IWAC
Member
For years, I used self-cast RCBS 150 gr SWC for IPSC and everything else. It was as close to Lyman #2, (15 BHN) I could mix on my Coleman gas stove, and no leading. I then had an unhappy experience with a local caster and his "hard" bullets...leading!
I don't cast any more, and my supply of 150 gr. SWCs is getting low, and I can't seem to find local casters who offer the RCBS bullet in that weight. I figure that 158 gr. cast SWCs should do just as well, and I have seen some 160 gr RNFP bullets that look good, too!
Problem is, one or two companies offer the RNFP at nearly Jacketed bullet prices, and others charge about half that. Is there a difference in quality, or will the lower priced bullets not fly back and knock my hat off? I I now load my cast and jacketed bullets in 357 brass, and keep the velocity down to ~850-1,000 Fps. Will 12 BHN be satisfactory, or should I order some of the 15-16 BHN offerings? What do you think?
I don't cast any more, and my supply of 150 gr. SWCs is getting low, and I can't seem to find local casters who offer the RCBS bullet in that weight. I figure that 158 gr. cast SWCs should do just as well, and I have seen some 160 gr RNFP bullets that look good, too!
Problem is, one or two companies offer the RNFP at nearly Jacketed bullet prices, and others charge about half that. Is there a difference in quality, or will the lower priced bullets not fly back and knock my hat off? I I now load my cast and jacketed bullets in 357 brass, and keep the velocity down to ~850-1,000 Fps. Will 12 BHN be satisfactory, or should I order some of the 15-16 BHN offerings? What do you think?