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.256 Winchester Magnum
Published on 10-22-2014 02:21 PM Number of Views: 13995LOAD DETAILS
GUN TYPE .256 Winchester Magnum
FIREARM RIFLES LEAD TYPE Lyman 257420 CALIBER TYPE .256 Winchester Mag. RATING 8 LEAD SIZE 74 POWDER TYPE Alliant 2400 POWDER AMOUNT 11.0 gr. PRIMER Win Small Rifle BRASS Fed. formed from .357 Nickel BARREL LENGTH 24" Marlin 62 F.P.S 2230 FPS GROUP SIZE 3/4" @ 50 yds. OVERALL LENGTH Seated just short of rifling GUN DETAILS Marlin 62 24" bbl. 3-9X Simmons scope. OTHER DESCRIPTION Cases formed from .357 mag brass first by pushing back shoulder 1/4" with .30 Luger Die, then running thru .256 full length die. Then case neck & shoulder annealed and run back thru full length die. SUBMITTED ON 12 Sep 2009 SUBMITTED BY Newtire Published on 10-22-2014 02:20 PM Number of Views: 13996LOAD DETAILS
GUN TYPE .256 Winchester Magnum
FIREARM RIFLES LEAD TYPE 60 gr. Horn FP CALIBER TYPE .256 Winchester Mag RATING 10 LEAD SIZE 60 POWDER TYPE Win. 296 POWDER AMOUNT 15.5 gr. PRIMER Win Small Rifle BRASS Fed formed from .357 mag. BARREL LENGTH 24" F.P.S 2700 fps GROUP SIZE 1/2" @ 50 yds. OVERALL LENGTH Just off rifling GUN DETAILS Marlin 62 24" bbl. OTHER DESCRIPTION See cast bullet load for case forming details SUBMITTED ON 12 Sep 2009 SUBMITTED BY Newtire
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Abbreviations used in Reloading
| BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
| BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
| BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
| C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
| HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
| PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
| LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
| GC | Gas Check |
