1st Reloads with the 405gr Laser Cast from Oregon Trail (courtesy of bigjeepman)

[1895Gunner]

When I was making noise a while back about not being able to find my favorite 300gr JHP from Remington, a good friend (Doug) sent me some of these to try out. Where else other than MO is somebody that you never met going to ship you a box full of boolits they bought and pay the postage? Incredible place we have here...



I loaded these up last night on top of my favorite H4198 and headed to the range this morning. Oh my goodness, now I know what I've been missing. Big metplate, can hear it smack the target and a cloud of dust goes up looking like a small plane just crashed behind the target. This is good stuff!









And then the target. Four stringers sighting in and bang, five in the center. Now this was only at 50 yards off a bipod at 4.5 power. But it was fun to watch em all going home to center.



Now to load some more. I used H4198 at 29 grains. No chrony but guessing around 1350-1400.

I'm hooked on lead already.

1895gunner

[Pard]

turn your rounds upside down. You always store rounds lead down.
That way mositure wont wick your primers

[horseshoe]

Never heard of that. I'll give it a try.

[1895Gunner]

turn your rounds upside down. You always store rounds lead down.
That way mositure wont wick your primers

That's a new one for me Pard but I'll heed your warning - or is that if you cast your own and they are water dropped.

thanks...

1895gunner

[moofy07]

Hi Gunner, that's great shooting. I am guessing you like the lead now.
Welcome to the world of people with big clangers. (That just does not sound good).

[Kaweskar]

What cartridge are those? 45-70/444/450?

[BloodGroove4570]

Nice Gunner, sure is a nice BIG'Ol chunk of lead, looks Dont you worry, we got BIG Clangers over here too, you guys in the outback aint got nothin on us cept maybe kangaroos!!!!

BloodGroove4570

[1895Gunner]

Moofy, I already had big clangers....... that's why I like the big rounds.

The pics are 45/70 but there will soon be lead coming to a 444 & 450 near me soon... Don't know why it took me so long to try em out, heck if it wasn't for bjm I might still be loading jacketed.

This lead thing really has me thinking about trying hard to find a lead source. Would love to start making my own.

1895gunner

[kd115]

loaded some 405 with IMR3031 and your right about the dirt cloud.

[1895Gunner]

loaded some 405 with IMR3031 and your right about the dirt cloud.

There was a guy on the range shooting an AR and his little pointy projectiles (LPP's) kicked up a small poof of dirt each time he fired, the 405gr pills looked like explosions going off behind my target. Wish I had a video of that today..


1895gunner