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<blockquote data-quote="Shadowrider" data-source="post: 2955392" data-attributes="member: 3099"><p>No on the velocities. Cast bullets do just fine over 2000FPS in rifles when properly loaded. </p><p></p><p>HP38/231 powder isn't known for being clean but it is very versatile. I shoot matches with a guy that casts his own .45 bullets and they smoke very little for cast lead. He gets his lube off of ebay and I can't remember which. Red Rooster maybe? Something like that. He runs WST powder and I suspect it's a pretty light charge. I myself have shot thousands of cast lead in 9mm, .40 and .45ACP with WST and never came close to him on smoke, but I was loading a commercial bullet too, so the commercial lube may be a big part. Always liked WST for target loads and still do. I can't stand the mess but I shoot a lot of rounds too, so I'm pretty much done with lead. I do get the nostalgia though, nothing wrong with that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shadowrider, post: 2955392, member: 3099"] No on the velocities. Cast bullets do just fine over 2000FPS in rifles when properly loaded. HP38/231 powder isn't known for being clean but it is very versatile. I shoot matches with a guy that casts his own .45 bullets and they smoke very little for cast lead. He gets his lube off of ebay and I can't remember which. Red Rooster maybe? Something like that. He runs WST powder and I suspect it's a pretty light charge. I myself have shot thousands of cast lead in 9mm, .40 and .45ACP with WST and never came close to him on smoke, but I was loading a commercial bullet too, so the commercial lube may be a big part. Always liked WST for target loads and still do. I can't stand the mess but I shoot a lot of rounds too, so I'm pretty much done with lead. I do get the nostalgia though, nothing wrong with that. [/QUOTE]
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