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09-13-2009, 04:46 PM
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If anyone here is interested, I'm trying to get a group buy together on the Cast Boolits forum for a 200 grain PB SWC mold.
As for 200 grain bullets in .38 Special and .357 Magnum, the current Lee manual has data, and there is plenty of data in older Lyman manuals.
So far I've hit 875 fps safely in .38 Special brass, and 1100 fps safely in magnum brass using the Lyman 358430.
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09-14-2009, 07:20 PM
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Landric,
Count me in on that group buy. Hopefully some other guys here will be interested.
Jwist,
200g too heavy for .38SPL? My 750fps load in 4" bbl. .38SPL revolvers will *smack* targets, and it's only a close approximation to the old "Highway Patrol" loading of 770fps from a 6" bbl. Fired in LSWC profile from a snubby, this load pounds straight thru 6 milk jugs of water (36") and into a 2x12.
Load it to +P pressures, and get even more performance. Add in soft bullets, perhaps with gas checks as made by Rim Rock Bullets for Buffalo Bore, and what would it add? Give it a SWC profile for max wounding efficiency. . .OK, so it's not a solution to every need, but it sure seems to offer a lot of capability in SD/HD situations.
Don't look only at the old mild loads, look at the "Highway Patrol" load & modern handloaded approximations/improvements before you write this one off. I'd like to see what type of performance Buffalo Bore could get with a slug this heavy with the powders/techniques he uses to keep pressures low. Seems likely we could have a heavyweight expanding slug at velocities that would open some eyes.
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09-14-2009, 07:25 PM
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I like the notion of a 200 grain SWC at 850 fps, doable in a 4-inch barrel of one minds his P's & Q's. Put me down for one of those 200 grain SWC molds.
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09-15-2009, 10:31 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bmcgilvray
I like the notion of a 200 grain SWC at 850 fps, doable in a 4-inch barrel of one minds his P's & Q's. Put me down for one of those 200 grain SWC molds.
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Do me a favor and post your interest here:
Any interest in a .359-.360 200 grain PB SWC? - Cast Boolits
I'm trying to get enough folks to post interest there to get it turned into an active group buy.
Thanks!
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