Buddy if mine just came by and cleaned me out of 7mm 160 speers. Lemme see if hes actually gonna use em all. I also have some 162 pre balistic tip Noslers that performed similarly.
He actually clarified that it's for a 357 Mag revolver and rifle. Sorry. I saw 160gr and carbine and thought it was for a 7mm rifle.
Oooooo ok! Yeah i didnt read very far lol
He referenced the 146 gr bullet as well. Those were the old half jacketed bullets Speer offered in the 70’s and 80’s. The 146 was a hollow point SWC and the 160 was a flat point SWC.
Yup. I cut my teeth on those. Sometimes things fade away because time and progress replaces them with something better. Sometimes “better” is a one-sided proposition and that’s sad.
I currently have 5+ loads for my main 38 bullet a noe-154-rnfp in 38 and 357. My dad did not have a reloading journal, and I'm stuck with the labels on loads he did make. So now I test every powder I can get and make a list of what works, so when junior is in the driver's seat he can pat himself on the back for improving what I've started. In your situation I'd be testing 3-5 loads at once due to the travel and entry expenses. For me I normally test one load at a time in three different guns because junior likes to shoot diffrent ones. I'm still working on 357 every trip but 6.5x55 is also currently on deck. Here is last Saturday
No more Blue Dot??
Powder Valley had 4 lb containers available this morning.
You must have caught a blip in availability. When I checked at around 9:30AM EST BD was OOS in every size. I checked it and Red Dot specifically. RD has been MIA for over a year. Not sure what the deal there is. I may just be missing the in-stock blips before it gets claimed.
Actually click on the product and select size. They were showing no stock on Re22 last night because 4 and 8# sizes were out by when I selected 1# it changed to in stock so I ordered it and the order processed.
Ah! I see! Yes, I was looking specifically for 1# - which are OOS - but I see now that 4# BD and 8# RD are in stock. Thanks!
I like Blue Dot especially in the magnums it performs very well in them but you do have to push it closer to the mid and upper end of the data where it burns very clean . I have been using it for 28 years but now am having problems finding it l tried Long Shot but didn’t like it. Trying Enforcer right now seems to work quite well I am thinking of trying W572 as it is similar.
If Enforcer isn’t on the shelf, Accurate 4100 is the same powder, different label.
What velocities are you looking for? I've been using Unique in reduced .44 magnum loads for quite some time now with 240gr Berry's plated bullets with great results for paper punching. I probably use more Unique than any other powders combined with all kinds of loads, both pistol and rifle.
I’m using a Bull-X 190gr. BNWC over 11.5gr Blue Dot w/ a CCI 300 primer (standard, not magnum). That’s a tack-driver making around 800 and 900fps (respectively) from my 3” and 6” Tauruses - Mdl. 43 and Mdl. 44.
Interesting...I am using the Unique in both of those loads. The .45LC loads are super accurate.
You have the old Bull-X .432” 190gr. BNWC???
When this happens, I start again developing a new load that will mimic the performance of the previous load.
Sounds like n133 and n135 would fit your load well if you want a non hogden option.
