A couple of more Russian slugs

[Blood Trail]

I'm really digging these molds. Don't take much for them to get hot and the slugs literally fall out of the molds.

The last three I got took a little time to get here. Usually, they take about 2 weeks. This package got lost in the mail. The seller in Russian was great and kept me updated. Even offered to replace everything if they did show by next week.

The new molds I bought where some paradox hollow point looking slug mold, the Russian Lyman clone but in 20 ga, and Russian Lyman 12 ga clone. I ordered that one by accident as I already own one. It comes with two different center pins so you can change the weight of the slug.

From left to right is the 12ga Lyman, 20 ga Lyman, Hollow point:









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[rancher1913]

Where are you ordering from, what payments do they take

[nagantguy]

Yes those are very cool, you say you now have an extra 12 gauge mold?

[toallmy]

Interesting , how do they fly ? I just happen to be looking for a 20 gage slug .

[Blood Trail]

Where are you ordering from, what payments do they take

I used PayPal. They also accept some European PayPal type deal.


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[Blood Trail]

Yes those are very cool, you say you now have an extra 12 gauge mold?

I do. It's the Lyman clone with extra pins.


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[Blood Trail]

Interesting , how do they fly ? I just happen to be looking for a 20 gage slug .

I haven't tested these yet, however my Russian svarog segmented hollow point slug did well with 7 different powders I used. However, all of them except Longshot, should signs of keyhole groups. With that being said, I had cloverleaf groups at 50 yards with them. I posted range results.


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[longbow]

I like that HP mould! If I had a rifled gun I'd like that in solid and HP versions.

So these moulds are well made? Looks like they cast a decent slug. I'm kinda thinking of the Lyman sabot slug clone. I wanted in on the Mihec group buy but talked myself out of it mostly due to cost and not needing another slug mould but these seem pretty inexpensive so not too hard to justify.

I'm guessing you'll be testing the Lyman clone in a rifled gun? Any chance of some smoothbore groups with a fairly hot load?

I ask because turbo1889 said the Lyman slugs tended to get unstable at transonic velocities due to the large meplat. That's the other reason I passed on that group buy. Many are reporting good accuracy out to 100 yards though.

I'll be curious how yours do whether in rifled gun or smoothbore.

Longbow

[sawinredneck]

Subscribing in hopes to find out where you get these.

[megasupermagnum]

Does that big hollow point paradox slug have a hole through it to accept a screw like the svarog slug? I would absolutely love to make some "Brenneke" style slugs. I don't need them to be hard like real Brenneke slugs, but I'm not loving the idea of a frangible slug like that svarog.

[Blood Trail]

The slug don't have a hole in the base, But anything is possible.

Longbow, I'll run these through rifled and smoothbores. Hope to post results this weekend.


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[longbow]

Great! I'll be looking forward to results.

I will get a chance to try some shortly. New member Ginsing lives near me and he just bought the same Lyman clone mould so will be casting some up shortly.

Nonetheless, I'll still be very interested in your field results. You do a good test and write up!

[faustus]

So where can one order those molds?
Is there are web site?

[cuzinbruce]

I don't know where the OP got them but they are listed on the infamous auction site. Just do a search for Svarog Mold and there should be a bunch listed. I didn't see a website in a quick Google, there may or may not be one. Might be in Russian anyway.

[longbow]

That certainly looks like a Svarog mould.

Here is the website:

http://svaroghunt.ru/

Its in Russian but Google will translate it to English.

A local guy has just ordered a couple of these moulds, one round ball and one Lyman sabot slug clone. I'll get to see them shortly I hope and test a few slugs.

So far the reports on Cast Boolits are that the moulds seem to be good quality and cast well.

Longbow

[Blood Trail]

My svarog mold came from EBay. The others came from this site.
http://bulletmold.ru/ассортимент/prices-leyki/


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[6pt-sika]

My svarog mold came from EBay. The others came from this site.
http://bulletmold.ru/ассортимент/prices-leyki/


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That second place is on Ebay also .

If you contact them direct will they work with you on shipping costs ? If you buy straight thru Ebay the sock it to you on shipping .

[6pt-sika]

I like the fact that this new place is selling molds for the Lyman sabot slug for 12 , 16 , 20 and 28 gauge . Don't really have an intrest in the 28 gauge slug but I do in the other three . As well as that 12 gauge HP above that looks like what the Brits were using in the 12 bore and 12 Paradox guns back in the late 1800's early 1900's .

[longbow]

Not quite the same as the Paradox bullets but similar. The Kynoch version ran 750 grs. solid and was available let in hollow point too with somewhat longer nose and 735 grs. IIRC.

If I had a rifled gun I'd certainly order one of those Russian slugs.

What's the weight on those Bloodtrail?

[Blood Trail]

Not quite the same as the Paradox bullets but similar. The Kynoch version ran 750 grs. solid and was available let in hollow point too with somewhat longer nose and 735 grs. IIRC.

If I had a rifled gun I'd certainly order one of those Russian slugs.

What's the weight on those Bloodtrail?

LB, they're coming in around 548 grs.