IDEAL 287221 120 GR. pb

[lastborn]

Anybody have a load for this Ideal 287221 { 120 gr. } plain base in a 7mm-08 ? This is a old one piece mold, handles and blocks made together.
Using air cooled WW, how hard could I push it before leading? Kimber M84 22"barrel.
Need a plinking load and a deer hunting load, although being plain base could be wishing on the hunting load? What ya'll think?
Thanks

[Ben]

Yes, ............. 7.7 grs. of International Clays

Not certain your plain based mold will give you a high velocity
deer killing load ? ?

See # 23 in this link :

http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?t=117350&page=2

[lastborn]

Ben, do you know the velocity on that 7.7 gr intl clay load?
Mighty good shootin!

[Ben]

I do not know the exact speed ?

[lastborn]

Ok, got a question. Is this mold for 8mm instead of 7mm? The reason I ask is it drops from the mold @ .2895 - .290 with ACWW. This is WAY to big for my gun, it's a tight .284 maybe .283. By the time I size it to .284 there is hardly any lube groove left.
Thanks

[Ben]

lastborn

The groups in the above link were fired with a .2862" dia. cast bullet in the 7 X 57 mm

Why do you feel you must size to .284 " ? ?

I'd bet right now that you'd get better accuracy in your rifle at .286 " than you will at .284".

[6.5 mike]

Your mould is for the older mil-spec barrels like mine, FN '98 dated 1940, 0.285/0.290. It should fit most any small ring also. An 8 m/m mould usually drops around 0.321/0.323 although the very early ones had a 0.318 barrel.