AR-Bossman
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So I went out to no man's land all excited to try my new cast bullets that I also powder coated. They are the Lee 125-2R and 124-TC.
10 yard distance, 12x12 paper target little cross wind. Magnetospeed. Hand rested on a table top.
So the 125's (129-130 as cast) clocked in at 1139 max, 1114 Average. They held a 5x3"strip with a couple flyers. 18 rounds shot
The 124 (129 as cast)'s clocked in at 1151 max, 1131 Average. All shots were within a 12x7 area with keyholing on at least 3/18
So I put them through my 16" carbine @ 50Y. So that opened up the 125's (1317 max, 1286 Average )more and the 124's (1334 max, 1283 average) were a total joke. On the 124's, 6/29 hit the target.
I used a minimal crimp. This was 4.7 grains of WSF. The lead was range scrap base from local seller who melted it down. Very initial BHN after casting was around 9 using a lee checker. I haven't checked if they got any harder.
Is it possible none of my guns like these bullets and I should just sell off the molds and try a few others? I did find some other posts by people saying they had key-holing issues with the 124-tc so I know it's not just me. I'm at a loss right now.
By the way, I tested some PC'd 124's a local dealer made and they shot really well. Well enough if mine shot that good I'd be very very excited.
10 yard distance, 12x12 paper target little cross wind. Magnetospeed. Hand rested on a table top.
So the 125's (129-130 as cast) clocked in at 1139 max, 1114 Average. They held a 5x3"strip with a couple flyers. 18 rounds shot
The 124 (129 as cast)'s clocked in at 1151 max, 1131 Average. All shots were within a 12x7 area with keyholing on at least 3/18
So I put them through my 16" carbine @ 50Y. So that opened up the 125's (1317 max, 1286 Average )more and the 124's (1334 max, 1283 average) were a total joke. On the 124's, 6/29 hit the target.
I used a minimal crimp. This was 4.7 grains of WSF. The lead was range scrap base from local seller who melted it down. Very initial BHN after casting was around 9 using a lee checker. I haven't checked if they got any harder.
Is it possible none of my guns like these bullets and I should just sell off the molds and try a few others? I did find some other posts by people saying they had key-holing issues with the 124-tc so I know it's not just me. I'm at a loss right now.
By the way, I tested some PC'd 124's a local dealer made and they shot really well. Well enough if mine shot that good I'd be very very excited.