Whelp. I've given up on trying to find a Hard Cast Lead (HC) which works reliably in my R51. After trying five (5) different HC bullet shapes and weights (115gr x 3, 124gr, and 125gr). I broke down an ordered 1,000 115gr. FMJ from Rocky Mountain Reloading.
My picky-eater R51 has always seemed to like standard profile ogive 115gr. FMJ so I have high hopes.
Peace favor your sword,
Kirk
I've been shooting Xtreme bullets (115 gr) with no problems...
Quote from: plunkster on October 04, 2017, 07:34:04 PM
I've been shooting Xtreme bullets (115 gr) with no problems...
Of all the HC bullets I've tried, the most reliable feeding was those from SNS Casting. It has a similar profile to the standard FMJ, just a tad shorter. While they fed mostly OK, I still had occasional issues. Every 2-5 mags, I'd have one or more feed problems with them.
I still don't have feed issues with factory FMJ.
Peace favor your sword,
Kirk