Semper Fi!
Currently casting for .223, .308, .30-06, .30-40 Krag, 9mm, .38/.357, 10mm, 44 Mag and 45 ACP.
I like strange looking boolits!
NRA Patriot Life Endowment member.
Ordered on Friday, showed up today.
360-160-WFN RG2 cavity PB
I've got one more heat cycle to do tomorrow and I'll start casting.
Semper Fi!
Currently casting for .223, .308, .30-06, .30-40 Krag, 9mm, .38/.357, 10mm, 44 Mag and 45 ACP.
I like strange looking boolits!
NRA Patriot Life Endowment member.
NOE 360200FN RCBS clone, a 5 holer cause the 4 got sold while I was hunting my 1000$ club number. Sometimes things happen for a reason now I'm gonna ream the gas check out of my lee of the same bullet.
Gonna run a bunch next week to feed my new Rem 141
“You don’t practice until you get it right. You practice until you can’t get it wrong.” Jason Elam, All-Pro kicker, Denver Broncos
NOE 502-383- RF to feed a new ,50 beowoulf AR Build. It is one big A## Boolit
Never replied to my request. I receved it today and no trough. Seasoning the mold as we speak so as long as it cast good boolits, I'll be happy.
Edit/update:
Alloy: Lead 92.5% + Antimony 7.5% + Tin 2 % = 17.9 BHN
Note: After PCing them I drop them in a bucket of ice water out of the oven which gives a BHN of 20.9 in 30 days
Actual Weight: 169 grains
Actual diameter: 360"
Sized to: 358"
Length after sizing: .658"
Preheated on a hot plate and dropped four perfect boolits on the first cast and 583 later they look like this:
I'm very pleased to say the least. Time to coat them with Smoke "Clear" PC.
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457 191 and 429 421, purchased from a CB member, can't wait to cast and work up some loads with blue dot and unique.
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I just received an 8-cavity 9mm aluminum block mold from MP. My first aluminum mold from Mihec and the only 8-cavity I've ever had. Hopefully it will be raining bullets this afternoon.
Last edited by Elkins45; 07-07-2017 at 10:30 AM. Reason: added picture
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Armed people don't march into gas chambers.
Got a pedersoli two cavity round ball mold today .464 for a walker colt we are working on / with --- looks a nice mold but sticky on the locating pins - did a little run of a hundred to test it this afternoon
MiHec HTC 357-135 FP SOLID 8 cavity Aluminum just came in the mail this afternoon, WOW. a great looking mold.
Retired Redleg
I came into this world kicking and screaming covered in someone else's blood, I don't mind going out the same way.
Buffalo Arms 443 /530 Elliptical Grain Paper Patch boolit mold 1 cavity Flat base and it casts perfect boolits !Attachment 199060Attachment 199061
I got a NOS Lyman 280473 GM .
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In the time of darkest defeat,our victory may be nearest. Wm. McKinley.
I was young and stupid then I'm older now. Me 1992 .
Richard Lee Hart 6/29/39-7/25/18
Without trial we cannot learn and grow . It is through our stuggles that we become stronger .
Brother I'm going to be Pythagerus , DiVinci , and Atlas all rolled into one soon .
My NOE 155 gr SWC for the .45 arrived at 1830 last night. I got it washed and one heat cycle completed. Second heat cycle is going right now. I'll get some casts from it today and post pics.
Semper Fi!
Currently casting for .223, .308, .30-06, .30-40 Krag, 9mm, .38/.357, 10mm, 44 Mag and 45 ACP.
I like strange looking boolits!
NRA Patriot Life Endowment member.
did not buy it yet, because I am not sure if it is what I need. It is a lyman #512138 single cavity. it looks a little like the great plains bullet but I think it is too big for that. any help?
NOE 432-236 WC, and NOE 360-160 WFN.
Be next week before they get any use.
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MiHec 357-130 TC SOLID 8 cavity Aluminum just came in the mail at lunch time. Second MiHec mold in two weeks.
Retired Redleg
I came into this world kicking and screaming covered in someone else's blood, I don't mind going out the same way.
I didn't get a mold today. I got a ladle (actually yesterday). It is a Rowell #1 and consequently all of my aluminum molds now rain perfect bullets.
Before I was blind and now I see....
USMC 6638
A Paul Jones 40 cal mold
Now that is a good day.
Chill Wills
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 |
GC | Gas Check |