January QOTM doesn't seem to be living up to it's name

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Re: January QOTM doesn't seem to be living up to it's name

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I know it’s the end of the month... but here goes....

I shoot and load for everything I can with cast.
BP stuff
12g BLack Powder in all brass shells.
410 loaded with round balls.
20G trade gun smoothbore.
A couple 50 cals including a 50cal optima pistol
44 cal cap n ball

Rifles are
223
22Jet
22-250
308
M1 Carbine .30
303
30-06
44 mag ruger Carbine
375 H&H Mag for the big stuff

Pistols
25 auto (fail with cast) :roll:
9mm
357
44 mag My main carry.

These are my active cals.. I should take the 25 auto off the list as I could never get the dang thing to shoot with any sort of reliability using cast. For the 22 cal stuff, I am a big fan of the lee Bator and shoot it out of the 22Jet rifle, the 223 bolt gun (I don’t do AR’s), and the 22-250. I don’t have a lee mold for the 303 though. I am a huge fan of the Lee 430-310 bullet and load it exclusively in my 44mag revolver. I do shot the lee 240gr in my Ruger Carbine 44, as the gun just don’t have he twist for the bigger bullets. Most folks say you shouldn’t shoot Cast in the 44 Carbine, but I do. It is a Pain in the rump to clean the gas port though, the way it is designed lube tends to accumulate there, so if you shoot cast, be prepared to regularly disassemble the gas system.

Almost all of my bullet molds are Lee molds for the above caliber’s. I do have some custom molds from Group buys over on CB, but I am red to the Bone. I do use some red dies, but most of those are RCBS. They just work better for me. I don’t use lee push through sizers any more. Have moved my push through’s off to friends and use my lyman sizer for everything. Also don’t use the lee powder measures except for BP these days. I bought a lyman gen 6 and wow is it great!!!

If anybody has questions about any of the above, I would be happy to share.. it’s winter here.. lots of time. Pm me if you want.

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Re: January QOTM doesn't seem to be living up to it's name

Post by orerancher »

Right There with Ya on the .430-310...
Luv It in My .44mag and .444Marlin Rifles
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Re: January QOTM doesn't seem to be living up to it's name

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orerancher wrote:Right There with Ya on the .430-310...
Luv It in My .44mag and .444Marlin Rifles
444 Marlin, my favorite cartridge. Very glad to see it back in production!
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Re: January QOTM doesn't seem to be living up to it's name

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Hy there,
I know its late for the January QOTM.
I reload some Handguns calibre.
9mm
45 ACP
357 Mag
44MAg
For Trainig and for championship, in the last 3 month i have change the dies from lee to Hornady.
Now i begun to reload Rifle Calibre
7,5x55 swiss
30-30 Winchester
30-30 going well, but i got problem withe the 7,5 swiss, but thats the Challenge.
I load with a Turret classic and a Breech Lock. In the past Ive tried a Loadmaster but that was not going well.
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Re: January QOTM doesn't seem to be living up to it's name

Post by Macd »

I have loaded 7.5x55 for a number of years for a K31. I found bullet choice critical to getting it to shoot well.
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