Mihec 200swc HG68 style

[btroj]

I got this mold about 2 weeks ago. The overall quality is almost beyond reason. the bullets almost jump out of the cavities. I have never even imagined that a mould could be this easy to use. Bullets are very consistent in weight and diameter.

I decided the first go around would be with a known load for my Colt 1911. i have shot a fair amount of 4.7 gr of HP38 with the Lee 200 swc with mixed results. I decided that that load plus 4.0 gr of Clays would be the first test. All were lubed with MML, mixed range brass was used, and primers were either Remington or Winchester, can't remember.
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This was the 25 yard group with 4.0 gr of Clays. This is offhand, one hand hold. I am not a great pistol shooter but was pretty happy with this.

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This was the 4.7gr of HP38. Same shooting style was used for both targets.

While I am no great pistol shooter these results are far better than I have gotten with the Lee bullet. I very little to no leading with these loads. I shot some yesterday over the chrony and both loads clock around 750 fps.

This is an absolutely marvelous mould. I would easily recommend Mihec moulds to anyone interested. These are borderline works of art and the price is darn reasonable too. My only complaint is that brass is darn heavy. I have found it to be a great material for moulds, I just needed to find a slightly different casting technique to account for fatigue due to moulds weight. Not a big problem at all.

Brad

And no, I don't know why the photos are in stereo.

[hamour]

His aluminum molds are just as good! I love the brass but wish people would want his six shot aluminum molds again!

[btroj]

A six cav Al mould would be nice too!
I like everything about the bras except the weight. I might need to start a workout program just so I can cast.

[crabo]

The 6 cavity alum is the way to go in my opinion. I remember when I first started casting, a friend told me he could go as fast with a 4 cavity H&G vs the H&G 6 cavity. I didn't believe him until I had cast up several thousand. Those brass and steel big molds weigh a lot.

[Dale53]

Regarding weight in these moulds. I am a "Certified Old Fart" but have no problem handling six cavity aluminum or four cavity brass or iron moulds. However, I have one six cavity IRON mould (H&G #251 for the dbl ended .38 wadcutter). I hate when it is time to run that one again. It is simply entirely too heavy for me to cast with. It casts so beautifully, that I can't bring myself to get rid of it. Oh well, all of our problems should be so minor...

Dale53

[btroj]

Yes Dale, I wish all my problems were so tough to handle.
Is mould is heavy but it does cast so darn nice! I may forgive the weight because it is so pleasurable to use.

[HiVelocity]

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