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Posted: 4/28/2015 8:09:08 PM EDT
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Any reason not to use full wad cutters as plinking ammo in my GP 100
Finally got my order of brass in Have a good load of powder Always liked the wad cutter Thinking about loading them with trailboss and getting it light enough that my wife and daughter can shoot comfortably |
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Quoted: Any reason not to use full wad cutters as plinking ammo in my GP 100 Finally got my order of brass in Have a good load of powder Always liked the wad cutter Thinking about loading them with trailboss and getting it light enough that my wife and daughter can shoot comfortably  Just posted this pic in another thread. I use 3.0 grs Bullseye with 148 gr wadcutters in a 357 case. Seated flush, very light crimp, standard primers. I also load the 148 gr wadcutters with 3.5 grs Clays.
 These targets were shot with my Security Six, my GP 100 shoots these well also. Shot offhand at 20 yds. |
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<a href="http://s250.photobucket.com/user/dryflash3/media/Loading/P1010420.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg272/dryflash3/Loading/P1010420.jpg</a> Just posted this pic in another thread. I use 3.0 grs Bullseye with 148 gr wadcutters in a 357 case. Seated flush, very light crimp, standard primers. I also load the 148 gr wadcutters with 3.5 grs Clays. <a href="http://s250.photobucket.com/user/dryflash3/media/Targets/P2100037.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg272/dryflash3/Targets/P2100037.jpg</a> These targets were shot with my Security Six, my GP 100 shoots these well also. Shot offhand at 20 yds. Quoted:
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Any reason not to use full wad cutters as plinking ammo in my GP 100 Finally got my order of brass in Have a good load of powder Always liked the wad cutter Thinking about loading them with trailboss and getting it light enough that my wife and daughter can shoot comfortably Just posted this pic in another thread. I use 3.0 grs Bullseye with 148 gr wadcutters in a 357 case. Seated flush, very light crimp, standard primers. I also load the 148 gr wadcutters with 3.5 grs Clays. <a href="http://s250.photobucket.com/user/dryflash3/media/Targets/P2100037.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg272/dryflash3/Targets/P2100037.jpg</a> These targets were shot with my Security Six, my GP 100 shoots these well also. Shot offhand at 20 yds. I have used this load (3.0 Bullseye with Hornaday silver lube HBWC ). Flair the case mouth seat the bullet and use the crimp die to just straighten the brass , no real crimp . My testing has shown the great accuracy of this load with standard primers turns into better yet accuracy with MAGNUM primers . My theory is with the low amount of powder the hotter primer stets it off more uniformely . At any rate the load is crazy accurate. I have tried to duplicate with standard hard cast full wadcutters but those super soft Hornaday's work better than anything else I have tried |
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Double end are the same on each end. Wadcutters like in my pic, have a hollow base. Quoted:
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What is the difference between wadcutters and double end wadcutters? Double end are the same on each end. Wadcutters like in my pic, have a hollow base. yep, there are a few varieties; hollow base that are for low pressure and their hollow skirts hold and seal. A flat base and flat head is what I think of as a Double ended wad cutter; the soupcan look. then there is the button headed type, normally with a soup can end on the bottom. I'm sure there are more. Bullseye revolver shooting was the pistol shooting norm at clubs for decades. They shot wadcutters for the most part. |
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Quoted: I have used this load (3.0 Bullseye with Hornaday silver lube HBWC ). Flair the case mouth seat the bullet and use the crimp die to just straighten the brass , no real crimp . My testing has shown the great accuracy of this load with standard primers turns into better yet accuracy with MAGNUM primers . My theory is with the low amount of powder the hotter primer stets it off more uniformely . At any rate the load is crazy accurate. I have tried to duplicate with standard hard cast full wadcutters but those super soft Hornaday's work better than anything else I have tried Standard primers are more accurate for me. It seems our revolvers have different tastes. |
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I tried Magnum primers. Standard primers are more accurate for me. It seems our revolvers have different tastes. Guns can be tricky like that. I found this load years ago (I believe in some gun magazine) I was surprised the mag primers would make a difference so I whipped op a batch with mag primers and a batch with standard primers and headed to the range with a ruger Blackhawk and several S&W guns. As I remember the Ruger showed little difference but the S&W guns shot quite a bit better with the magnum primers. I couldn't tell you what brand of primers I was using at the time. As the man said YMMV Quoted:
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I have used this load (3.0 Bullseye with Hornaday silver lube HBWC ). Flair the case mouth seat the bullet and use the crimp die to just straighten the brass , no real crimp . My testing has shown the great accuracy of this load with standard primers turns into better yet accuracy with MAGNUM primers . My theory is with the low amount of powder the hotter primer stets it off more uniformely . At any rate the load is crazy accurate. I have tried to duplicate with standard hard cast full wadcutters but those super soft Hornaday's work better than anything else I have tried Standard primers are more accurate for me. It seems our revolvers have different tastes. Guns can be tricky like that. I found this load years ago (I believe in some gun magazine) I was surprised the mag primers would make a difference so I whipped op a batch with mag primers and a batch with standard primers and headed to the range with a ruger Blackhawk and several S&W guns. As I remember the Ruger showed little difference but the S&W guns shot quite a bit better with the magnum primers. I couldn't tell you what brand of primers I was using at the time. As the man said YMMV |
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