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What powder and how many grains do I use with this?? LOL

The smaller projectile is a .50BMG 690 Grain bullet. Big silver is 30MM and 9660 grains.

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About 5 grains of Red Dot will make a nice subsonic suppressed load. :D
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WOW, that big sucker looks like it was just run out on a lathe and polished! Makes the 50 BMG look tinsy weensy don't it?

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What powder: Alot
I really don't see you getting that bullet seated in a 50 bmg case though. :lol:
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About 30 lbs of 1F ought to do it :)
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I was thinking Cordite.
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Fill the case with 1F black powder, then lube some cork beer coasters for wads, then seat the bullet.
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bet yer can watch it goo!
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Either one works good on grounf squirrels! :lol:
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