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  1. 08-08-2018, 12:19 AM #1
    shortfal
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    mold advice needed

    I just got a 450 Bushmaster upper for a AR. Thinking I'll run linotype bullets gas checked and Hitech coated.
    Wondering if anyone could recommend a mold for that caliber.
    TIA Pete
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  2. 08-08-2018, 12:59 AM #2
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    You could try the Lee 452-300-RF mold.
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  3. 08-08-2018, 01:15 AM #3
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    I would think that WW alloy combined with a gas check and powder coating would be enough for your purposes. Linotype can get expensive.
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  4. 08-08-2018, 10:31 PM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by ThomR View Post
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    You could try the Lee 452-300-RF mold.
    That seems to be a popular boolit for the 450 BM.
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  5. 08-08-2018, 10:39 PM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by sigep1764 View Post
    I would think that WW alloy combined with a gas check and powder coating would be enough for your purposes. Linotype can get expensive.
    True, probably more so if I heat and quench. Never tried that. Been casting straight lino Hitech coated and checked for my Sturmgewehr loads for the last 4 years or so. Overkill I guess but they work well and are cheap compared to buying jacketed. Tried coww not HT but coated and checked. They shot poorly. Went to lino after that.
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  6. 08-08-2018, 11:12 PM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by shortfal View Post
    That seems to be a popular boolit for the 450 BM.
    Pete
    Wow - MPLAT much?
    That thing will put a hurt on it's target for sure.
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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"
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
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