You could use lite load of h4198 and a 25gr Hndy HP, brass life is fine in my 17vha with h4198 for all loads, even the highest velocity, QL says pressures are right around 46k psi to 47k psi.
Aside from using a lower velocity and a jacketed bullet, you could try a flake powder, and get pure lead to cast in your N.O.E. 32 gr bullet molds. Accuracy is about a half inch at 50 yards. Accuracy suffers if you go over 1800fps with pure lead. Best accuracy was at just subsonic to 900fps and 1400 to 1300fps. My best group was 3 shots in about .6" at 100yds using 1.4gr HS700X and the pure lead bullets coming in at 33.4gr as cast.
You can get between 800fps and 1800fps using blue dot, 800fps to 1400fps using High-Skor 700x. Try to mind your weights CAREFULLY, Blue Dot is less energetic than IMR HS700X, two tenths of a grain makes a big difference in pressures. Trailboss is as close to foolproof as is possible.
I weigh each charge with these sized cases and any flake powder as they have potentially dangerous pressure spikes if you "accidentally " add a few tenths extra, or God forbid accidentally double charge your case with a powder like 700x.
This one below was fired at point blank range into dry fracking sand at 1010fps, it weighed 33.1gr after impact, and started out at 33.4gr unfired. Brass life with these lite loads is probably 50+ reloads, I am up to 30 plus reloads on a pair of reformed 4.6x30 DAG cases, no neck sizing is even necessary. Pressures are probably down around 18,000 psi, primers are unflattened even the slightest bit.
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Originally Posted by rhouser
Southernman, I agree on not blowing up my food. There is not much of a selection of non-explosive bullets out there.
At the risk of being flamed, I just received my NOE molds in .172 26gr GC and 32gr PB to see what I can see. I don't want to rebuild a .22lr but maybe I can find something to carry for that special "dinner shot" that sometimes appears.
Thanks for your follow-up on the CFE BLK. I was going to try the N-120 but the CFE is working so well, I may just stay here.
Are you finding that their APPEARS to be a minimum of copper fouling with this powder?
thanks to all
rch
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