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Pond, James Pond · January 21, 2017, 12:32 PM

So I loaded 65 rounds of these LSWCs over 7.0gr (give or take as the Lyman Gen 6 doesn't seem to like charge weights below 10-15gr!!

I did my match (not very well: too early!) and this afternoon I ran a dry cotton wad through the barrel over my jag. Only soot came out on the patch, nothing flaked out over the white paper on the desk. There was still one of those dark areas in the bore by the forcing cone and again after 2-3 passes of the brush; gone.

I shot about 50-55 shots in total being only a Level 1 match.

So it seems that it is not leading and the loads are good. I just need to confirm the velocity to see if I'm still in major. If yes, the I have a winner.

Now, if I can translate that to mag cases.... (COL for the Spls puts the lip of the SWC just below the mouth of a mag case...

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January 21, 2017, 12:32 PM	#15
Pond, James Pond Senior Member Join Date: July 12, 2011 Location: Top of the Baltic stack Posts: 6,079	So I loaded 65 rounds of these LSWCs over 7.0gr (give or take as the Lyman Gen 6 doesn't seem to like charge weights below 10-15gr!! I did my match (not very well: too early!) and this afternoon I ran a dry cotton wad through the barrel over my jag. Only soot came out on the patch, nothing flaked out over the white paper on the desk. There was still one of those dark areas in the bore by the forcing cone and again after 2-3 passes of the brush; gone. I shot about 50-55 shots in total being only a Level 1 match. So it seems that it is not leading and the loads are good. I just need to confirm the velocity to see if I'm still in major. If yes, the I have a winner. Now, if I can translate that to mag cases.... (COL for the Spls puts the lip of the SWC just below the mouth of a mag case... )