23. Dezember 2021 Von Webmaster 0

IHMSA Silhouette, early summer 1978

IHMSA Silhouette, early summer 1978. Ray Lones sights on steel with Dan Wesson Arms Model 15 .357 Mag. Load: Lyman 358429 cast 158 SWC Plain Base; 14.5/Hercules 2400; CCI 500 primer

Ray Lones in his hybrid sitting position squeezes a cast bullet from DWA M-15 Vent Heavy 8-inch. Edd “Cookie” Cooke spotting

M-15 .357 recoils at launch of cast 158 SWC. Ray Lones, along with wife Sharon loaded cast for all their silhouette shooting. “Only gas check 7mm and .30,” says Ray. “Nothing under 2,000 fps.” Asked whether he gas checked bullets for his grade school daughter’s XP-100 .221 Fireball, Ray says, “Try to gas check a .22 caliber bullet!!”