Yep! That's how I mostly load for my Stevens 44 .22WCF. I have three of those old Lyman/Ideal moulds, #225438, and each one is slightly different from the rest. One of them drops bullets cast of 1:20 tin:lead alloy at .226" which perfectly matches the throat diameter and fits the unsized case neck as you described, John. I skip the gas check for .22 LR-like loads. Accuracy is similar to yours when I rely on the tang sight, but shrink a fair bit when I attach that old Lyman 5A scope I got from you.
Sinfully cheap:
Lead- basically free.
Powder: 2.5 gr. Bullseye. Do the math for shots per pound.
Primers: Pre-panic prices apply here, but I guess that'll change when the sad day arrives when I have to buy more.
Bottom line: about as cheap as bulk .22 ammo, or less.
Last edited by gnoahhh; 06/17/22.
