waco
Springfield, Oregon
So I got a new NOE 312299 4 cavity mold about a month ago. 2pb 2gc
I melted down some boat anchors that I was pretty sure was WW alloy(found a few clips floating in the mix)
They made nice ingots. I added roughly 1% sn to the 20lbs of ingots I put in the RCBS Pro Melt.
Today makes right at a month my bullets have been ageing. These are air cooled btw. Using my Staedtler art pencils, I'm getting right at 14-15bhn. Good. This is my question and I think I might have an idea of what some of you will tell me. Test, test, test....okay.
How much lube is needed for, lets say, 2000fps with this 209gr bullet from a .308 with 31gr of Varget?
For the firs 20 I loaded I sized them to .311" with a GC and used all of the lube grooves.
Depending on how these shoot, I might try leaving the top groove empty on the next go around.
Is there a hard and fast rule you guys use or does it just depend on the individual rifle, bullet, lube, load, ect....?
I think I know the answer...But I'll ask anyway!
I melted down some boat anchors that I was pretty sure was WW alloy(found a few clips floating in the mix)
They made nice ingots. I added roughly 1% sn to the 20lbs of ingots I put in the RCBS Pro Melt.
Today makes right at a month my bullets have been ageing. These are air cooled btw. Using my Staedtler art pencils, I'm getting right at 14-15bhn. Good. This is my question and I think I might have an idea of what some of you will tell me. Test, test, test....okay.
How much lube is needed for, lets say, 2000fps with this 209gr bullet from a .308 with 31gr of Varget?
For the firs 20 I loaded I sized them to .311" with a GC and used all of the lube grooves.
Depending on how these shoot, I might try leaving the top groove empty on the next go around.
Is there a hard and fast rule you guys use or does it just depend on the individual rifle, bullet, lube, load, ect....?
I think I know the answer...But I'll ask anyway!