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Offline McLernon

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Gas Check 'Boolits'
« on: February 29, 2008, 01:53:15 PM »
What are the criteria for needing gas checks on LC bullets? Something to do with velocity I suppose. Are there any rules of thumb?

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Re: Gas Check 'Boolits'
« Reply #1 on: February 29, 2008, 03:17:20 PM »
If you are going to push cast bullets over 1600fps nominally, gas checks are pretty much necessary. They prevent leading and can clean lead out of a barrel.
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Re: Gas Check 'Boolits'
« Reply #2 on: February 29, 2008, 04:13:15 PM »
True if you are using mostly softer lead (i.e. what you'd probably want for a hunting load).  A harder bullet (heat treated/more linotype content) could get you faster without the GC.  Alot depends on the pressure you are loading to & the hardness of the boolit, if the bullet fits the bore diameter.
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