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sunnyf16
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Posted: 21 July 2008 04:54 AM |
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Good evening,
I have a loading question I hope somebody can help with. I recently acquired a box(500) of .125 Gr. Lead wadcutters. They look just like a normal 158 Gr LSWC, but weigh less. I cannot find any loading data for this bullet. I would like to shoot them out of a short barreled revolver as practice rounds for the more expensive Hornady XTP's.
I have looked at all the major publications and cannot find anything referring to these bullets.
Am I looking in the wrong place or does anyone have a load for this.
Thanks,
P.S. My powder of choice is 700x, but will entertain anything.
Thanks again.
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Rockydog
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Posted: 21 July 2008 05:15 AM |
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| Sunny, Try here http://stevespages.com/357p_7_125.html He lists 125 grain bullets, not necessarily your specific bullet, but if you are shootong lead you should be just fine. RD
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Charley
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Posted: 21 July 2008 12:37 PM |
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Hodgdon's website shows between 3.7 and 4.2 grains of 700X with a 125 grain cast lead RNFP. Your bullet should be very similar.
http://data.hodgdon.com/main_menu.asp
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Dirtkicker
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Posted: 21 July 2008 03:40 PM |
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| I've used full w/c bullets in .38s down to 100 grains. They're not nearly as accurate as the old 148 grain HBWCs. They make a pretty good small game bullet though.
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sunnyf16
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Posted: 22 July 2008 04:32 AM |
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Thanks for the links. I knew I would find the information on this board. I did not even think about the Hodgdon site. It had information that I think I can use. Its funny that the Hodgdon book I picked up at Sportsmans Warehouse did not have everything that the website has.
Thanks for all the help.
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Posted: 23 July 2008 03:11 AM |
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sunnyf16 wrote: Thanks for the links. I knew I would find the information on this board. I did not even think about the Hodgdon site. It had information that I think I can use. Its funny that the Hodgdon book I picked up at Sportsmans Warehouse did not have everything that the website has.
Thanks for all the help.
That's 'cause print is dead! I do buy some current reloading guides, but I do get a lot more information from manufacturer's websites for the most part.
That noise you hear is J. Guttenberg spining in his grave.
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