MP Molds makes molds for absolutely beautiful HBWCs in numerous calibers. I cast .30/32, 38, 41, 44 and 45 and use them both as HBWCs and cup points. They are the most accurate cast bullets I've ever found, and I've been casting and loading since 1975!
I use both Berry’s and swaged lead HBWC’s in both revolvers and a 52-2. Accuracy is amazing in both, but I have to use a larger charge to get the same velocity with the Berry’s plated HBWC. I typically use 3.0 grs of N320 with lead HBWC’s with perfect function in my 52-2, but need 3.4-3.5 grs of N320 to get the same reliable function in my 52-2. Both are soft shooting and accurate.
The 148 gr HBWC is my absolute favorite road to shoot. Buttery smooth in a revolver, it’s even sweeter in a dedicated semi like a Midrange Colt or a Smith & Wesson 52-2. I must admit a terrible weakness for the 52, as I have several… a few I shoot 2-3x’s a week, to a couple, new in the box. What a shame it was discontinued after the machinery was deemed too expensive to repair in 1993.
I've acquired some HBWC bullets for reloading as slugs for my new Lever Action .410. I'm going to load some brass Magtec .410 hulls as well as some plastic hulls using the HOBO slug technique of pouring out the shot and replacing it with a lighter solid projectile . I've identified some wad / slug combinations that fit well through my choke tubes , so I'm only lacking the correct primers to move on with this project . I plan to roll crimp the plastic hulls and will also be rounding the mouth of the brass hulls just slightly to aid in cycling through the tubular magazine and the lever action of my GFORCE ARMS LVR410 . I REALLY wish that someone made a rifled choke tube that would work in my Beretta / Benelli Mobilechoke barrel as Buffalo's Outdoors on UA-cam has gotten some outstanding accuracy firing slugs through a rifled choke tube .
Then there's the 150 grain .358 caliber round nose hollow base. Old West Bullet moulds makes these, as well as moulds for them. I believe they make a 135 grain version too.
I too shot PPC once upon a time. I remember one match when I had extra holes on my target way out on one edge. Turns out, the shooter to my left had used too large a charge (or possible the wrong powder) under his HBWC and the skirts were blowing off some of them and veering four feet over onto my target! The RO thought it was me, until I showed him that I cast my own solid-base button-nose wadcutters, and upon scoring the other shooter's target, several extra holes were found way over on the right edge of his. Really have to put a powderpuff load of the right powder under the old swaged HBWCs or bad things happen.
Great videos! I have a question as I'm just starting to reload pistol, specifically 38 special. I was gifted a box of old Speer #4605 Wadcutters. It's a little tough to find loads for this bullet, Speer #13 has a few loads but to me seem a little heavy (4.5-5.1 hrs unique ) just looking for plinking. I tried the 4.5 grain and got 840fps with a Ruger Blackhawk 5.5". My "ken waters pet loads" book has some loads he developed using 3.7 grain unique which he notes seating flush to case mouth. The bullet does have a crimp grove which id prefer to use. Any idea where I could get anymore load data for this bullet? I have many manuals but all newer. Thanks for all that you do!
Hello there FC45LC.............Hey I have finally experienced seating 38 splc DEWC by berry's...........Let me tell you okay? You can't seat such bullet in 1 stroke, you have to do it in stages because you will keep shaving off copper and also brass right at the mouth of every case, I damaged about 7 cases. These bullets are not like the others where you can find a seating depth and apply it in succession. What I did was to use a flat end seating stem inside a 40 cal seating die. I had a machinist reduce the end of this seating stem to the size of a 38spl seating stem at about 1/4" from the bottom. this way the flaring of the case mouth would interfere with the walls of the 38spl seating die. Do you understand what my accomplishments are? you said we could use a 40 cal die to seat the bullet anyway in one of your videos. So there you gooooooooooooooooo, but the seating of each bullet would take me raising the ram in increments until at about 3/16" of bullet reamining, would then raise the ram all the way up until it stopped, then I wa able to lower the bullet even further down at about 1/32" from the mouth of the case...........HOnestly do hate this type of bullets, but they are cheaper to shoot, hey Mr, how can I get in contact with you directly so that I can shar my experience over a phone call??????? Please advice also follow you in Rumble......................I am waiting desperate for your reply
Do you shoot these in a dedicated 38 Special? I tried 38 Special and 357 Magnum cases with them in a 357 Magnum Blackhawk. The 357 Mag cases shot way better. Just wondered if that was normal or just my setup.
Hello Mr. Cookie, I have a problem... a dilemma you may be able to advise me. I have all Lee equipment I can load 38/357 and 45acp no problem, however loading 9mm Para has not been successful, I have purchased all the equipment Lee has to load this cartridge, I have failed... would you recommend a different set of dies? or other equipment? I do respect your knowledge and astute patience when loading and sharing your vast experience in this area, thank you, a dedicated follower in Tamp,Fl.
MP Molds makes molds for absolutely beautiful HBWCs in numerous calibers. I cast .30/32, 38, 41, 44 and 45 and use them both as HBWCs and cup points. They are the most accurate cast bullets I've ever found, and I've been casting and loading since 1975!
Looking forward to the range results. I am a lead bullet fan and very much interested in whether and what you might lose with plating.
Nice looking rounds!
I use both Berry’s and swaged lead HBWC’s in both revolvers and a 52-2. Accuracy is amazing in both, but I have to use a larger charge to get the same velocity with the Berry’s plated HBWC. I typically use 3.0 grs of N320 with lead HBWC’s with perfect function in my 52-2, but need 3.4-3.5 grs of N320 to get the same reliable function in my 52-2. Both are soft shooting and accurate.
Very accurate bullet,the Remington ,in
38 Special handguns!!😊😊❤❤
Great video!
The 148 gr HBWC is my absolute favorite road to shoot. Buttery smooth in a revolver, it’s even sweeter in a dedicated semi like a Midrange Colt or a Smith & Wesson 52-2. I must admit a terrible weakness for the 52, as I have several… a few I shoot 2-3x’s a week, to a couple, new in the box. What a shame it was discontinued after the machinery was deemed too expensive to repair in 1993.
The UA-cam anti-handloading stuff is so lame.
It's part of the culture war, they don't want people to get into guns as a hobby
Seems over exaggerated to try and get you to his other platform. No other reloading channel I watch has this issue.
There are tons of videos out there demonstrating reloading uploaded recently.
My go-to thank you fortune cookie.
Heading over to "R" to watch it in Freedom Scope!
Noticed a split case on the close-up of the prepped brass!! 3rd row.
Good eye.
USReloading is looking for a writer,I think you would do a great job Sir, have a great day, Richard
I've acquired some HBWC bullets for reloading as slugs for my new Lever Action .410. I'm going to load some brass Magtec .410 hulls as well as some plastic hulls using the HOBO slug technique of pouring out the shot and replacing it with a lighter solid projectile . I've identified some wad / slug combinations that fit well through my choke tubes , so I'm only lacking the correct primers to move on with this project . I plan to roll crimp the plastic hulls and will also be rounding the mouth of the brass hulls just slightly to aid in cycling through the tubular magazine and the lever action of my GFORCE ARMS LVR410 . I REALLY wish that someone made a rifled choke tube that would work in my Beretta / Benelli Mobilechoke barrel as Buffalo's Outdoors on UA-cam has gotten some outstanding accuracy firing slugs through a rifled choke tube .
Hard to beat Matts bullets for great lead bullets .
Very nice
Thank you fc.
Then there's the 150 grain .358 caliber round nose hollow base. Old West Bullet moulds makes these, as well as moulds for them. I believe they make a 135 grain version too.
I too shot PPC once upon a time. I remember one match when I had extra holes on my target way out on one edge. Turns out, the shooter to my left had used too large a charge (or possible the wrong powder) under his HBWC and the skirts were blowing off some of them and veering four feet over onto my target! The RO thought it was me, until I showed him that I cast my own solid-base button-nose wadcutters, and upon scoring the other shooter's target, several extra holes were found way over on the right edge of his. Really have to put a powderpuff load of the right powder under the old swaged HBWCs or bad things happen.
I saw one of your case mouths was split in the reloading block.
Great videos! I have a question as I'm just starting to reload pistol, specifically 38 special. I was gifted a box of old Speer #4605 Wadcutters. It's a little tough to find loads for this bullet, Speer #13 has a few loads but to me seem a little heavy (4.5-5.1 hrs unique ) just looking for plinking. I tried the 4.5 grain and got 840fps with a Ruger Blackhawk 5.5". My "ken waters pet loads" book has some loads he developed using 3.7 grain unique which he notes seating flush to case mouth. The bullet does have a crimp grove which id prefer to use. Any idea where I could get anymore load data for this bullet? I have many manuals but all newer. Thanks for all that you do!
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Hello there FC45LC.............Hey I have finally experienced seating 38 splc DEWC by berry's...........Let me tell you okay? You can't seat such bullet in 1 stroke, you have to do it in stages because you will keep shaving off copper and also brass right at the mouth of every case, I damaged about 7 cases. These bullets are not like the others where you can find a seating depth and apply it in succession. What I did was to use a flat end seating stem inside a 40 cal seating die. I had a machinist reduce the end of this seating stem to the size of a 38spl seating stem at about 1/4" from the bottom. this way the flaring of the case mouth would interfere with the walls of the 38spl seating die. Do you understand what my accomplishments are? you said we could use a 40 cal die to seat the bullet anyway in one of your videos. So there you gooooooooooooooooo, but the seating of each bullet would take me raising the ram in increments until at about 3/16" of bullet reamining, would then raise the ram all the way up until it stopped, then I wa able to lower the bullet even further down at about 1/32" from the mouth of the case...........HOnestly do hate this type of bullets, but they are cheaper to shoot, hey Mr, how can I get in contact with you directly so that I can shar my experience over a phone call??????? Please advice also follow you in Rumble......................I am waiting desperate for your reply
Do you shoot these in a dedicated 38 Special? I tried 38 Special and 357 Magnum cases with them in a 357 Magnum Blackhawk. The 357 Mag cases shot way better. Just wondered if that was normal or just my setup.
Do you think that Speer was a vendor to Remington? Sure look similar don't they?
Speer # 4617 look identical to that Remington
Hello Mr. Cookie, I have a problem... a dilemma you may be able to advise me. I have all Lee equipment I can load 38/357 and 45acp no problem, however loading 9mm Para has not been successful, I have purchased all the equipment Lee has to load this cartridge, I have failed... would you recommend a different set of dies? or other equipment? I do respect your knowledge and astute patience when loading and sharing your vast experience in this area, thank you, a dedicated follower in Tamp,Fl.
What is the issue you have come up against? I have no problem with lee 9 mm dies in a turret press....
A copper clad like them that a friend uses is not cast concentric on the front. So he loads them backwards.
I reload semi wadcutter 158 grain 38special, Im super interested in your info on these..
Could you load it backward to make an HP?
Dude!!! WATCH OUT!!! One of those cases has a split in the mouth. Your gun might spit in your eyes.......
He said it was culled out
where is part 2 ?
Thanks for posting to a platform that respects free speech (Rumble)
Just got notification of this video ten days later !!!
Please rename the video from Culled to “ Alec Baldwined “ so you can get away with murder.
UA-cam is so cucked.
UA-cam is doing its best to loose my interest it's sad that this platform is dying. Anti gun foolishness at its finest.
Я так же снаряжаю,только в 410 калибр!!!
I think of Marilyn Monroe and her skirt getting blown up.
UA-cam and it’s “RULES” are getting so lame!!! We need a new type of UA-cam that’s not regulated by the Govt and it’s clowns.
what is youtube so afraid of?
Funny how a liberal company like youtube can be so conservative??????????
They are only "liberal" for the woke progressive crowd.