I have a couple I was thinking about and they’re the most cobbled together stitched up mess. On the other hand they work.
One is a 75 grain Hornady HPBT developed with Lyman data for a 77 grain SMK. It uses CCI BR4 primers and IMR 4064 powder, both rather unusual for 5.55/223 loads. It shoots great from my 16” mid length rifle but not so much from my 20”. It is fully a product of the beginning of the component shortages during 2020.
The other is more intentional. I wanted a cheap target round for my JM era Marlin 30-30. I started tinkering with cast bullets, then pistol powders, then different diameter cast bullets, etc. It has finally settled on a few grains of W231 powder, a cast and coated Acme 135 grain RNFP seated to the crimp groove, and set off with a large pistol primer. It works with a LRP too, but those are harder to find. This is also a product of at least the primer shortages and the sharp rise in 30-30 ammo cost.
So, what have you sewn together like a reloaders patchwork quilt?
One is a 75 grain Hornady HPBT developed with Lyman data for a 77 grain SMK. It uses CCI BR4 primers and IMR 4064 powder, both rather unusual for 5.55/223 loads. It shoots great from my 16” mid length rifle but not so much from my 20”. It is fully a product of the beginning of the component shortages during 2020.
The other is more intentional. I wanted a cheap target round for my JM era Marlin 30-30. I started tinkering with cast bullets, then pistol powders, then different diameter cast bullets, etc. It has finally settled on a few grains of W231 powder, a cast and coated Acme 135 grain RNFP seated to the crimp groove, and set off with a large pistol primer. It works with a LRP too, but those are harder to find. This is also a product of at least the primer shortages and the sharp rise in 30-30 ammo cost.
So, what have you sewn together like a reloaders patchwork quilt?