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nueces5

nueces5

New Member
Hello, my name is Hernan. I am a general surgeon in my country, Argentina, and I m shooter for more than 20 years and recently I started making my own bullets melting lead. I have come to this and another forum looking for info and I am surprised by the quality and quantity of knowledge that exists around here. Greetings to all
 
fiver

fiver

Well-Known Member
howdy.
jump in with your experiences.
I know stuff down there isn't easy to get and you have to be a bit 'adventurous' at times with your loads.
 
462

462

California's Central Coast Amid The Insanity
Welcome, Hernan.

I'm a fan of 1891 Argentine Mausers.
 
Spindrift

Spindrift

Well-Known Member
Hello, Hernan!
From another relatively new member, welcome!
Would you like to tell us a little about what kind of shooting you do? Handgun or rifle, target or hunting?
Best regards from Norway.
 
Cherokee

Cherokee

Medina, Ohio
nueces5 - Welcome Herman ! Glad to have you with us. :)
Tell us about your shooting, or ask your questions, join in.
 
nueces5

nueces5

New Member
thanks for the welcome!
I started FBI with a taurus 605, which kicks like a mule. Then I made a lot of shot to the metal silhouette with carbine 22 (cz452, beautiful weapon)
Rifle 150 meters with a rare 1935 mauser, which incidentally, confiscated the government. Then a few years at IPSC with Glock 17.
Now I got full with the long range. At the beginning with a CZ 550 in 308 and now with a 1909 mauser with a German sight of fixed increases. Because of this mauser is that I have started to melt lead. I have been looking for a load for almost 6 months that allows me to reach 2000-2200 FPS with an acceptable precision.
But in this way everything is fun, trial and error. A lot of lead and gunpowder burned on the road. I use a mold, Lee 312-185, which is not my favorite, but it's what you get for these places.
 
JWFilips

JWFilips

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And My Hello from Northeastern Pennsylvania! USA
It is really cool we are reaching out to the world! Hope you enjoy our forum
Jim
 
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Pistolero

Pistolero

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Welcome, sir. I have a fellow shooter here in Kansas City area who is a lawyer who immigrated from
Argentina maybe 10 years ago. Sorry to hear of losing your rare 1935 Mauser. Yes, the CZ452 is a
wonderful gun, my wife loves hers and it is very accurate.

I think your goal of 2000 fps with accuracy is attainable with cast, perhaps a bit more difficult as you go
higher, but it has been done by others. Bullet design, alloy choice, lubricant and FIT - to the throat,
mostly, are critical. But, others here are far more expert on rifles than I am, especially at the somewhat
higher velocities. I tend to stick to 1700-1900 range with my rifle loads.

Bill
 
nueces5

nueces5

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462 said:
Welcome, Hernan.

I'm a fan of 1891 Argentine Mausers.
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It is a very good rifle, it is reputed to be dangerous because of the way of mounting the action, there have been a couple of hunting accidents, when reloading in a hurry.
Here he is called "mulita" (small mule) since his recoil looks like a kick from this animal.
 
Brad

Brad

Benevolent Overlord and site owner
Staff member
Welcome to the forum.
Always interesting to see how the hobby functions in another country.
 
Tom

Tom

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Welcome! There is a lot of knowledge here that goes way past just buying things from the store. I suspect you dont have access to a lot of the store bought stuff we have here in the USA. If so, these guys are the ones to tell you how to make it yourself.
 
nueces5

nueces5

New Member
RBHarter said:
Welcome from Arkansas USA .
I recognize the name I think .
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Obviously I am already famous hahahaha

Tom said:
Welcome! There is a lot of knowledge here that goes way past just buying things from the store. I suspect you dont have access to a lot of the store bought stuff we have here in the USA. If so, these guys are the ones to tell you how to make it yourself.
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The only thing I can not do is powder and primers. Little by little I am learning what is necessary!
 
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