tturner53 wrote: AMMOe : 3/4” groups! That's darn good shootin'. I'll be bustin out my old 4831. chboats: Sounds like you have access to a good book store. Another thing I've learned is it's a good idea to keep your cast bullet brass seperate from your full power stuff. Mark it with a felt tip pen, like a line near the base. Then you can put it in the dies and chamber the same way each time, (orienting) and help avoid any possible headspace issues when you load heavy jacketed stuff.
I haven't loaded “jacketed stuff” if I could avoid it for about 25 years. The .22 Hornet and 5mm Craig (5mm Remington Rimfire conversion to CF) are the only calibers I do not load cast lead for any more. The .222 gets double duty (cast and jacketed) but that will end soon. I'm going back to heat-treated cast lead for all hunting loads operating at more pressure than a 30-30.
I am one of those guys who likes to push Pb's to the max. I can't imagine loading a 22-250 to 22LR speeds. Too boring. There used to be a few of High Velocity freaks in the CBA a couple of decades back but they are few and far between now, I guess. Now the trend is to get 16-1800 fps from a 30-06 and be happy with it. I'm not built that way. I like to taper the bullet for the throat, gascheck, heat treat, lube and let fly. It takes a bit more head scratching for load development but it's what floats my boat in the cast bullet world.;) And yes, I kill mule deer with heat treated bullets.:shock: ~AMMOe