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Goose bumps 3950, thats ripping em out. yotes won't stand a chance, however hydrostatic shock will render the fur unusable....lol Love to see that on a Watermelon/Honeydew or Orange. The 50gr Varmit Grenades do a number on big oranges with 25.3 grams of IMR 4895, if remember right the speed was in the range of 2400fps.
Here's the kicker. It was not a max load. I backed off .3 grains. I had shot a previous load at 1 full grain less than max. I had a high speed of 3985 fps. So all things being equal I expect that when I go out this weekend I will clock pretty close to 4000 fps using 55 gr Spire points. When the warmer weather comes I will go back out and chrony them at temps above 10 C. I expect that I will see close to 4050 fps for warm weather performance. At that point I will likely move the load back down as there is no real advantage to racing them out that fast. Under 4000 fps is just fine with me since I don't plan to shoot beyond 300 yds
Maybe I will get working up loads like that soon. Still playing in the .308 and .223 file right now. I do see the electric cooker and 6 die mold for .50 as the next project. Never really was confident with .50 cal my Dad gave to me this year. Hawkens .50 kit he built in the 1970's, picture of me the night he presented. It was in memory of his brother (Uncle Art, coolest Uncle ever) who he used to hunt with all the time. Uncle Art's name is etched in barrel (Brother Art), keeper to pass down.
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Mark,
You may want to have a look at this
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Lee Precision lead melter ($61 USD). Funny enough I have a good friend Mark that is now trying to get me into shooting muzzleloader. I am forever picking up lead tire weights at the Canadian Tire next to the Louis St Laurent bldg where I am working now. At the same site you will find that they also carry a six cavity mold for most calibers. Good thing is that he has the melter and the molds so I don't have to buy one since he lives up the road in Carlsbad Springs...
Last year we went on a lead hunt to all the local garages in Barrhaven and got turned away by all but one. The Gov has instituted lead policy for safe disposal and coupled with $2.00 a pd at Cohens many guys are picking up lead at shops. Keep your supplier well fed then. I still have 250pds of lead bars to use at this point and I am always looking for more