J_McLeod
Member
A few weeks ago I got a package of 50 powdercoated bullets from Blarby through the Pay it Forward thread. I loaded them with my nickel cases to make them look cooler and even used some of my precious HS-6.
As requested, here's the range report. Rather than type it all out, I have attached a screenshot of my loading log. I decided to try to work up a load with Longshot and make two loads with HS-6. I usually shot to work up loads at close range. I couldn't really get anything good with the Longshot. Might have been my shooting, or the loads, but it didn't work out. I used 7.6 and 7.9gr of HS-6, but I already knew that 7.9 worked well, so I made more of those. Sure enough, the first group of 5 at 7.9 was four shots touching and a 5th that didn't chamber the first time. I stepped back a few paces for the second group and it wasn't bad either. I'm not the best pistol marksman and both groups were about as good as I usually shoot.
When I was loading, I had a few 180gr cast bullets on the bench, so I loaded them with 7.9gr of HS-6 as well. Interestingly, they had noticeably more noise and recoil than the same charge in the powdercoated bullets.
Thanks Blarby and BDS. If you guys were in business I'd buy more.
As requested, here's the range report. Rather than type it all out, I have attached a screenshot of my loading log. I decided to try to work up a load with Longshot and make two loads with HS-6. I usually shot to work up loads at close range. I couldn't really get anything good with the Longshot. Might have been my shooting, or the loads, but it didn't work out. I used 7.6 and 7.9gr of HS-6, but I already knew that 7.9 worked well, so I made more of those. Sure enough, the first group of 5 at 7.9 was four shots touching and a 5th that didn't chamber the first time. I stepped back a few paces for the second group and it wasn't bad either. I'm not the best pistol marksman and both groups were about as good as I usually shoot.
When I was loading, I had a few 180gr cast bullets on the bench, so I loaded them with 7.9gr of HS-6 as well. Interestingly, they had noticeably more noise and recoil than the same charge in the powdercoated bullets.
Thanks Blarby and BDS. If you guys were in business I'd buy more.
