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brown3345
11-17-08, 12:19
I was just looking thru Widener's web site and stumbled on bulk packed SS109 62 grain steel core bullets in quantitys of 500 and 5000!

http://wideners.com/itemview.cfm?dir=278|281|727

Why buy old issue stuff when you can stuff your own? Anyone have load data for these bullets?
Ring
11-20-08, 23:44
start with any normal 62gr load data and work up
5pins
11-21-08, 00:05
The latest Speer manual has data for the 62gr FMJ bullets. What powder were you thinking of using?
markm
11-21-08, 07:09
Why buy old issue stuff when you can stuff your own?

My question is... Why mess with them at all?

The SS109 bullet offers nothing of value to me. It's not very accurate or anything. And the stupid bullet ogive means I have to reset my seating die. to load them.

I do have some of those bullets. But I got them during the last panic buying frenzy just to have something to reload because everyone was buying all the 55 grain FMJs. Once the 55 grain FMJ supply loosened up again, I put those SS109s in the back of the bottom drawer.
Submariner
11-21-08, 10:28
And the stupid bullet ogive means I have to reset my seating die. to load them.

Another seating die and toolhead? Or just bite the bullet and load them up now, never buying more?
markm
11-21-08, 10:52
Another seating die and toolhead? Or just bite the bullet and load them up now, never buying more?

I think I'll just leave them in deep storage. I damn near busted some out yesterday because I got home early and had time to do some loading. Also, someone posted his TAC powder charge here and it got me thinking about those bullets. But I came to my senses. :p
boltcatch
11-21-08, 12:53
Just give up. You know you're going to break them out, load up some, and work out a load in case the day comes when they're all you have left to practice with...
markm
11-21-08, 13:32
With my luck, I'd end up liking the load and buying a bunch more of the bullets :cool:
brown3345
11-22-08, 10:18
Well looks like I wont get them after all. I am currently moving my elderly parents down to FL and he gave me 2 large Coffee Cans of Winchester Moly coated 55 gr. FMJs. So it looks like I will have plenty to load for the next couple years!!

I think I might try out some Benchmark Powder on these and see what happens.
nitrohead
01-03-09, 17:43
24 gr. H335 in my Stag works great!!!!!!!