Hi,
I’m just about to start casting my own bullets for both rifles and pistols. As I don’t know anyone that casts I have to learn what I can from this forum and all the other research that I’ve done on YouTube and the internet. After doing this research I’ve got a few questions which I haven’t really been able to find a definitive answer to.
1. I want to load my cast bullets at original military ballistics. This means that I’d need to push a 150gr projectile to 2700fps in my P17. The research I’ve done indicates that this isn’t really possible even with properly sized projectiles and gas checks.
Am i correct in assuming this or is there a way that i could achieve this velocity?
2. How do I attach gas checks? Can I attach them using my normal press and a LEE sizing kit or will I need to find another method?
3. Realistically using the correctly sized projectiles, gas checks and LEE liquid alox what is the most velocity i could realistically achieve out of the rifle barrels of my Mosin Nagant and P17?
Thanks a lot in advance for all your help I really appreciate it.
I’m just about to start casting my own bullets for both rifles and pistols. As I don’t know anyone that casts I have to learn what I can from this forum and all the other research that I’ve done on YouTube and the internet. After doing this research I’ve got a few questions which I haven’t really been able to find a definitive answer to.
1. I want to load my cast bullets at original military ballistics. This means that I’d need to push a 150gr projectile to 2700fps in my P17. The research I’ve done indicates that this isn’t really possible even with properly sized projectiles and gas checks.
Am i correct in assuming this or is there a way that i could achieve this velocity?
2. How do I attach gas checks? Can I attach them using my normal press and a LEE sizing kit or will I need to find another method?
3. Realistically using the correctly sized projectiles, gas checks and LEE liquid alox what is the most velocity i could realistically achieve out of the rifle barrels of my Mosin Nagant and P17?
Thanks a lot in advance for all your help I really appreciate it.
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