Custom mold opinions sought
Hi guys,
I've joined the forum after plundering it for information on more than a few occasions.
I am having a mold made by a custom maker here in the UK on the pattern of the "Ness Glanceproof bullet" as per threads and subsequent group buy ( that i of course missed) for my 308.
The idea behind this is to produce a subsonic load for discrete culling work but without the massive ricochet potential of solid slugs, whether jacketed or lead.
I am hoping a HP of the type above will upset enough on impact to reduce this risk, or ideally
Not even exit most of the time.
This would be for fox sized animals.
I am having little difficulty finding the precise measurement but the mold maker says he can wing it if he has a target weight to work with.
I don't want too heavy for the reasons given above, thinking around 150 grains if that sounds reasonable?
What size should the hollow point be for subsonic work?
With thanks in advance,
Flash
Custom mold opinions sought
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The Lord Flashheart
Very encouraging results Gamsek, thanks for posting.
What alloy do you use for them?
For the "red" HP ones I used wheel weights (fragmentation).
For the "blue " FP I used pure lead with some tin.
I use few HP versions my MP Molds in 308" cal.
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Custom mold opinions sought
Guys, I (Gamsek) am just a very happy user of MP Molds and also very lucky to live 1.5hrs drive from his shop. I don’t make molds, I use them[emoji6] I believe many mold makers make great products but for me it’s the easiest way to use MiHec molds. I also believe they are the best HP molds.
MiHec or Miha Prevec from MP Molds is known here as:
MiHec.
I had a privilege to meet him in his shop few times.
I offered my advice since there is so many to explain to a new caster and Ness safety bullet mold demands a little bit of attention when casting because of very long pins.
Since you live in UK I can send you mine Ness mold to test it. It was a special run and I don’t think it will be produced soon.