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Has anybody got a gallery load I can start with? Also what is a good powder? I have an old ideal mold which I believe casts a .32 flat nose bullet, it weighs around 168 gr and has a flat base. I will only be shooting at 50 to 100 yards

Good info here....

http://www.full-bore.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=810

My SR 96/11 likes 9g Unique over the Lyman 155g 311241 RN PB sized to .309, giving around 1,280 fps.

Joe

115gr cast boolit with 4gr Viht 310
Clean all the copper fouling out of the bore first

5 gns Vihtavuori N310 with the Lee .309" 120 gn soupcan boolit will keep you in the black at 100yrds.

Source CE Harris.

thanks guys, keep them coming. Does anybody know where I can download a list of the various powders that are available (slowest to fastest). I had a copy but am unable to find it

http://www.reloadersnest.com/burnrates.asp
http://www.accuratepowder.com/wp-conten ... _rates.pdf

thanks Alpha1

jjvc wrote:Good info here....

http://www.full-bore.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=810

My SR 96/11 likes 9g Unique over the Lyman 155g 311241 RN PB sized to .309, giving around 1,280 fps.

Joe

9 gr of Unique gives a nice group at 50 yards, but I was thinking of shooting ETR out to 300 yards. Would 9 gr be a bit to light?

That will be marginal at best to record on an ETR at 300, you will need around 1600 fps + for that distance.

You could work up the Unique load to get that velocity but personally I'd go for a slower powder like VV N120, this is my powder of choice for cast boolit shooting at higher velocities and the heavier boolits.

Increasing the velocity will test your boolit fit, alloy and lube.

Thanks dromia, the only Viht powder I have is N140