Seeker
01-19-2016, 07:44 PM
I'm comparing bullet lengths again. Does anyone cast these? And if you do...could you please measure the length of one for me?
Saeco #058
Lyman #452460
I'm casting some .452 swc bullets with a Lee 6-cavity group buy mold that I got from a member here. He said that it was a 230gr boolit but they drop at 210 gr. with cowws. In my experiance with all my other molds...my boolits always drop a little heavier than they are supposed to be, when cast with cowws. So I'm thinking that this mold was for a 200gr swc. They have a wide meplat and were supposed to be good for bowling pin shoots.They look a lot like the Saeco#058 with just the one lube groove. I'm just trying to compare the length of these .5990-.6000 for OAL purposes. They are just a tad long when plunk tested in my 1911 barrel when seated to 1.200. The slide will close completely when cycled but I'm concerned about driving the bullet tight into the chamber throat.(Am I worrying for nothing?) The fore mentioned boolits list a shorter OAL in my Lymans 4th edition. Thanks for any help you can offer. G.
I'll try to get a pic. of them and edit. OK, a dummy rnd with an OAL of 1.190 passes the plunk test with flying colors.
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Saeco #058
Lyman #452460
I'm casting some .452 swc bullets with a Lee 6-cavity group buy mold that I got from a member here. He said that it was a 230gr boolit but they drop at 210 gr. with cowws. In my experiance with all my other molds...my boolits always drop a little heavier than they are supposed to be, when cast with cowws. So I'm thinking that this mold was for a 200gr swc. They have a wide meplat and were supposed to be good for bowling pin shoots.They look a lot like the Saeco#058 with just the one lube groove. I'm just trying to compare the length of these .5990-.6000 for OAL purposes. They are just a tad long when plunk tested in my 1911 barrel when seated to 1.200. The slide will close completely when cycled but I'm concerned about driving the bullet tight into the chamber throat.(Am I worrying for nothing?) The fore mentioned boolits list a shorter OAL in my Lymans 4th edition. Thanks for any help you can offer. G.
I'll try to get a pic. of them and edit. OK, a dummy rnd with an OAL of 1.190 passes the plunk test with flying colors.
158606