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<blockquote data-quote="DMP25-06" data-source="post: 1980215" data-attributes="member: 27271"><p>Hello memtb , </p><p></p><p>Very nice shooting !!</p><p></p><p>If I may, I would like to ask you a few questions about the bullets and powder that you are loading .</p><p></p><p>What Accurate Mold number are you using ? Is it a Gas-Check style of bullet ?</p><p></p><p>You said that you are casting with wheel weights . Have you checked the hardness of the finished bullets with a test gauge , and if so , what did they test on the Brinell Scale ?</p><p></p><p>What powder ( I am not asking for specific load data ) , primer , and brass are you using ?</p><p></p><p>I have casting equipment , wheel weights , .45-70 dies , and a custom mold that throws 498 gr. semi-spritzer shaped bullets that I use in my Shiloh Sharps Model 1874 BPCR with black powder .</p><p></p><p>I have a Marlin 1895 Guide gun that I am currently trying to work up loads using 405 gr. hard-cast flat nose , and 420 gr. gas-check hard cast flat nose bullets that I have purchased .</p><p>I am testing using H4198 and Varget powders , Fed 215 , and W-W brass , and started using data from Hodgdon website for Modern Lever Rifles . I have not yet chronographed any of my loads .</p><p></p><p>I do have access to scrap wheel weights to use for casting bullets .</p><p>I also have a Saeco Lead-Hardness Test gauge .</p><p></p><p>Thank You , </p><p>DMP25-06</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DMP25-06, post: 1980215, member: 27271"] Hello memtb , Very nice shooting !! If I may, I would like to ask you a few questions about the bullets and powder that you are loading . What Accurate Mold number are you using ? Is it a Gas-Check style of bullet ? You said that you are casting with wheel weights . Have you checked the hardness of the finished bullets with a test gauge , and if so , what did they test on the Brinell Scale ? What powder ( I am not asking for specific load data ) , primer , and brass are you using ? I have casting equipment , wheel weights , .45-70 dies , and a custom mold that throws 498 gr. semi-spritzer shaped bullets that I use in my Shiloh Sharps Model 1874 BPCR with black powder . I have a Marlin 1895 Guide gun that I am currently trying to work up loads using 405 gr. hard-cast flat nose , and 420 gr. gas-check hard cast flat nose bullets that I have purchased . I am testing using H4198 and Varget powders , Fed 215 , and W-W brass , and started using data from Hodgdon website for Modern Lever Rifles . I have not yet chronographed any of my loads . I do have access to scrap wheel weights to use for casting bullets . I also have a Saeco Lead-Hardness Test gauge . Thank You , DMP25-06 [/QUOTE]
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