Ugly Sauce
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You may call me crazy, or something. Only 200 grains? (204 with my lead) NO LUBE GROOVES!! Or...hardly...!!
What the...!!??? Well let me explain. Although I think 210 to 220 is kind of an ideal weight, in order to maximize powder capacity, 200 ain't chopped liver. Then I got to thinking: "lube grooves? Since I lube over the bullet, which is more lube than even a Big Lube bullet can hold...who needs stinking lube grooves?" Then another thing occurred to me, that this is a very short bullet due to the flat nose and minimum lube grooves. More powder.
So, this is what I got. I can get 29 grains under it. The LEE 200 maxed out at 27, and that was tight. Wow...two more grains of pixie dust!!! (hey, 4fg in a .44 ain't no joke) Anyhow, with the rebated base it loads better than the LEE, you really can't get it cock-eyed. And even though it rams easily, I think it's getting much more contact with the walls of the cylinder. Feels that way anyhow, and it seems to pop off noticeably harder than the LEE. The pistol feels very powerful.
Are they not purty? 200 (or 204) grains is still light-years ahead of 140 grains.
Now I know you guys don't like lubing over the bullet. I get it. It is a pain for target shooting and plinking. For field carry, I'm sold on it. Here's a pic right after firing. With a stiff lube, way stiffer than Crisco, as you can see there is no mess. The process of lubing is a little messy, and you will get your pinkies greasy, but again for field carry, load up, carry it a lot, and most likely never fire it. If you do, it sure keeps that barrel clean. What I use is Wonder lube 1000 and bee's wax mix, with some candle wax. I can scoop it up with a pop-sickel stick, roll it into a ball, and then press the ball into the chamber. That works pretty good. I've been thinking about making some "balls", and putting them in a tin. Then just take a ball and press it over the chamber. No scoop, no smear. Probably not a good idea in hot weather. !! Even my stiff lube might melt in Arizona or Mexico. North East Washington State? I think it would work. But that is why this bullet works good for me.
The 1860 says: "Thanks for listening". !
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