Broken record? Guilty.
Great guy, great bullets. Filthy, dirty, annoyingly lucky that he's 11 miles (round trip) out of my way on the way to the family cottage up north. No shipping. Sick.
I'll have to hit him up about doing rifle and/or gas-checked bullets. I'd pay him what he needed, but rest assured (if willing) I'd get exactly what I was hoping for or better and find myself pleasantly surprised (again) at the actual range results. To have someone like Matt close to home, well, it's a real perk.
Real Truth:
I, and/or my wife, shot out the 3.5" bullseye and held the entire 40 rounds inside 5.3" discounting 3 flyers today at the range. At
50 yards. Admittedly during some comparison testing on the machine rest... but still... Rainer 115's held about a 6" big hole with a 9" spread (50 shots) and the 122 cast TC's I had from before I found Dardas Cast held "minute of paper" as it turns out. The guy's NOT PLAYING I guess. Never tested at this range or in this size group.
Velocities in terms of standard deviation, and extreme spread, shockingly (?) matched the rainiers. The other cast bullets were not even close, and thank goodness I tested them last given the leading difference.
All loads were pushed by W-231. The Dardas 124 9mm RN were set ahead of 4.4gr and at an OAL of 1.125" - short for a RN but necessary to feed right into my pistol's lands without hangup.
This was not an informercial (I'm sorry) but I've got a crush on his bullets, and the fact he's nearby. Tough times in Michigan, wouldn't know it by his prices vs. quality. Eventually I've got to hit him up for freebies because I've about typed myself out, and I've only shot his 9mm at that. Too much old lead to get rid of and then we'll be good buddies. Soon enough his 45's and 44's will be making my dirt mounds heavy. Soon.