Riomouse911
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For the .357...148 gr Eggleston Munitions poly-coated LRN, 6.7 gr Bullseye.
Should be good for roughly 1,050 fps out of the 3" M-13...
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Should be good for roughly 1,050 fps out of the 3" M-13...
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Loaded up a little lipstick this morning...
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troy fairweather
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those look like they would be good in a lever gun, how much do they run.
CoalTrain49
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I shoot Acme coated in both my 357 and 38. They must be using the same coating because they look just like lipstick also. It looked a little weird at first but you get used to it. I also load those in 45 acp.
I've noticed some spark or muzzle flash with those. Might be the coating, don't know.
I've noticed some spark or muzzle flash with those. Might be the coating, don't know.
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Riomouse911
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Around $48 per 500, with 5 dollar flat shipping. They're hard cast (says 18 BHN on the website) and the coating says good for 2,400 FPS (With an extreme max of 2,700) so they'll handle lever gun velocities nicely. The bullets have a good crimp groove so they'll be fine in a tubular mag.
I think you can ask for different colors, too. I've seen tan, zombie green, blue, purple, etc. I have some olive drab .44 bullets I'm going to load next...
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troy fairweather
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thanks i may have to get some to try in my marlin and give some to my dad for his ruger blackhawk
snakeye
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Yep I make those for my daughter-in-law's 38 Special using Acme bullets....she loves them
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Riomouse911
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Troy, one thing I did notice is the nose on these bullets is a bit longer than many other RNL bullets, so using the crimp groove in a .357 case will leave them just a smidgen too long for my counterbored Dan Wesson M-15 cylinder, but they’ll fit in the uncounterbored cylinders of later S&W revolvers like the M-13 in the pic.
I’d make up a dummy or two to check your OAL with the crimp groove used in your rifle with both .357 and .38 cases. That way if it doesn’t feed you’ll be able to change seating depth at the start and not have a bunch of loaded cartridges to fiddle with later.
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I’d make up a dummy or two to check your OAL with the crimp groove used in your rifle with both .357 and .38 cases. That way if it doesn’t feed you’ll be able to change seating depth at the start and not have a bunch of loaded cartridges to fiddle with later.
Stay safe!
2011redrider
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Eggleston are powder coat and Acme uses hitec.
Acme is about 47.38 shipped with "IY6C" discount code and Summers Enterprises has a rnfp for 52.00 for 750 box, shipping is 15 up to 4 boxes. Both the Acme and summers are hitec coated.
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troy fairweather
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ok if not they should work in my 35 rem for some plinking load.
lightman
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You'all need to stop talking about Powder Coating!
I have a pretty heavy investment in sizers, sizing dies, top punches and lube! I hate to swap horses this late in life. Even though I do recognize all of the advantages of PC.
I have a pretty heavy investment in sizers, sizing dies, top punches and lube! I hate to swap horses this late in life. Even though I do recognize all of the advantages of PC.
troy fairweather
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u can still use all that if you powder coat.You'all need to stop talking about Powder Coating!
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I shoot a lot of HyTek Coated. What is the difference in the Poly Coated? Seem to be a little more expensive than the HyTek but not enough to really matter. It is impressive they are good up to 2400fps but I doubt very serious I would ever need that out of a Revolver. I have pushed some HyTek over 1600fps with no problems.
Powder coat is available in a LOT more colors than Hi-Tek. It's a lot more foolproof to apply than Hi-Tek. Don't get me wrong. I use a lot of Hi-Tek. I've got every color available. But I still powder coat a lot of bullets.
Powder coat is cheap. I've got a bunch that I paid $5 or less for a pound and it goes a long ways.
Powder coat is cheap. I've got a bunch that I paid $5 or less for a pound and it goes a long ways.
So for doing it at home PC is easier/better?
Hi-Tek needs two coats, you have to use 1ml per lb of bullets. It has to be swirled in the bucket the correct amount of time. To short or too long and the results are less than desirable. You also have to mix it in the correct proportions. I've found, living here in Texas, that I have to keep the mix cool or the coloring agent will harden up in the bottle.
PC is just swirl till coated, bake and size.
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