Since I could only post one pic for the contest...
Here's both style boolits from the Lee C430-310-RF mould.
Left boolit with a GC (Gas Check) shank still.
Right boolit converted/milled to PB (Plain Base).
Naked unlubed & unchecked boolit weight:
With GC shank weight 306 grains cast from 50% pure lead - 50% hardball alloy.
With GC shank weight 282 grains cast using my mix of mostly Mono/Linotype.
PB no GC shank weight 265 grains cast from 50% pure lead - 50% hardball.
PB no GC shank weight 246-248gr cast from straight Linotype.
I wanted a 250ish grain boolit for my 3 inch Smith 629 backpacker, and for use in 44 Special - But I did not want to lose the ability to make 310 GC boolits for rifle and my heavy Dan Wesson 44 Magnum loads.
Here's a few 250 grain Plain Base boolits, being loaded in 44 Special cases.
I typically tumble lube 44 Special in 45-45-10. (Recluse lube) However, I was finger lubing some 44 Magnum boollits in Carnuba Red and BAC while doing this, so these Plain Base 44 Special boolits got hand lubed as well, and then pushed through a honed out Lee sizing die to clean the lube mess up.
- Bullwolf