Finally got a chance to try some cast in the Ruger SSM in 32 H&R.
I used an NOE 103 swc, their version of the RCBS 98 gr. They are dropping at .315+ so sizing to .312 moves some metal. I get small fins on the base but other than messing with alloy a bunch to get them to drop smaller I can't do much about it.
They were lubed with BLL because the punch for my Star was too short. The bullets weren't far enough into the die to get lube where I wanted it and still get the lube to pump properly. A new punch has been made to solve that.
Load was 3.3 gr of HP38 and a small CCI primer in new Starline brass.
I fired 100 rounds and got no evidence of leading. Recoil is very minimal and the report isn't horrible.
I have noticed that many load the cartridge with slower burning powders. I have lots of HP 38 so I will likely keep on using it unless I find something that shoots significantly better. Anyone know why there is a tendency towards using 2400, H110, and slower powders in a cartridge that is really a +P, not a magnum?
This was 15 yards at a local indoor range. The monsoon didn't allow outdoor shooting.
I used an NOE 103 swc, their version of the RCBS 98 gr. They are dropping at .315+ so sizing to .312 moves some metal. I get small fins on the base but other than messing with alloy a bunch to get them to drop smaller I can't do much about it.
They were lubed with BLL because the punch for my Star was too short. The bullets weren't far enough into the die to get lube where I wanted it and still get the lube to pump properly. A new punch has been made to solve that.
Load was 3.3 gr of HP38 and a small CCI primer in new Starline brass.
I fired 100 rounds and got no evidence of leading. Recoil is very minimal and the report isn't horrible.
I have noticed that many load the cartridge with slower burning powders. I have lots of HP 38 so I will likely keep on using it unless I find something that shoots significantly better. Anyone know why there is a tendency towards using 2400, H110, and slower powders in a cartridge that is really a +P, not a magnum?
This was 15 yards at a local indoor range. The monsoon didn't allow outdoor shooting.