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I agree with evan...I cast my own and using alloys on the softer end of the spectrum has been superior in non-magnum cartridges. The boolit I always go to first when trying a new .45auto handgun is the Lee 452-200-RF cast from a rough 50/50 mix of range lead and wheelweights. When aircooled...

The frame and slide are the original pieces, having the Colt serial numbers and stamping, however, both components have been modified and tuned to a high degree. On the outside, they retain a very "factory" appearence but operate at a much higher level. Hopefully, I'll have a chance to shoot...

A buddy of mine is hard up for cash and is looking to sell off his Colt M1991A1 Series 80 that he has heavily customized (he's been through gunsmithing school but doesn't do it for a living). Trying to put a figure on this handgun has been really difficult...even the local gunsmith kinda...

http://s636.photobucket.com/home/BTSniper/index I beg to differ good sir! Check out BT Sniper's work over on the castboolits.gunloads.com "Swaging" forum. You'll find that there are quite a few who roll their own jacketed! ~ Jech

The few full power loads I tried with this bullet using H4895 were so inaccurate that I could not consistently hit a 2' by 2' board at 50 yards. It's just not designed for full power. For now, using *my unique rifle*, I've been shooting the gas checked Ranch Dog bullets with W748 with magnum...

Actually, I originally bought the MBC Whitetails to try out and goof around with while I waited for my Ranch Dog bullet mould to show up in the mail. My mould is one of his newest offerings having 3 cavities that are gas checked and 3 cavities that are plain (flat) based. I prefer casting my own...

Yup, your results mirror my own.

Let us know how they shoot!

+1 for any product from Bull Shop! I've only had fantastic experiences with them. The family behind the Bull Shop name is about as honest American as it gets, they are in the same category as Missouri Bullet Company and Ranch Dog Outdoors in my book. I feel *very* good about where my dollar is...

This is a classic example of a powder manufacturer publishing deliberately reduced velocity data for a specific purpose. In this case, they kept their max velocity under 1600fps to control leading with a plain-based bullet. Personally, I've found that H4895 burns too slow to be effectively down...

Bison, I seat these bullets to a COAL of 2.530" for use in my Marlin 336ss. However, because this bullet has a slight shoulder, anything between 2.500" and 2.550" is *extremely* unlikely to cause any feeding issues or get the bullet in contact with the rifling. As long as you're...

Have you looked at the bullet moulds offered by Ranch Dog Outdoors? The massive meplat on these bad boys is among the biggest you can get!

Good grief!!! I'm lucky if I come away with a handfull of 9mm Luger and a few abused .223rem casings! Very jealous...

Leading? What leading? xD This load/charge combo doesn't lead up at all in my Marlin 336. Now, if I pushed it a lot hotter to the 10gr range well beyond the pressure/velocity recommendations for a bevel based rifle bullet...well that's another story! I stick to RanchDog's gas checked 165gr...

In my 336ss (20" bbl), 7.2gr/Unique gives me an average of 1180fps from this MBC bullet seated to 2.500" putting the case mouth in the crimp groove, LFCD used, 2.033" trimmed Winchester brass, WLR standard primers. I've tried accuracy-testing Unique charges up to 10gr but saw a lot of leading...

I kinda gave up with pushing flat or bevel based bullets with H4895. When I down-loaded it to the sub-1500fps range, the burn was always so incomplete (even with a very strong crimp) that my ES/SD data was awful and accuracy was very sub-par as the POI adjusted a lot from the velocity...

I tried looking up 2400 on Alliant's website but didn't find anything under 30-30win...not terribly surprised considering it's technically a "handgun powder". What OAL are you running those 150gr bullets at and how long is the bullet itself? I'll see if I can dig up some cast bullet data that...

In most situations, cast bullet load data can be used with plated bullets. Once you've verified your particular bullet falls into this category, I would recommend trying charges of Unique starting at 7.0gr working your way up 9.0 if not even 10.0gr. My 4th ed Lyman's Cast Bullet Handbook lists...

I'm very surprised no one has mentioned OAL in all of this. Unless I missed it, what is your OAL for these loads? I almost fell victim to dangerously high pressure with some gas checked bullets caused by an OAL significantly under the bullet's design at 2.432"...they were intended to be used at...

So I know the thread has kinda drifted from the original intent...oh well... Just thought I'd post and say that I'm up to my 8th loading on a 60 piece batch of Winchester brass without full-length sizing. The source was factory ammo which was all fired through my Marlin and it just keeps on...