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  1. 03-06-2008, 11:10 AM #1
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    My 434330 GC is dropping bullets that

    weigh 309 grains and undersize.......anyone else seeing this?
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  2. 03-06-2008, 12:43 PM #2
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    Quote Originally Posted by 2 dogs View Post
    weigh 309 grains and undersize.......anyone else seeing this?
    What is your alloy? Are you using straight Linotype or something like it? I assume you are wanting to size to .432, it that correct?

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  3. 03-06-2008, 01:41 PM #3
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    quit wineing. You probably have 10000 done in my ballistic cast mold by now anyway. I told you to buy one.
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  4. 03-06-2008, 10:24 PM #4
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    Mine are comming out @ .432 and average 314 gr. This is with WW +2% tin babbitt and 2% mag shot. I cast a 30 cal ammo can full and the cavities were very consistant for weight and diameter.
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  5. 03-06-2008, 11:53 PM #5
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    I dont know what my alloy is exactly but my bullets are about 16 BHN.....
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    Dear Lloyd, please go outside, check if the lake is not frozen, then jump into it.....
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  7. 03-07-2008, 02:35 AM #7
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    The couple I weighed straight from the mould were around 315 grains
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    And I've had the darn things loaded for a couple weeks now , but one thing or another is keeping me from going to the range
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  9. 03-07-2008, 06:15 AM #9
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    sorry pal but its still froze solid up here. Id jump in the bathtub for ya but it aint sunday!!
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    Dear Lloyd, please go outside, check if the lake is not frozen, then jump into it.....
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  10. 03-07-2008, 07:15 AM #10
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    Yup, mine drops them at 309 grs and 0.432" using WW + 2% tin. - without GC and lube.

    The underweight issue seems to point to a miscalculation when the bullet was designed, and the undersize the same or when it was cut.

    The way it is, it offers no big advantage over the Lee 310gr mold I already had, except it's a bit fatter.
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    Dear Lloyd, I may have your ballisticast mold a bit longer......
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    take your time pal im in no hurry for it back.
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  13. 03-09-2008, 08:16 PM #13
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    Mine drop at 310 grains and .4335ish from WW+2%Sn.

    Works for me.

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  14. 03-19-2008, 12:02 AM #14
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    Took them out and shot them in my old Second Model Marlin 444 and just used open sights . No scope or peep sight .

    And they did alright at 50 yards , when I go back friday or saturday I hope to have a peep at least or possibly a scope mounted .

    I want to see what they will do at 100 yards , I am hoping for three in 2"
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BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
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