Speer gold receipes for Encores
11-05-2008, 10:15 PM
#1
Fork Horn
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Join Date: Feb 2008
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Speer gold receipes for Encores
Does anybody have a favorite receipe for for Speer Gold Dots shot with T-7 powder...using an Encore (PH)? I'm just looking forsome inexpensive options for bench time. Thanks in advance.
Hammer
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11-05-2008, 10:42 PM
#2
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: River Ridge, LA (Suburb of New Orleans)
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RE: Speer gold receipes for Encores
For inexpensive bench time, I'd go with Pyrodex (unless you've got a lot of T7 sitting around, or got some at a real good price). In my Mustang, 70 grains of T7 and 300 GDs in crush rib sabots gave me velocities between 1550 and1600 fps. It was a very comfortable shooting load, but not as accurate in my gun as heavier loads.
11-06-2008, 06:25 AM
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Typical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Jackson, TN
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RE: Speer gold receipes for Encores
See the post entitled "Speer Gold Dots" with the pics of my recovered bullet from a deer and Sabotloaders recovered bullets from dirt.
I shoot the 300gr gold dot which is made for the 454 Causul pistol. I worked the load up starting with 100 gr of 777 pellets to 120 gr of loose 777 and stopped right there. Accuracy is excellent. I have no idea about velocities but I do know that the recoil is noticably different compared to 100gr of pellets and a 250 gr Shockwave !
I hunt in a cutover bottom that is super thick. I want to hit deer hard with enough bullet to get a passthrough and bloodtrail. Without a bloodtrail I won't find deer many that run off into this jungle. The Gold Dot hasn't failed me yet
I shoot the 300gr gold dot which is made for the 454 Causul pistol. I worked the load up starting with 100 gr of 777 pellets to 120 gr of loose 777 and stopped right there. Accuracy is excellent. I have no idea about velocities but I do know that the recoil is noticably different compared to 100gr of pellets and a 250 gr Shockwave !
I hunt in a cutover bottom that is super thick. I want to hit deer hard with enough bullet to get a passthrough and bloodtrail. Without a bloodtrail I won't find deer many that run off into this jungle. The Gold Dot hasn't failed me yet
11-06-2008, 08:48 AM
#4
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Idaho
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RE: Speer gold receipes for Encores
Hammer49
I shoot both the 300 grain and the 250 grain Gold Dot from all of my inlines. I consider the 300 grain a more versitile bullet over the long run but, I would use the 250 to hunt whitetail with in the the terrain that I hunt.
From all the inlines that I shoot both bullets work very well with 110 grains of T7-2f. The exception is the Knight Disc Extreme - I shoot the bullets with 120 grains and in that rifle basically use the 300 grain Gold Dot...
Not to change the subject but Cayugad found a new Speer bullet the other day, well it is not new - but new to me, he purchased some Spreer .458/300 HP's (listed under "Special Purpose Rifle Bullets") These are/were especially designed for the 45/70 Marlin rifle. But the biggie is that they are UNI CORE constructed, but do not have the Gold Dot- You shoot them in an Orange MMP sabot.
They really appear to have great promise, but are a little more expensive than I thought... $30 for 50 - but they could replace the more expensive Barnes/Noslers at $60 per 50
I shoot both the 300 grain and the 250 grain Gold Dot from all of my inlines. I consider the 300 grain a more versitile bullet over the long run but, I would use the 250 to hunt whitetail with in the the terrain that I hunt.
From all the inlines that I shoot both bullets work very well with 110 grains of T7-2f. The exception is the Knight Disc Extreme - I shoot the bullets with 120 grains and in that rifle basically use the 300 grain Gold Dot...
Not to change the subject but Cayugad found a new Speer bullet the other day, well it is not new - but new to me, he purchased some Spreer .458/300 HP's (listed under "Special Purpose Rifle Bullets") These are/were especially designed for the 45/70 Marlin rifle. But the biggie is that they are UNI CORE constructed, but do not have the Gold Dot- You shoot them in an Orange MMP sabot.
They really appear to have great promise, but are a little more expensive than I thought... $30 for 50 - but they could replace the more expensive Barnes/Noslers at $60 per 50
11-06-2008, 09:10 AM
#5
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wisconsin
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RE: Speer gold receipes for Encores
They really appear to have great promise, but are a little more expensive than I thought... $30 for 50 - but they could replace the more expensive Barnes/Noslers at $60 per 50
11-06-2008, 09:10 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: Speer gold receipes for Encores
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Hammer49
I shoot both the 300 grain and the 250 grain Gold Dot from all of my inlines. I consider the 300 grain a more versitile bullet over the long run but, I would use the 250 to hunt whitetail with in the the terrain that I hunt.
From all the inlines that I shoot both bullets work very well with 110 grains of T7-2f. The exception is the Knight Disc Extreme - I shoot the bullets with 120 grains and in that rifle basically use the 300 grain Gold Dot...
Not to change the subject but Cayugad found a new Speer bullet the other day, well it is not new - but new to me, he purchased some Spreer .458/300 HP's (listed under "Special Purpose Rifle Bullets") These are/were especially designed for the 45/70 Marlin rifle. But the biggie is that they are UNI CORE constructed, but do not have the Gold Dot- You shoot them in an Orange MMP sabot.
They really appear to have great promise, but are a little more expensive than I thought... $30 for 50 - but they could replace the more expensive Barnes/Noslers at $60 per 50
Hammer49
I shoot both the 300 grain and the 250 grain Gold Dot from all of my inlines. I consider the 300 grain a more versitile bullet over the long run but, I would use the 250 to hunt whitetail with in the the terrain that I hunt.
From all the inlines that I shoot both bullets work very well with 110 grains of T7-2f. The exception is the Knight Disc Extreme - I shoot the bullets with 120 grains and in that rifle basically use the 300 grain Gold Dot...
Not to change the subject but Cayugad found a new Speer bullet the other day, well it is not new - but new to me, he purchased some Spreer .458/300 HP's (listed under "Special Purpose Rifle Bullets") These are/were especially designed for the 45/70 Marlin rifle. But the biggie is that they are UNI CORE constructed, but do not have the Gold Dot- You shoot them in an Orange MMP sabot.
They really appear to have great promise, but are a little more expensive than I thought... $30 for 50 - but they could replace the more expensive Barnes/Noslers at $60 per 50
