insanelupus
03-12-2009, 11:06 PM
I'd heard about a little pawn/junk shop that sold a little of everything. I stopped in and took a look around and asked if the fellow had any moulds. He slung a small cardboard box up on the table and told me he had more, but hadn't dug them out for a while.
So I spent about 10 minutes looking through the moulds and find one stuffed in an older Lyman/Ideal orange box with a label affixed over another label marked 311440.
Inside was a nice single cavity mould that had been used but well cared for. So I asked the owner what it would cost to take it home. He says, "How 'bout fifteen dollars?" "Sold!" Says I.
When I got home I did a little looking up on it and found it's a 150 grain gas check design. I've seen references to Paco Kelly favoring this bullet. A search resulted in mixed reactions from folks, some say the profile is wrong, other say it's too light weight.
Anyone have any experiences with this bullet as a hunting bullet? What kind of alloys and velocities were ya using? Thanks.
So I spent about 10 minutes looking through the moulds and find one stuffed in an older Lyman/Ideal orange box with a label affixed over another label marked 311440.
Inside was a nice single cavity mould that had been used but well cared for. So I asked the owner what it would cost to take it home. He says, "How 'bout fifteen dollars?" "Sold!" Says I.
When I got home I did a little looking up on it and found it's a 150 grain gas check design. I've seen references to Paco Kelly favoring this bullet. A search resulted in mixed reactions from folks, some say the profile is wrong, other say it's too light weight.
Anyone have any experiences with this bullet as a hunting bullet? What kind of alloys and velocities were ya using? Thanks.