Questions on a few projectiles I have

[kidsoncoffee]

I received from a friend several hundred projectiles that I can't find much info on. The box says they're 175gn but they only weigh in at 170gn. I've weighed around 50 of them and they're all the same. They have a wax like substance in the groove in the seating area. I know nothing about cast bullets. Would I use 175gn load data for these as I can't find any 170gn SWC data available? Is there anything special I need to know about using cast bullets in a pistol as opposed to jacketed or plated? In the other pic I have several hundred .45 230gn projectiles. It looks like they're pulls. They have a lip around them that appears like they were loaded into an undersized casing and pushed the plating up to form the lip. Would these be safe to use or should I just melt them down? The OD at the lip measures .466. Thanks for any info.

 

[kidsoncoffee]

I have no idea why the forum keeps uploading my pics sideways. They are perfectly aligned when I view them on my computer.

 

[Baddog 0302]

The blue is normal "bullet lube", the term "lube" is incorrect, but that's another story, load like you would load jacketed bullets using normal loading data. Make up a "dummy round" no powder & no primer to Check the OAL for one to fit in your mag, and for feed and the action to close correctly .
The 45's look like they had been loaded, a heavy taper crimp applied, then pulled. If you have a set of calipers check the OD's below the "ring", at, and above the ring.

 

[kidsoncoffee]

They're .450 above and below the ring and then anywhere from .456 to .466 at the ring. I think I'll just hammer them down and give them to a buddy to make some fishing weights and jigs for me. I'll load a handful of the .40s to 175gn data and see what they do. Thanks for the info.

 

[FrommerStop]

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[kidsoncoffee]

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But why? LoL I do appreciate any and all input, positive or negative, especially from you frommerstop.

 

[FrommerStop]

But why? LoL I do appreciate any and all input, positive or negative, especially from you frommerstop.

I was working on something and it was not right so.

 

[Plinker]

I have no idea why the forum keeps uploading my pics sideways. They are perfectly aligned when I view them on my computer.

Let me try: