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Old 02-27-2017, 11:03 AM
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I shoot both hard cast and swagged 148 grain HBWC in my 14-3 PPC revolver and the hard cast 170 grain Keith in my model 19 4". I have found the best accuracy with the hard cast comes they are pushed hard. Best accuracy so far has been with 13 grains of 2400 ( about 1160 FPS) and a good roll crimp. Will group under 2" all day at 25 yards. The 14 will shoot the 148 HBWC 2" all day at 50 yards.

Lots of factors could be coming into play with your results including cylinder throats, cast bullet size etc. Had some issues with the 170's when I tried shooting them slow, groups were nothing to write home about but dramatically improved as the velocity (pressure) was increased .
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