gas checks

jokor3

June 06, 2002 05:29

WHEN LOADING THE 45 COLT WITH HEAVY HUNTING LOADS (EX:
24GR. OF H110 W/265 GR.LEAD BULLET , DO GAS CHECKS NEED TO BE USED?
THIS LOAD IS FOR THE RUGER BLACKHAWK.

joe c knight

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  jokor3

  June 06, 2002 05:29

  Is it accurate to say that using a gas checked lead bullet will permit its use in a rifle without leading the barrel? I presume there are limits, but would a 174 grain .308 gas checked lead bullet be OK up to 2,100 fps?

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  11echo

  June 06, 2002 06:18

  You only "NEED" gas checks if your pushing your bullets above 1000fps! GOOD LUCK! ...Mark
  
  "FEAR the Goverment, that fears your ARMS"

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  aby80

  June 06, 2002 14:26

  If you are casting your own bullets the mold should be for either gas checks or not for gas checks. If it has a groove at the bottom of the bullet it is made for a gas check and one should be set when you size the bullet. If the bullet does not have a gas check groove you can't put one on the bullet and you should hold the velocity under 1000 fps when you load the bullet unless it is a very hard lead.

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