Reply to Thread

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.

Message: <blockquote data-quote="swampratt" data-source="post: 3314897" data-attributes="member: 15054">I shot the rounds yesterday 60 yards results in 2-2.5" groups I shot 2 5 shot groups and 1 8 shot group.The 8 shot was mixed cases some were fired and not sized many times and some cases fired 1 or 2 times or not at all.They still grouped almost the same as just using a single case and firing it many times.At 30 yards the impact is in the same area as 60 yards.I  tried some 170gr lead bullets and they hit much lower and do not group at all with this load.About 7" group with the heavy lead.I then wanted to shoot through milk jugs..I had only1 gallon jug and a 1/2 gallon and a gatorade.It went through all 3 and into a cedar tree about 3/4" and bounced out of the tree and back into the gallon milk jug which was last in line.The bullet had rifling groves and no lead exposed. slightly smaller diameter not mushed though.I stuck it back into a case and fired it again.I hollow pointed one of them  and it did not expand shooting through water.I then doubled the charge made another hollowpoint  .6cc or 4 gr of powder and it was shot through a 16oz aluminum can filled with water and then into a 2x6 and it peeled the can open passed through the 2x6 and buried into a rail road tie.It was sideways in the tie  slightly mushroomed.So do not expect expansion with this.This should make for a fun inexpensive load accurate enough to bang steel with or shoot cans/clays or oranges.I added up my cost to make them and came up with $4.24 for 100 rounds.I got a bargain on my last lead purchase.Now I need to cast up a bunch more lead bullets and get to powder coating.Zero recoil or darn close to zero and not too loud.</blockquote>

Verification