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Thread: . 35 cal slug mold for PCP airgun?

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    Boolit Mold
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    . 35 cal slug mold for PCP airgun?

    Hello
    As the title suggests, I'm putting it out there if there's anyone who makes a mold for. 35 calibre slugs? I'll be using it for a FX Impact 35 cal in time.

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    Boolit Master
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    I would try any of the lighter molds meant for pistols, what is the req'd dia. for .35 pellets/slugs? You may need some creative sizing options, but it worked out very well for me in my .22 Aspen PCP.

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    Swede Nelson at NOE has dedicated airgun moulds in .35

    https://noebulletmolds.com/site/product-category/358

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    I can personally vouch for the 88 gr. FN / 83 gr. HP mould made by NOE....

    https://noebulletmolds.com/site/prod...m/359-88-rf-s2

    It is only a few grains heavier than the JSB pellet, and I have found better accuracy and far superior BC.... I have shot sub 2" groups at 100 yards with it.... There is only one RG style mould still available, which allows you to cast flat nose, cup point, or hollow point just by changing the pins....



    I would very much doubt that the Impact has enough power for anything heavier.... but there is also a 115 gr. version available....

    https://noebulletmolds.com/site/prod.../359-115-rf-r2

    The 83 gr. HP retains as much energy at 100 yards as the 81 gr. JSB pellet does at 50....

    Bob
    Last edited by rsterne; 07-31-2020 at 11:50 AM.

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    Thank you all so much for the replies! I thought my notifications were on, so alas, I didn't see the replies. The NOE sounds the go! Cheers from Tassie, guys

    Sent from my SM-A315G using Tapatalk

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    Veral Smith of LBT makes airgun molds, too.

    I think he may have been the first mold maker to make an airgun-specific design.

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    I've gotten some pretty good results with Lee's 95gr RFN TL, a slug primarily designed for 380 auto but one that has shot very well in our PCP's as well. We've tried it in several Benjamin Bulldogs, they all have liked it, and a few other odd 35 cal. PCP's as well. It also feeds my S&W Shield (380) with excellent results, and a couple of other 380's I've tried it in. It's very versatile, I prefer casting medium-hard and sized to .357 so I can use it in either platform interchangeably that way.

    lathesmith

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