KHornet
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Weighing and segregating (ya, I know that is not a PC word) any bullets is pretty much a thankless task, regardless of the size/cal of the bullets. Not bad doing 400 grain 45-70 bullets, because I only cast maybe 100-150 at a time, and they are easy to handle. That said, the smaller the cal/size the harder they are to
handle, and the smaller they are, the more I tend to cast more of them (because I will shoot more of them).
Sort of a catch 22 proposition. Pardon the pun as I relate this to .225 bullets!
I sit here typing having just completed weighing and segregating over 600 37gr. NOE GC bullets. This means that I have cast them, sorted them for blems, checked them, sized and lubed them and weighed the little buggers. I have no choice in the process if I want to shoot them in my Hornet/K Hornet with a reasonable degree of accuracly. It is much easier to get good, make that great, accuracy with 35 gr Hornady. However, being knot headed!!!!!!!!!
Now that I have the GC's done need to cast up anotherl 6-700 of the same bullet, but in the plain base version to shoot 50 yd squib loads. At least with them I can eliminate the checking, and lubing them with 2+ coats of BLL is easy for sure. But then comes the necessity of weighing them. I could probably go to larger 22 cal bullets, but then I could also sell my rifles! That as they say just "Aint goona happen"! So I sit here with less than gleeful anticipation of casting the plain base little buggers. (At least they cast fast).
Don't know that this thread adds anything of intrincent value to the forum, but I feel better typing it, and knowing that I have a years supply of 37gr. NOE GC's. (This is why Brad doesn't mess with little ones!)
handle, and the smaller they are, the more I tend to cast more of them (because I will shoot more of them).
Sort of a catch 22 proposition. Pardon the pun as I relate this to .225 bullets!
I sit here typing having just completed weighing and segregating over 600 37gr. NOE GC bullets. This means that I have cast them, sorted them for blems, checked them, sized and lubed them and weighed the little buggers. I have no choice in the process if I want to shoot them in my Hornet/K Hornet with a reasonable degree of accuracly. It is much easier to get good, make that great, accuracy with 35 gr Hornady. However, being knot headed!!!!!!!!!
Now that I have the GC's done need to cast up anotherl 6-700 of the same bullet, but in the plain base version to shoot 50 yd squib loads. At least with them I can eliminate the checking, and lubing them with 2+ coats of BLL is easy for sure. But then comes the necessity of weighing them. I could probably go to larger 22 cal bullets, but then I could also sell my rifles! That as they say just "Aint goona happen"! So I sit here with less than gleeful anticipation of casting the plain base little buggers. (At least they cast fast).
Don't know that this thread adds anything of intrincent value to the forum, but I feel better typing it, and knowing that I have a years supply of 37gr. NOE GC's. (This is why Brad doesn't mess with little ones!)
