RBHarter
West Central AR
I've done some research but nothing really helpful came from it . I pounced on the 257312 because it's a 4C and there are just so few 25 cal moulds available .
The rifle is a 95 Mauser saved from the scrape pile , it's pretty soft . It shoots a 100gr Game King over a minimum charge of 4350 to 5 shot figure 8s . I figure that makes it a perfect cast candidate .
The information ,some from Ben and others here , says that the bullet comes in 80-90gr ....... I haven't cast any yet in this mould . The AB bbl is a 10 twist and should manage the 260-120 FP NOE well also for the heavier stuff .
There is a void of data for the 257 , it's either wide open or gallery loads .
I'd like to be somewhere in the middle . Maybe 21-2300 with the light bullet and 2000-2100 for the heavy .
I have some 4831 ,lots of 4350 and H322 and of course Unique .
I'm sure the 322 will be well beyond what I want to shoot in this platform .
I have small quantities of others but they are also in the 322 range .
I intend to stay with a blanket alloy that has shot well and expanded rather than splattered in similar calibers at similar speeds . I don't expect this to be a kill it all bullet but it would be nice to wreck everything under 90# .
Disclaimer , I know we'll the limitations of the caliber , I'm a clean hunter first ,every round I load is tooled in that direction .
The rifle is a 95 Mauser saved from the scrape pile , it's pretty soft . It shoots a 100gr Game King over a minimum charge of 4350 to 5 shot figure 8s . I figure that makes it a perfect cast candidate .
The information ,some from Ben and others here , says that the bullet comes in 80-90gr ....... I haven't cast any yet in this mould . The AB bbl is a 10 twist and should manage the 260-120 FP NOE well also for the heavier stuff .
There is a void of data for the 257 , it's either wide open or gallery loads .
I'd like to be somewhere in the middle . Maybe 21-2300 with the light bullet and 2000-2100 for the heavy .
I have some 4831 ,lots of 4350 and H322 and of course Unique .
I'm sure the 322 will be well beyond what I want to shoot in this platform .
I have small quantities of others but they are also in the 322 range .
I intend to stay with a blanket alloy that has shot well and expanded rather than splattered in similar calibers at similar speeds . I don't expect this to be a kill it all bullet but it would be nice to wreck everything under 90# .
Disclaimer , I know we'll the limitations of the caliber , I'm a clean hunter first ,every round I load is tooled in that direction .