I sent a fellow a few of my 285 grn WFN bullets to try out. Last night I saw how he posted that his Walker cylinder burst when he tried it with 40 grns of Pyrodex P. The rip across the cylinder was horrendous!
Bullet:
http://accuratemolds.com/bullet_deta...=45-285C-D.png
Walker:
http://1858remington.com/discuss/ind...ic,7700.0.html
When I designed this I gave it a broader driving band with the intentions of it raising the pressures to increase the velocity a bit as this long bullet takes up powder capacity in my Ruger, which is what I designed it for. I also gave it the wide FN so that it created a big hole, but also to reduce the overall length, to get more sectional density without taking up valued capacity.
I'm surprised that his cylinder ruptured with such a moderate charge. Had it have been loaded with Triple 7 or some such I might not be quite as flabbergasted.
I tried to load these in my Ruger on my last outing, but forgot that I figured a max charge to be about 25 grns, and I absentmindedly tried 30, and so the bullet wouldn't fully seat and left me with an unusable pistol until I got home to clear it. I had to open up the loading window of my Ruger (hated to modify it) just to be able to load these as I hadn't taken into account the width at the nose and how it would be effected by the frame.
What are your thoughts on this? What say you?
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In all honesty why would a person shoot a pistol bullet designed by a person they do not know?
They do not know the diameters and bands of the bullet much less than the composition of the metal.
Seems like Forrest Gump is back, stupid is as stupid does..
"so the bullet wouldn't fully seat and left me with an unusable pistol until I got home to clear it. I had to open up the loading window of my Ruger (hated to modify it) just to be able to load these as I hadn't taken into account the width at the nose and how it would be effected by the frame."
There are other means to deal with your problems. Have you ever considered removing the nipple, dumping a bit of powder and re-seating the ball or bullet?
You are correct in your father's assessment of you.