tj3006
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Post by tj3006 on Jul 13, 2019 9:15:50 GMT -5
Hello fellow gun nutz !
So what are the best web sights for cast bullet load data, i mean hard cast gas check stuff. Its easy to find data for 38 special type loads, and i use it, but i shoot 327 federal, .357 & 44 rems as well as Ruger 45LC, and load data that will bring my revolvers up to snuff is hard to come by !
I am new to the sight, but just so you know i am a certified gun nut, My revolvers, are a Bearcat, a SP101 in .327, a GP100 5 in, 2 model 29s a Bisley 44 mag, And a Blackhawk in .45 LC,
I also have a bunch of automatics and rifles.
thanks,tj3006
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Post by bigbrowndog on Jul 13, 2019 9:30:36 GMT -5
Load Data site and look for Lyman data once you’ve selected your criteria.
Also, Taffin’s sixguns.com site amongst his articles and tests
Trapr
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Post by bushog on Jul 13, 2019 9:42:49 GMT -5
Ditto on what BBD said.
No matter what you load for a subscription to Load Data is worth it's weight in gold.
I have the set of ALL the Handloader mags on disc and never use them because almost all the load info is on Load Data for Handloader and Rifle magazines as well as much of the info from the most recent and past manufacturers reloading manuals.
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Post by oddshooter on Jul 13, 2019 9:43:54 GMT -5
Well, if I throw out the word Best and center on "hot loads" that restricts the search quite a bit.
Several sites use "Ruger Only" or "T/C Contender Only" to designate loads that may destroy lesser guns. I've even seen some Freedom Arms Only.
I'll start by saying that I would never trust a single source. I usually like 4 to 6 different sources that I can use to verify one against the other. I usually start with a site from the powder manufacturer if available.
Off the top of my head:
Hornady Load Center can be a good place to start. I like that they give pressures.
MDSmith is good for a small site. Variety of powders.
Handloader has excellent articles and Brian Pearce contributions are terrific.
Castboolits.gunloads.com
Reloaders Reference
CastPics
ShootingTimes
LoadData
Gunblast
sixguns.com
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Post by wheelguns on Jul 13, 2019 10:03:33 GMT -5
Welcome to the forum! I agree with everything said so far. I would just like to add, the “Lyman cast bullet handbook” is a very good source for cast info. I realize that this is not an online source, but in my opinion, is indespensible for cast bullet loaders. I have not found any one source for everything. I don’t subscribe to load data, but I may have to. I also like to check as many sources as I can. If you cast your own, you will run into bullets with little or no verifiable data. Always start low and work your way up. Be very careful with some of Brian Pearce’s data. Some is very hot and over pressure. Again start low and work your way up. Do not make too many cartridges of unproven loads. Do your testing before you make hundreds.
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Post by sixshot on Jul 13, 2019 11:46:23 GMT -5
tj3006, welcome to the site & as mentioned you always want to reference more than one manual. All of them use different brass, primers, bullets, seating depths, etc. Two bullets that both weigh 250 gr but made by different companies could very easily have different seating depths, so, pressures are going to be different. Everything changes......everything.
Also, you can't be a certified gun nut on this forum without owning a 41 magnum or a 44 special flat top. Good luck in your chase.
Dick
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Post by tj3006 on Jul 13, 2019 15:43:20 GMT -5
Thanks for all the great responses ! a 41 Magnum and a 44 special flat top ? I would love either, and when i retire from truck driving might get one of each.
But the truth is at this time i have more guns than i have time to load for now. Just put together fifty 110 grain montana cast gas checks, over 10.8 grains of AA#9, these are .312 sized, i will try them out tomorrow , Then i think i will order somec 120 grains, Montana bullets makes them in .313 and .314 also so i will likely try one of those next.
I just traded a beautiful .257 Roberts for a Bisley 44 mag, so i will be trying that one out too ! (i have another .257 ) so i will not miss it much,
A .41 mag is not a bad idea, the 44 special flat top is just not my thing, but the bisley version looks great ! if i found one at a good price you never know,
I hunt eastern oregon, and there are no brown bears out the so it would be a great side arm. Ah damn, i better check my bank balance! i need to get certified !
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Post by bigbrowndog on Jul 13, 2019 17:02:48 GMT -5
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Post by sixshot on Jul 13, 2019 23:13:20 GMT -5
Trapr, I think you spelled his name right & he probably knows more about bullet casting than the next 10 runner ups. He has some type of metallurgy degree on top of that.
Dick
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Post by Rimfire69 on Jul 14, 2019 8:20:48 GMT -5
As stated above, the LASC is an encyclopedia of cast bullet info, likely as good as can be found.
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Post by bradshaw on Jul 14, 2019 8:40:33 GMT -5
Glen E. Fryxell writes clear, articulate, experience based discriptions on casting. There is a small tradition among serious writers who saw the value of SHOOTING STRAIGHT ON THE FIRING LINE, and to not pollute accomplishment off the firing line. Information worth sharing with sharpshooters is worth sharing with anyone. Top shooters don’t dig BULLROAR, it’s not worth it to squander a reputation built on the Firing Line. You can’t buy with a typewriter a reputation made on the firing line, accomplishment must be carved in lead.
Hell, just writing this makes me have to go out and shoot. Think I’ll unlimber a Super Blackhawk Bisley Hunter,
David Bradshaw
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Post by tj3006 on Jul 14, 2019 15:05:15 GMT -5
I signed up for load data .com ! wow tons on information ! thanks for the tip !
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