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Unfortunately it is gone for good, banned by the EU as well as a few other very popular powders...... :(

I do what Grmps does, towel in a shallow pan, then fill with water. Cools ingots down nicely with no chance of water bubbling - just steam!

Fantastic, didn't realize that these were usable, just ordered one :)

That was the range I was looking to start with for 2400 (22-24gn) do you feel the filler is needed or just for peace of mind?

Thanks again, Ballistics - very interesting about using a wax wad as a pseudo check, I have never heard of that before, will certainly file that away for future use :)

I will just see how it goes...

Thanks for your input, I had a hunch it would be along those lines with regards to the pressures, good info to know :)

Great replies, I really do appreciate your time, I'm glad it appears to be a...

I have just put some money down on a Chiappa 1886 (26" oct barrel) hopefully it will arrive from Italy in a couple of weeks.
The 45-70 is a new cartridge for me to load. I have been looking on the...

I have recently been loading for a 20" 1873, 8.5gn of Unique gave me best groups at an average of 1097fps, 6.0gn of trail boss gave almost same group size @ 878fps.

I wont post links to data as that seems to have been covered fairly well, however I have had a bit of experience of some of these powders.

GM3 - Used it solely for .38spl when I used to shoot...

I did my first couple of batches the other day, no fussing on purpose, I just chucked a couple of handfull of boolits into a tub, cup full of the white bb's (only ones I had), couple of spoons of...

I attended a PSG course recently, the first time I have had formal training in (oh dear) about 15 years...
Very pleasantly surprised that it was clear, concise and comprised of a lot of "look, here...

as others have said, light wrinkles might indicate the mould still not quite clean (i normally am satisfied after 2 or 3 casting sessions with a new mould) the pic on the right though i would say is...

8.5gn of unique is what i use in my saiga's with the C312-155 gas checked, acceptable accuracy for me (1.25" at 25m)

I cant think why they would cause leading, like i say im a total n00b with shotgun loading! Its only going to be target shooting, not much in England that needs 00 ;)

Pb2au - with regard to 00 im not bothered about terminal ballistics, its purely whether I will encounter leading etc (told you I was new to 12g loading!) I was not planning on wd the slugs, as...

I am just about to start loading for 12g, primarily it will be 00 and Slugs (Lee 1oz).
What would you guys recommend as to the hardness of 00 and Slugs? I have read that 00 needs to be water dropped...

if all of that is lead, then i would heat that mold up a lot then "brush" off the lead, maybe judicious use of a torch for stubborn bits

A clean of the contact part of the blades with vinegar should also work :)

The NOE spitzer 129gn is a great boolit, or the Lee Harris design

i wouldn't do anything to the pins or cavity's.

from what i learnt with my first hp mihec mold....
use a hotplate, get that baby hot, use the lube that came with it.

then cast! if it isnt...

That, is a thing of beauty! :D

the whole tear gas gun thing is laughable, but then again so are the suppressor rules etc in the states - in the UK (dependant on Police force) suppressors are actively encouraged! almost everyone i...

Being in England, 95% of the bullets that I dig out of the sand at our range are lead, not jacketed. No matter when I dig the resulting alloy works out at about 14bhn when air dropped and I very...

Just to throw in my 2c, I have 2 saiga's, one a 16" and one a 12". The 16 has a step in the chamber, the 12 does not.
I can understand how a stepped one would appear to be a hindrance, but I can...

Thank you Larry, like I say the plan is to get some Bullseye. I've loaded a handful just so these little boolits can make their way down range.
Will get Bullseye before next outing :D