those but out of a cylinder bore. Had the idea they would blow out a choked barrel but maybe am wrong..
Hi James,
Just got back from range. Tested group buy RD tumble lube weighing out at 277 w/gas check. Got nice accuracy with 20.2 gr. H-4227 in .44 mag Ruger Automatic. Did real good with 17.5 gr....
Sorry to hear about your best buddy but he'sprobably playing in Doggie Heaven with Sammie...my bestest Doggie Buddy who left the planet 2 yrs ago.
I hang out mostly over on the cast boolit forums...
55 gr. Win. 760 150 gr mag-tip or corelokt.
Same bullet but 56 gr. H-414
MidRange from Jim Carmichael article. "Light Loads for Light Rifles".
All following using RX-7 powder
#1 125 gr....
Hi Baldy and the rest of you.
I made the mistake of loading up a few of em in M-1 carbine & they all split. My son pointed it out as we were picking up the brass. Every one split right up the...
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 |