Home Forums Reloading Bullet Casting A Day of Shooting After Dinking With the Lead Pot

The 22 Jet/Smith 53 is always a fun round with a fairly hot cast load (7.5 grs. BlueDot). Why Blue Dot? Because every other powder listed is NASTY and probably a bit hard on the forcing cone area.

Same bullets, seated out there.




I shot the same dog at about 40 yards.



When I shot the Hornet @ 100, I did manage the rock by the lower left of the wood target at couple hits. The Jet, for a handgun, gets there RIGHT NOW!

And to top off the day, a gratuitous 45 Colt picture....