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Thank you Sir. Great advice as always.

Locally there’s not much available between Longshot and TiteWad. If I’m gonna pay hazmat, might as well make it worthwhile.

Alliant powders are only...

I’d suggest at least a 200 grain bullet. You will gain significantly more bearing surface and likely much better accuracy sooner with less development to get there.

The 450 Bushmaster is a large...

Good morning everyone. I’m getting ready to start reloading the 20 gauge 2-3/4” and I’m trying to decide on a couple of powders to start with. At this point in my life I prefer to buy 8 lb or 4 lb...

I’m not seeing which ones you think are keyholing? Looks like torn paper from lack of a target backer to me.

I actually trust the Lee auto disc measure. Which orifice were you using?
Small...

Where is Kevinjoe ?

Hasn’t been here since the first and only post. Are we looking for smokeless loads without litter of plastic wads in the field?
Are the organic wads for loading brass with...

https://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?468123-200-grain-9mm-subsonic

You might be surprised by what will feed.

If I were to get a custom mold, I’d make this a boattail. Put a good...

I paid $275 for a blued 300WM barrel not long ago. It’s a little finicky to chamber and close with the belt. A different 338WM works flawlessly.

You might try chambering and extracting a few...

I bet it would be fine with a TrailBoss load in 450 bm.

Anything faster than 45 acp and I’d assume it would cause leading and be a major disappointment.

Look into Puff-Lon filler, if you’re...

Start at post 4. Arsenic Is desirable...

Welcome to the forum!

I’ve seen a scattered few loads for shot with nitro card and cork or felt wads in the BPI advantages manual. There’s a a few more loads with a plastic gas seal and fiber...

Once Mr Gibson chimes in, I stop and listen. I’d like to go to summer camp for a week at his place when I grow up. Imagine what you would learn looking over his shoulder!

https://bulletmatch.com/pages/lead-alloy-calculator

That’s quite the accomplishment! I have one of those Lee hollow point molds. I didn’t have great results with it. When I finally got it to cast with a good fill-out, I had more rejects due to the...

Have you cast hollow points from pure/soft lead? Pointers on how you did it is exactly what I’m looking for with this thread.
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Thanks for the tips!

I found those photos on your website. Signed up for the newsletter while I was there.

Ugh

I don’t want information on making an alloy. I want information on using lead as it is. The searches are full of how to alloy lead.

Post five in the link said to run the pot hot. That was...

Maybe I missed it. Where did it talk about using pure lead instead of turning it into an alloy with wheel weights or solder joints or other sources of tin?

I’ll admit my search skills are weak. I looked at the stinkies at the top of the section.

I’m looking for tips for casting with soft lead and doing it cheaply. My stash is some lead cable...

So do you select pellet size to fit the choke or do you assemble a load and then tinker with chokes?

I tried it in 38 special and 357 when I first got the mold. It would crimp in the crimp groove and fit the cylinder in 38 special.

Have you done any performance testing with your loads? One...

Million dollar question

For lead buckshot at normal useful buckshot range, is 0.005” to 0.010” of “mash” on the pellets detrimental to patterns?

Personally, I haven’t done enough testing to...

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Look at that! A photo finally posted right side up for a change.

For those of you interested in cat sneeze loads, I found this interesting.

http://guns.connect.fi/gow/arcane1.html

My goal for this 200 grain load was “silent without a silencer” and I got pretty close with a 16” barrel. I would like a 24” barrel for further drop in muzzle pressure. Then hopefully I could...

Welcome to the forum!

Excellent question for a first post! I feel like I read somewhere that H110 loads get a 3% reduction from maximum and most other powder calls for a ten percent reduction...

Was the difference in data for different crimp? Does a roll crimp generate more pressure?

Did you check the weights of the powder and shot dropped?