I bought my mold direct from Russia two years ago.
I didn't know there had been mold changes/versions. Can you elaborate?
Thanks!
Vettepilot
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Yeah. I've been dealing with Svarog only. It's my understanding that the only mold changed had been the Paradox, but who knows.
I'm getting some new core pins to experment with changing how they cast that step at the bottom of the slug. That step currently casts at over .014" SMALLER DIAMETER than the corresponding step that mates with it on the wad. That's far too much of an interference fit, even for lead and plastic.
So, I'll go to work with the core pins once they arrive, and let you know how it goes.
Thanks,
Vettepilot
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Today shot some SVAROG 108-grain wasp-waisted slugs sent to me by GPIdaho.
These were loaded in .38-40 brass with no wads and shot in my H&R cylinder bore .410 Garden Gun at 25 yards. I will try again in .410 brass to see if reducing the "jump" helps, but .425 round balls similarly loaded in .44-40 cases group much better than this.
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I think the only changes was to nose of the hydrant slugs. Everyone at first had to grind off part of the nose to get a good roll crimp
How long is it actually taking to get these slug molds from Russia?
Accurate 42-146H has solid skirt and slightly different shape:
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42-146H loaded in .44-40 brass and shot in cylinder bore .410 garden gun at 25 yards.
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.38-40 and .44-40 cowboy loads fired likewise:
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NOW round ball in .44-40 brass!
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I'm sticking to a soft lead round ball not to exceed 0.005" larger than choke diameter.
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I'm going to get to my 410 one of these days. I got a bunch of 444 brass I have been saving just for this
I enjoyed reading all those comments by you all, still feel we are being ripped off and should be able to choose any two molds for $100 or $120 the most with faster shipping.
Lee can make Aluminum slug mold in US for $18 plus, should we all not write to Lee Precision, I think so.
The above two a great candidate for Brenneke style design
They are not brass molds, only aluminum molds just like Lee Precision.
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When those Russian molds first came here they were like $60 Delivered. You can still get the AS molds cheap from them on Facebook. I think they are about $80 Now.
Hate to say it but you are way off on us getting ripped off. Try to make it yourself. Then tell us how much it cost. Machinery, knowledge, and time are expensive.
Those aren't cork wads on the Brenneke, they are some kind of hard card wads top and bottom and a hard felt like material between. Not sure if it is super dense felt or felt impregnated with something but it is felt like.
Longbow
Those cork wads look a little rough to me and not quite precisely aligned in the link pic.
As long as the wads are consistent in "form" and aligned they should work.
Might be easier to use a BPI brush wad as several of the Russian slugs show now.
It is easy enough to try felt, cork, brush wad or whatever though. I've found best results so far using wad slugs with attached tailwads made from hot melt glue poured in over length forms right onto Lee slugs and slugs from homemade moulds then cut the excess off in a jig. The shrinkage and bubbles rise to the bit I cut off.
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Where can we get the Svarog slug molds now?
TheReloadersNetwork.com has been out of stock for a while.
I was able to score a 12ga Botfly mold from the auction site last month, and regretfully passed on a Paradox mold since I have a smooth bore semi.
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" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |