Alternative use for NOE 314 640.

[Ramslammer]

G'Day
Some time ago I bought a NOE 314 640 for the 32/20. I reduced the pin size so it would fill out easier and as usual I was impressed with Swede's work. But I haven't got it to shoot in my 32/20 yet basically due to laziness on my part. Anyway I recently got a CZ 527 in 7.62x39 and had to come up with some loads to kill some Wallaby. Being a tightwad I wanted to use cast and spied on the shelf a heap of 314360s so I loaded them in PMC cases with Fed 210 and 23.5 grns of 4198. Here are the results.

After meeting Mr Wallaby


Here's the damage from a chest shot


Overall I'm pretty happy with the load.
Juddy

[Grendel99]

Cool, do you have a pic of the bullet? Can you/do you eat wallaby? What's the target distance? Not sure if it's a typo, but the thread name mentions mold 314-640 but you say you loaded up and shot mold 314-360. What kind of gun is the 32-20 in?

[Ramslammer]

G'Day
Yes we eat them and it's very good meat with no fat. Yes and I did a typo it's the 314-640. The targets were at about 85 meters. Sorry add on, my 32/20 is a Marlin 1894CL.


Juddy

[dubber123]

I have the same mold, and I too reduced the pin size to make fill out easier. Until reading your post, I never thought to try them in my 1894 CL. Hmmm...

[Ramslammer]

G'Day
I reckon I'll cast a few more and give them a go in the Marlin. It's one of my go to guns for walkabout shooting and if I can get a load going it would be good. I haven't used much else other that Lyman 311316 cast in this gun because it shoots scary gooood with them.
Juddy

[knifemaker]

With accuracy and performance like that, you can not ask for more out of that load combo.