255 Banshee
Who is using what bullets in their 255 Banshee? My wife really took a liking to that one in Gary’s case.
.25-20 bullets give the best performance. Hornady makes
A 60 gr. JFP and Speer makes a dandy 75 gr. I also cast 65 and 80 gr. gas check bullets. Easily twice the power of a .22 WMR and such economy, 10-13 gr. powder. I have an 8-shot Bisley and 10" Contender in .255 plus a 12" Contender barrel in .240 Banshee! Walks all over the .22 K Hornet when you need something a little bigger.
Most "rifle" pointed bullets, even light varmint bullets, are made for much higher velocities and may not expand as dramatically as you'd hope/think.
For economy shooting while maintaining performance...
The 55 grain HP cast from GT Bullets work great in the 255 Banshee and 250 GNR.
WB Pics please
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I have a large frame gun, .44 Mag. actually
that has been skillfully adapted to a 8-shot .255. I think the late .357 chassis would be a little more handy in retrospect. It sure holds steady and shoots well. The Contender barrel is a custom 10" on a 1974 chassis set up old school with 2.5X scope. This is a 100 yd. group. Velocity is about like a .22 WMR rifle while shooting 80 gr. bullets. They have some whack.
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This is how you do it. Run a .22 Hornet through the .255 sizer to expand to .257", then load a .25 bullet this is a 60 gr., a fire formed case.
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Keeping in mind that formed case is the same length...
As a 25-20. The necking up and fireforming shortens it a bit.
Using 25-20 bullets it fits into my Trail Gun window.
From the land of Melania Trump, I sadly
have not yet used my beautiful mould. It makes FNGC plus about (3) different versions of HP cavities. I think 60 gr. in .257". I always wanted a (3) cavity mould to play with. It's almost (almost) too pretty to use, like Melania!
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