what booolit for brit 303.

[longbow]

Yes. the boolits are very similar to 303guy's.

They are smooth sided and usually one or two diameter boolits. For PP boolits, I make cylindrical moulds and for "naked" boolits I often use two diameter similar in design to the Lyman 311299 but of course no lube grooves. I knurl to allow lubing.

There is a copy of an old Ideal catalogue page here:

http://www.sodcity.com/gallery2/view...al_pages_72_73

Info belongs to georgewxxx.

I make mine from 1 1/2" round bar so little more robust than the Ideal. I thought I had invented something new when I came up with the idea back in the 1960's but apparently Ideal beat me to it by about 100 years (maybe not quite).

Longbow

[Ed in North Texas]

303Guy, the knurled and dipped bullet looks very interesting. How do you do it?
Do you coat the entire bullet with grease, or dip the loaded cartridge and coat the exposed bullet only?

I don't know if they are still available, but years ago the knurled lead boolits were somewhat popular in .38. Can't remember which company put them out (one of the majors) now. And at least one tool for kurling boolits was available for reloaders. Haven't thought about boolit knurling in a lot of years.

Ed

[Cerberus]

I have been doing good with the Ranch Dog TLC-311-165-RF. The mold I have drops them at 312.5 and I size them to 312 for my Mk1 No4. So far, so good.

[Cerberus]

I have a Ranch Dog TLC-311-165-RF mold that drops them out at 312.5 and I size them to 312. It has done good on paper, been waiting for a chance for an OT in the field.

[Jon K]

+1 for NOE 316299.

Jon