Heavy Lead in the .45 GM/TC Renegade (Range Session #1)
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The .429 was way too small.
But then again, you must understand that I have no idea what I'm talking about.
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Those .429's are only .004 smaller than 11 mm. Is that enough to make a real difference? As I recall, you have two wraps of paper around your bullets. Wouldn't paper that's a little thicker make up the difference?
But then again, you must understand that I have no idea what I'm talking about.
But then again, you must understand that I have no idea what I'm talking about.
The thicker paper allows for more of a chance for the bullet to not be seated straight. 9# onion skin works very well. If the bullet is not straight at the launch then where it hits is anyones guess. Ron
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Are you factoring in the paper? Being a machinist all my life, I had to convert mm to inch and inch to mm frequently.
To convert mm to inch, divide the mm by 25.4, but I'm sure you know this. Thought I'd post it in case any others would like to know.
11(mm) / 25.4 = 0.4330
To convert inch to mm, multiply the inch (as a decimal) by 25.4
1/4" (.250) x 25.4 = 6.35 or slightly over 6mm, which is .2362
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BPS, I think what Ron is saying is that the 11 MM mold throws bullets that are actually .446. So the bullets are not truly 11 mm (similar to a ".45 caliber" mold throwing bullets that are actually .452).