Gas Checks

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VirginiaGrizzly
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Gas Checks

Post by VirginiaGrizzly »

Is it helpful, or just a good/bad idea to place gas checks on my 535 grain cast bullets for my 45-110?
John Bly
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It may be helpful if you are going for a high velocity load with smokeless powder but the 45/110 is not a good cartridge for that. Gas checks are not allowed in any black powder competitions. Fiber, felt or plastic wads are generally used in black powder loads.
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battleship gunner
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Post by battleship gunner »

You can use a gas check on a .45-110 and also use smokeless powder in that caliber or use harder lead w/o the gas check i.e. Lyman # 2 which is what I use on my .50-140 (3 1/4"). It works REALLY well.

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JeffFaldo
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gunlaker
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Post by gunlaker »

VirginiaGrizzly if you are shooting black powder then you definitey don't want or need any. I have no experience with smokeless in that cartridge no have no advice there.

Chris.
VirginiaGrizzly
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Re: Gas Checks

Post by VirginiaGrizzly »

All,

Thanks for all of the replies, I'm shooting black powder and won't be using the gas checks!
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