Ok my lyman 48 doesnt help me. Using unique and 115gr plated rn Im going with jacketed hp 115gr middle charge powder or the 120 gr lead rn powder weight but their oal is 1.05 one is like .905 or somthing ...Winchester white box is 1.15x on avg ...does oal differ with powder weughts? If 1.15 is perfect in my guns should I do that or should I do like lyman says and set oal to .1 less than winchester
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Like with the amount of powder it tells me to use would it hurt to use the 1.15 like winchesters or is the 1.05 fine I dont want them too small just didnt know if there was a reason the oal was smaller with that charge I don't want to seat them higher if they need to be lower with that charge
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115gr FMJRN COAL 1.100"
Unique: 4.9gr 1000fps, 5.2gr 1050 fps . . . max 6.6gr 1250 fps.
If my experience with Berrys PRN and Hornady's FMJRN applies, the velocity will be close enough for government work as long as you stay away from max.
If you're picking just one load "to go with", I'd suggest 5.2gr and yes, COAL 1.100. Make a dummy, make sure it will feed properly. Or, go with 1.15 if you don't want to test anything.
115gr FMJRN COAL 1.100"
Unique: 4.9gr 1000fps, 5.2gr 1050 fps . . . max 6.6gr 1250 fps.
If my experience with Berrys PRN and Hornady's FMJRN applies, the velocity will be close enough for government work as long as you stay away from max.
If you're picking just one load "to go with", I'd suggest 5.2gr and yes, COAL 1.100. Make a dummy, make sure it will feed properly. Or, go with 1.15 if you don't want to test anything.
Thanks. I just made a 1.102 dummy ...never thought thought to try and chamber it. Complete noob to reload theres alot of thinking involved! I have the disk hitting 4.6 my book for jacketed hp said 4.4 -5.6 so I fig for plated id make 2-3 4.6, and 5.0 and go try shooting them
If you are using Lee disks, do not trust the disk to throw what Lee says it will without weighing what it actually throws and keep changing disks until you get close to your target load(s).
To keep this simple, they don't want you running plated bullets (same with lead) too fast, so they say use lead data or min to mid point jacketed.
Do not bother with 2.3gr please, it's a waste of time. 5.2gr is likely to feel right to you, so if you want to test, try 4.9, 5.2, 5.5gr and compare them to what you remember of factory recoil and ejection.
And it's pretty clear you should read a bit more about reloading - it'll help keep you safe and happy.
To keep this simple, they don't want you running plated bullets (same with lead) too fast, so they say use lead data or min to mid point jacketed.
Do not bother with 2.3gr please, it's a waste of time. 5.2gr is likely to feel right to you, so if you want to test, try 4.9, 5.2, 5.5gr and compare them to what you remember of factory recoil and ejection.
And it's pretty clear you should read a bit more about reloading - it'll help keep you safe and happy.
I meant quantity of rounds 2-3 .I made 5 at 4.6 and 3 at 5.2... I know I do ive been reading alot on internet but I have a pdf lymans 48 version and the table of contents in the book its self sucks and is off 2-4 pages and doesnt show many topics that go for my loading just talking about history and random stuff im going to find a paper copy of a different title hopefully find sonething pistol specific
WESHOOT2
Hunter
Make them the length you need.
Make them with 5.5g Unique.
Make them with 5.5g Unique.
Jimbo357mag
Hawkeye
Either one. What they mean is mid-range (half way between start and max.) for jacketed bullets, soft points, hollow points or FMJ bullets.erreertt said:
Jimbo357mag
Hawkeye
What works in one gun should work in the other gun. Find a load that works both actions and go maybe 0.2gr more on the powder just for reliability. That will be the load that is easiest on your guns. You may want to experiment within the min and max loads for a more accurate load but personally I would go with what is easy on the guns.erreertt said:
erreertt said:
Doesn't really matter. They're just comparing cast or cast/plated to jacketed as far as velocity potential without leading problems for the cast/plated bullet. They're saying you can push the plated bullet to mid-velocity jacketed bullet load levels w/o having problems with barrel leading.
Galaxiedan
Blackhawk
I recommend getting the adjustable charge bar from lee also. Once you use it you'll never dig out the discs again.
