beatledog7
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Looking for some expert advice.
I acquired a bunch of .223 tracer rounds that I have no real use for, so I've pulled 50 bullets. These were originally packaged as 64 gr but actually weigh from 60.7 to 61.2 grains.
I'd like to reuse these cases as is, without wasting the powder, by just seating another bullet of the same length and weight. I have no data on what powder is in them, but they're charged to 26.1 grains of whatever it is.
Load data for 61 gr is rare, and data for various powders using 60gr vs 64gr bullets can't easily be interpolated. I know seating depth makes a big difference, and these pulled bullets are pretty long for 61gr, at 1.093, and they have a hollow base that means the case volume will be a bit greater than a flat based bullet of the same length seated to the same depth.
All this leads me here. Suggestions?
I acquired a bunch of .223 tracer rounds that I have no real use for, so I've pulled 50 bullets. These were originally packaged as 64 gr but actually weigh from 60.7 to 61.2 grains.
I'd like to reuse these cases as is, without wasting the powder, by just seating another bullet of the same length and weight. I have no data on what powder is in them, but they're charged to 26.1 grains of whatever it is.
Load data for 61 gr is rare, and data for various powders using 60gr vs 64gr bullets can't easily be interpolated. I know seating depth makes a big difference, and these pulled bullets are pretty long for 61gr, at 1.093, and they have a hollow base that means the case volume will be a bit greater than a flat based bullet of the same length seated to the same depth.
All this leads me here. Suggestions?