I have been casting bullets since 1960, 47 years. I have never used anything but wheel bearing greases. Yes some do bleed oil but not all. I have never had a powder contamination problem. In recent...
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Forum: Cast Boolits
I have been casting bullets since 1960, 47 years. I have never used anything but wheel bearing greases. Yes some do bleed oil but not all. I have never had a powder contamination problem. In recent...
Forum: Cast Boolits
That subsonic load I mentioned was used in my Encore .22 Hornet 1:12" twist.
It was 1.5 grains of Accurate #2, small pistol primers and the Lyman 225438 44 grain bullet sized to .225. Also seated to...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I am shooting with cast bullets a .22 Hornet 1:12 twist and a .22 BR Rem same twist. The hornet loves medium weight 54-55gr bullets with something like H322. Light bullets will put them in the same...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Casting .22 cal bullets is not a lot more difficult than say .357. I have been doing both since 1959. I would suggest the 222 Rem as a great place to start. I loaded this cartridge for years with ...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I love casting bullets for the 22 centerfires. I actually built a 11 pound 22 BR to shoot mostly cast bullets. Right now I am loading for both a TC Encore Hornet and the 22 BR. I have the NEI #2...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I have a 225415, bought about 4 months ago. Bullets from it run 54 grains W/O
gas checks. With #2 alloy. When used in a 1:12 twist hornet its one of the best
shooting cast bullets of the 5 types...
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 |