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Have a read of the Lyman cast bullet manual.

https://www.pdfdrive.com/lyman-cast-bul ... 26271.html

That link is a complicated way to look up load data.?
I have been shooting cast bullets in full bore rifles for more years than I care to remember with out any issues in 7.62x39, .303, 308 and recently in 6.5 Creedmoor all at 25 yards in doors and 100 yards out door. In your case I would go with Adams recommendations.

channel12 wrote: ↑Thu May 05, 2022 8:36 am Interesting as Alliant 2400 is a magnum pistol powder however the manufacturer lists a load for .223 rifle using a 55g bullet.

2400 was first produced as a load for .22Hornet

2400'/sec was actually the published velocity for the original .22 Horner round.
Fred

The link is to download a pdf version of the Lyman cast bullet book, an essential resource for anyone loading cast bullets. If you do a search for "Lyman cast bullet. Pdf" you will get quite a few sources to download it from.

thank you Dromia, I will try that.

as for the cast manual, I already bought the 4th edition of it a few years ago, the 303 loads are full poke rifle loads, and apart from the teachings in at the start of it, all the load data is reproduced in my copy of the 57 edition (i think) main lyman manual. only difference being they are in blue in the cast book, and orange in the other.

The manual on the link has a lot of loads using fast pistol/shotgun powders like bullseye and red dot.

andrew375 wrote: ↑Sat May 07, 2022 5:40 pm The manual on the link has a lot of loads using fast pistol/shotgun powders like bullseye and red dot.

i can't access it, I only have a works issued laptop, and they are blocking it as malicious. any chance you or someone can email the pdf to me, it's my user name with at hotmail dot com

obviously not my user name, but my user name...

https://www.pdfdrive.com/lyman-cast-bul ... 26271.html

Just downloaded Handloader's digest from here with no problems.

well I can't due to IT