April 2015 Photo topic: Rifle Boolits
the winner is Nowherefound
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Rifle boolits:
naked,
or sized and lubed/coated,
or loaded,
...and/or what you shot them in,
>>> recovered ? those are always fun
A reminder, please submit/post only one photo. If you post more than one in this thread, your submission will be DQ'd
If you have more photos you'd like to post, feel free to post them in the comments thread.
Last edited by JonB_in_Glencoe; 05-03-2015 at 10:46 AM. Reason: added winner
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“If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun.”
― The Dalai Lama, Seattle Times, May 2001
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“If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun.”
― The Dalai Lama, Seattle Times, May 2001
A one-off 316-299 single brass mold. Drops out at ~224gr from range scrap and WW's. Works great for my SMLE!
First attempt with my new NOE 340320. Shoot really well from my Steyr Kropatschek 8x60R
This is a pic of my very first paper patching tester. Lee 324-174 patched for the 8x56r
-Tim in Rip City
The M28-76, the NOE 311331, and my long but fun search to match the accuracy(target in pic) of an old can of Hercules Unique I was given. An unusual Mosin with unusually good accuracy.
38-55 from my new Lyman 375248CV they drop @.3765 no need to size them! They weigh 245 vs the 249 as it is supposed to weigh! Might be a little hard, but if they shoot as well as the cast I'll be happy!
Semper Fidelis, to God, Country and Corps!
Boolits for my 45-70 Ruger #1.
.........A bit of a casting backstory about me, I started out using "good stuff" 17 years ago. At that time Lee molds were "****", I bought a couple of them just to prove everyone wrong.........'turns out most people were right, Lee's were ****.
Fast forward to today's Lee, with there "new" pin design...........They are still pretty far from the "best" stuff out there, but the new stuff doesn't all the way suck anymore.........Oh, and I've also probably gotten better at casting.......I'm quite certain I sucked when I first started.
Lee 45/70 .458 bullet
The loved and/or hated Ideal 311413 Squib.
The design looks better than it actually shoots.
- Bullwolf
Mihec 311-180 Silhouette before I got rid of the mold because I was tired of beating on it. Ruger M77 Hawkeye in 308. It's my bad weather rifle.
Last edited by dragon813gt; 04-20-2015 at 08:19 PM.
HRA M1 Garand, 30-06.
Lyman 311466. 160gr, LLA, .3105", 3.089" OAL, 40gr H4350.
38-55 237 gr hollow point with small cavity in base to fold paper into. Made with my homemade swage die.
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NOE 311365 in 7.62 x 54R
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