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Posted: 6/26/2010 10:18:44 AM EDT
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Why the moly coat?
For a blasting load I'd go for some plain 55 gr FMJs or something. I'm sure they'll expand/blow up just fine and whatnot, but for what you're describing, I'd just nab some cheap bullets and get to it. |
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Posted: 6/26/2010 3:29:39 PM EDT
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I didn't look up the charge weight range for IMR 4198, but that is one gunpowder I don't like much due to the long grains and poor metering. There's a pound downstairs and when it's gone I won't get more.
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Posted: 6/26/2010 4:46:21 PM EDT
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Skip the moly...because it is ill advised to switch between naked and coated bullets in the same bbl without a good scrub down of the bbl.. Moly bullets need to have the barrel sweetened....so if COLD BORE shots are a concern.....stick with naked bullets.....
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Posted: 6/26/2010 5:46:49 PM EDT
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I didn't look up the charge weight range for IMR 4198, but that is one gunpowder I don't like much due to the long grains and poor metering. There's a pound downstairs and when it's gone I won't get more. In my Speer #10 I have handy 20.0 grs of IMR-4198 is the starting load with a 55 gr bullet. 19.0 grs is start in Lyman #49. So no problems with that powder charge. Myself I like to load 223 with slower powders, BLC2, Tac, IMR-3031, IMR-4895, Re15 ect. Moly coated bullet is ok if that's all you have, or you want to shoot Moly only. |
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Posted: 6/26/2010 8:10:36 PM EDT
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running 55 gr Hornady Vmax on top of 19.7 gr H4198, seems to be accurate in my rifle
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Posted: 6/27/2010 4:28:03 AM EDT
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running 55 gr Hornady Vmax on top of 19.7 gr H4198, seems to be accurate in my rifle I use 19.8g of IMR4198 with Hornady 55g FMJ, and it is very accurate out to a 100m out of my 16 inch barrel. |
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