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Sounds like you have been having fun.
If you are having accuracy issues, what kind of lube are you using? Remember also to clean out all of your jacketed fouling. When pushed hard, lead across gilding metal is akin to a rough bore!
56 might not be stabilized very well with a 1-16. Shoot something past 100yds to see if they keyhole.

Good luck!

Thanks for that!

I have been having fun and I will test those cast bullets at longer ranges but at lower velocity. My lube is Hornady or RCBS - not sure now. I have done some tests with my 303 using cast 32 pistol bullets with no gas check. One captured bullet still had lube in the grooves and showed no sign of bullet erosion. The next was much faster and only the base portion of the bullet survived. Again, no sign of bullet erosion. This was into a firing tube at the muzzle.

The last time I shot cast, the bullets hit square on but groups were inconsistent. It was windy, but ....

I did try some 55gr Nosler BTs with the exposed lead tips cut off and to my surprise, gave the best results - better than 45gr - even though the yaw was visible on the bullet hole imprint. I have fired a few longer shots with 55gr Hornady's and they seemed to be going nose first. I shall be trying out some more loads this weekend - those will include some 60gr's with the lead tips cut off and the Nolser�s whole. This time I will be using Lil'Gun, giving much higher velocity. (That stuff puts the hornet up a notch)!