Post by Richard on Jul 9, 2017 19:49:30 GMT -5
Dennis sent me some new bullets he made up based on our conversation last week. There are not a whole lot of them so testing on Tuesday will be somewhat limited. These are new jackets that are supposed to be thinner and softer. The 300 gr. bullet no longer has that red plastic filler in the nose. It is replaced by lead which is squeezed up due to a shorter bearing surface (.400" now vs. .520" previously). The second bullet is 335 gr. and has just a tiny bit of a lead tip. Here the bearing surface is .350". The third version is 350 gr. and has a more pronounced lead tip. It also has a .350 bearing surface. I measured the bearing surface from the scuff mark left by the sizing die to the beginning of the slight radius on the base. So, just the surface that actually touches the lands.
What I noticed when sizing was that the setting on Hank's die produced the same results as when sizing Kyle's bullets. The previous Fury bullets when sized like that would spring back and I would have to go to a setting on my Swinglock die to get the bullet to go down the barrel. So far so good. Shooting will tell the tale. I have never shot a 335 or 350 gr. bullet from my ML'er. What would be a good recommended load to test these bullets with. Mind you I only have six each of the 335 and 350's and do not want to waste them experimenting with "working up loads" Yet, I don't want to shoot something "hot" to test with. Scat?
? These will be shot with Hank's DIS.
I weighted all the bullets and the largest weight spread was 1..5gr. As far as I am concerned, you will never tell the difference on paper or any other test that a grain and a half of weight will make a difference. Mind you, this was just a small batch Dennis made just for my testing. I would bet that once a larger run was made that the differences would be somewhat smaller.
What I noticed when sizing was that the setting on Hank's die produced the same results as when sizing Kyle's bullets. The previous Fury bullets when sized like that would spring back and I would have to go to a setting on my Swinglock die to get the bullet to go down the barrel. So far so good. Shooting will tell the tale. I have never shot a 335 or 350 gr. bullet from my ML'er. What would be a good recommended load to test these bullets with. Mind you I only have six each of the 335 and 350's and do not want to waste them experimenting with "working up loads" Yet, I don't want to shoot something "hot" to test with. Scat?
? These will be shot with Hank's DIS.I weighted all the bullets and the largest weight spread was 1..5gr. As far as I am concerned, you will never tell the difference on paper or any other test that a grain and a half of weight will make a difference. Mind you, this was just a small batch Dennis made just for my testing. I would bet that once a larger run was made that the differences would be somewhat smaller.
