Good HARD CAST BULLETS IN OREGON

[oremike]

Looking over my chronograph data I see I mis-spoke, 12.0grs AA#9 with the 170's = about 1200 fps out of a 4" GP-100 and about 1350 fps out of a 6" Security six. Both shot the same day. My notes say no leading and very accurate in both guns.

If I was to use H-110 I'd load 14.5 grs and expect similar results as above.

 

[2ndtimer]

Received my order today. Very fast service. Bullets look good. Only drawback is that when seated to the crimping groove, the cartridge is too long for my older S&W Model 28 with recessed chambers in the cylinder. They fit fine in my GP-100 and may be OK in my SP-101, but will have to shoot a few to make sure they stay put against the recoil snce they are a!most flush with the face of the cylinder. I loaded them with 14.5 gr of W-296 and wspm primers. Any other tried and true loads with this 170 gr SWC?

 

[Member 5605]

I've bought a lot of Badman bullets....

Yes, in Lebanon. Good bullets!

Been meaning to try a sample pack from this guy - can't beat his sample price of $10/100 and you can mix in 25 round packs
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Yes! Travis is a stellar individual. Haven't ordered bulk yet but I have picked up brass and some FMJ 150gr pills for 308 from him. Heck he even delivered once when he was going to be in town.

 

[Steve M]

I got out to the woods today to try the 158gr SWC from TB. For a comparison I also shot 158gr SWC from Laser-Cast using their data with a max load of 14.5gr of H110. The Laser-Cast OAL was 1.570" per their data, but the TB bullet ended up right at 1.600" OAL. The bullets are both right around 0.7" long. In 60F temps the Laser-Cast load chronos at 1160 FPS from my 4 5/8" barreled Blackhawk.

All shots were taken standing with no rest at 7 yards.

5 shot groups. Laser-Cast on the left and TB on the right.


Now I'll step over to my excuse cone... It was about 28F with about 4" of snow on the ground and a bit of wind most of the time. I also didn't get around to these loads till we'd already been out there about an hour so I was starting to get a bit numb.

10shot groups. Laser-Cast on the left and TB on the right.


I admit it, the one Laser-Cast and two TB fliers were me. I was starting to think about how I couldn't feel my toes anymore.

Clearly the TB is not limiting my accuracy potential and all I can see on paper are some torn hole edges due to the rounded shoulders on some bullets. If you compete or require a higher degree of accuracy then you'll have to do your own testing. No leading observed, but only 30 shots fired today and half were the Laser-Cast which I know won't lead. I am satisfied that for this type of shooting the TB will serve me fine at a much lower cost.

 

[RVTECH]

the TB will serve me fine at a much lower cost.

Yep - Me too - by the looks of your results!

 

[2ndtimer]

Yep - Me too - by the looks of your results!

Just a quick follow up on the T&B Bullets 170gr Keith style SWC. Chronographed a few loads today (at 23 degrees).
14.5 gr W-296 WSPM primer, Midway case:
1332 fps avg, 27 SD out of a 6" GP-100
1274 fps avg 22 SD out of a 5" GP-100

7.9 gr Power Pistol CCI-500 Winchester case:
1224 fps avg. 14 SD 6" GP-100
1177 fps avg. 14 SD. 5" GP-100

13.0 gr 2400 CCI-500 Winchester case
1259 fps avg. 44 SD 6" GP-100

7.5 gr Power Pistol CCI-500, Winchester case
1148 fps avg. 15 SD. 6" GP-100
995 fps avg 5 SD 2" SP-101

It was too cold to shoot for accuracy, but the offhand shooting my son and I did for the chronograph numbers looked pretty good. We also found out Shoot & See stick on targets don't stick so good in temps below 25 degrees! The other impressive result was the very minimal leading in our GP-100's. I will definitely be ordering some more of these excellent, economical cast bullets soon. I also was very pleased with the Power Pistol powder performance. To get the 170 gr bullet over 1200 fps out of a 6 inchrevolver with 7.9 gr of powder makes me very happythat I impulsively bought a 4 lb. Keg during the powder shortage when nothing else was available.Even the lighter load at almost 1000 fps , with an extreme spread of only 15 fps out of the SP-101 snubby was very impressive!
All the loads extracted easily with nice rounded primer edges and no signs of excessive pressure. Can't wait for it warm up a bit and shoot them from srest for accuracy.

 

[Benchrest]

I need to revisit my T&B loads for accuracy once it warms up, but the chrono results (10mm) were good.

180gr TC True Blue 1,280 (probably a little hot for True Blue)
180gr 38-40 RNFP Longshot 1,208 (mild load).

These were coated then sized.

 

[Dreams of Steel]

I ordered 1k of Travis's 230gr RN bullets yesterday 1/21/16 and they arrived today! Now that is what I call a quick turnaround time! I am pleasantly surprised at this rapid delivery, and many thanks to Travis at TB Bullets for the smooth transaction.