another okie
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I'm a beginner.
I notice in the Speer manual that the loads for the Speer GDHP are much heavier than for almost anything else. I guess my natural thought would be that a 185 g. bullet like that would require less powder. There's not really an explanation. Reading over the manual I do notice it says that you can load lead bullets a little lighter than jacketed due to greater friction and more danger of a bullet stuck in the barrel. Is this the reason?
(Example: 7.4 grains of 231 max for the 185 gold dot, 5.6 for 230 grain lead round nose.) Is there some other reason?
I notice in the Speer manual that the loads for the Speer GDHP are much heavier than for almost anything else. I guess my natural thought would be that a 185 g. bullet like that would require less powder. There's not really an explanation. Reading over the manual I do notice it says that you can load lead bullets a little lighter than jacketed due to greater friction and more danger of a bullet stuck in the barrel. Is this the reason?
(Example: 7.4 grains of 231 max for the 185 gold dot, 5.6 for 230 grain lead round nose.) Is there some other reason?