How about .40 cal 130 gr. 6 cavity?

[h1tdk00]

I contacted 45 2.1 and asked him if he could design a light weight .40 bullet for high volume casting and loading. I asked for something that would drop out of the molds easily and that would have a slight beveled base for easy loading in a progressive loader.

This is what he came up with.

I like it, but I would kind of prefer a conical nose instead of the semi wad cutter design. Any oppinions?

[yobohadi]

I would be interested in a 5 or 6 cavity in this design.

[harley45]

I'd be in I like that design, who are you planning on having do it?

[john from md]

I would be interested in anything lighter than the 175gn lee in six cavity.

John

[thumper,eh?]

Conical, 130gr, 6 holer. Sign me up before you change your mind or the design.

thumper

[RED333]

I am out if it is made of brass, the 4 hole brass molds are heavy after a bit.
ALU will work, put me on the list.

[Old School Big Bore]

I have a .400 Cor-Bon barrel that likes light bullets, and my shooting buddy just discovered his wife has her grand-dad's M92 .38-40, so I'd be in for either the SWC shown or a TC, .402 and 130-135 gr in w/w.

[Ausglock]

I'd be in if you lose the lube groove. I HI-TEK coat all mine.

[mpbarry1]

Ive been looking for something lighter than those 160s also. an aluminum 6 holer would be perfect. I was thinking 140 grain but this would work. count me in. who are you thinking of doing it?

[Oreo]

The SWC nose is there for a reason. You can only go so light before there just isn't enough bearing surface on the boolit for a lube groove, to hold the rifling when fired, or to even be secured by case tension in the brass case. The SWC nose is a light weight nose profile which allows for a longer boolit body for a given weight.

[mpbarry1]

that makes sense oreo. how about a truncated cone? it might add 5 grains or so?

[Oreo]

Pull up mountain molds' website and play with it a bit. You'll get a feel for where the weight goes and what you can do with it.

[Springfield]

If you reduce the base length a bit I think this would work. You could have it in a couple of weeks, going by my last 2 buys from Accurate.
http://www.accuratemolds.com/bullet_...=40-150H-D.png

[338RemUltraMag]

I can cut it, 6 cav aluminum at $125, get 20 to sign up and it can be done in 6 weeks tops

[doctorggg]

I'd be in.

[Springfield]

338: Got a pic of a similar mould you have done? Or are you making them just like the LEE 6 cavity?

[338RemUltraMag]

These will be a lot like the other custom mold makers, I can post up a pic of my first cut with my 12 ga slug on a piece of scrap metal. We will be making these with 7075-T6 aluminum and steel parts we also use the same cherry maker as jt and noe.

[sargenv]

And to think that Bear Creek sells a nice little somewhat flat pointed meplat 140 RN with a single lube groove that I'd been shooting for years before I started casting.. I think that is what people are looking for.. I'll see if I have one I can take a picture of.

[338RemUltraMag]

Any thoughts on this?

[Oreo]

.405" diameter? That's a bit excessive unless someone requested that and I missed it. Especially so if anyone intends to powder coat these.