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jsn · January 25, 2001, 07:42 PM

Curiosity got the better of me so,I pulled out my kinetic bullet puller and pulled one of the 115gr FMJ’s I had just loaded. measured on my digital scale 10.5 gr of blue dot dumped it in the case via a powder funel,had the same result full to rim with a small heap. I put my finger over the heap and rim and tapped it on the bench, it didn’t settle much at all and I lost about .1gr doing this (stuck to my finger).You have to hold the bullet ALL the way into the die it won’t sit on top the powder very well,I did seat it to 1.120(my normal OAL for this bullet)with no further problems,I didn’t think the powder would compress this much but it WILL.I ended up with about 10.4gr in the finished round and that's atleast 1.9 gr more than any book Max I can find for FMJ not lead.I don’t think I'll shoot this round,I kinda like my hands just the way they are and this load just might change the current configuration.

John

January 25, 2001, 07:42 PM	#9
jsn Member Join Date: November 23, 2000 Posts: 26	I LIED Curiosity got the better of me so,I pulled out my kinetic bullet puller and pulled one of the 115gr FMJ’s I had just loaded. measured on my digital scale 10.5 gr of blue dot dumped it in the case via a powder funel,had the same result full to rim with a small heap. I put my finger over the heap and rim and tapped it on the bench, it didn’t settle much at all and I lost about .1gr doing this (stuck to my finger).You have to hold the bullet ALL the way into the die it won’t sit on top the powder very well,I did seat it to 1.120(my normal OAL for this bullet)with no further problems,I didn’t think the powder would compress this much but it WILL.I ended up with about 10.4gr in the finished round and that's atleast 1.9 gr more than any book Max I can find for FMJ not lead.I don’t think I'll shoot this round,I kinda like my hands just the way they are and this load just might change the current configuration. John