Woohoo! Ranch Dog has the new 357-175gr mold in stock

[kelbro]

Just ordered mine. Been waiting a while for this one.

[greywolf444]

I also ordered mine. Have been waiting for this one. From the results that I have had with other RD bullets this should be exactly what my 1894c needs. I have the brass all prepped and waiting.

[missionary5155]

Good morning I have mine.. My Dan Wesson 15-2 really likes a heavy bullet and seated out long... I figure it should do well in the .357 Supermag also. Mike in Peru

[kelbro]

Good morning I have mine.. My Dan Wesson 15-2 really likes a heavy bullet and seated out long... I figure it should do well in the .357 Supermag also. Mike in Peru

I definitely plan to try it in my DW 15-2 also. Seated long? Mine will just barely accept the 359429 but the S&W 586 cylinder takes them with no problem.

[Ziptar]

Just wondering.

Anyone ever load this boolitt out for 38 Special?

[19112TAP]

They work great in my Marlin 1894c and my Ruger Bisley.

[kelbro]

That bullet works well in my 1894C in 38spl cases. Haven't had time to try it in the revolvers.

[Old Goat Keeper]

Can you imagine what that boolit would do out of my 356ER? Deer swatter superb!

T-o-m

[Jeff H]

Anybody know what happened to the page on Michael's site where he was reaming GC grooves off of the moulds? I had it bookmarked and it isn't working. I want this mould but don't want a GC. The price for the service was pretty good - something line $10/6-cavity mould.

[Ranch Dog]

Jeff, I stopped the service as it was unsatisfactory... pretty much on all fronts. It is work that should be done at the time of the cut.

[Jeff H]

Jeff, I stopped the service as it was unsatisfactory... pretty much on all fronts. It is work that should be done at the time of the cut.

Phew! Thought I was losing my mind!!!:-D:veryconfu

OK, so I will just try them without GCs and see how it goes - will probably be fine.

Thanks, Michael.

[Four Fingers of Death]

Phew! Thought I was losing my mind!!!:-D:veryconfu

OK, so I will just try them without GCs and see how it goes - will probably be fine.

Thanks, Michael.

A job for a Dremel and a realllllllllllllllllllll steady hand????

[Jeff H]

A job for a Dremel and a realllllllllllllllllllll steady hand????

Well, why not?? I have five practice runs, right??:wink::grin:



What I meant was loading them with no GC seated on the bullet and see how they work.



My best friend likes them (GCs), I see them as a last resort. Although he likes them, I may be influencing him a little because he had a local machine shop turn the GC ring out of a set of CI blocks for .45 Colt.

Word to the wise - find a machine shop where they like guns and cast bullets and might take a little mercy on you. It cost more to remove the GC ring than t he mold did.

[kelbro]

Cast a few of these today. Great looking boolit. Drops 168-169gr using Lyman #2.

[kelbro]

Well, why not?? I have five practice runs, right??:wink::grin:



What I meant was loading them with no GC seated on the bullet and see how they work.



My best friend likes them (GCs), I see them as a last resort. Although he likes them, I may be influencing him a little because he had a local machine shop turn the GC ring out of a set of CI blocks for .45 Colt.

Word to the wise - find a machine shop where they like guns and cast bullets and might take a little mercy on you. It cost more to remove the GC ring than t he mold did.

I like gas checks for rifles. Leading isn't a big problem in a revolver but can be a real chore in a 20-24" barrel.

[Four Fingers of Death]

If they don't work without the checks in place, I'd be selling the mould and putting the money towards a new mould.

[kelbro]

If they don't work without the checks in place, I'd be selling the mould and putting the money towards a new mould.

But then I couldn't use the really cool 'gas check seating die' that I bought from Swede. :grin:

[Four Fingers of Death]

But then I couldn't use the really cool 'gas check seating die' that I bought from Swede. :grin:

I am at a loss for words (for once, lol).

[kelbro]

Yep, the extra step can be a real PITA but it's worth it to me to not swab that barrel out.

The dimensions on all of my RD molds are so close that you never have to worry about a check just 'falling off'. The seating die makes fairly quick work of the process and all of the checks are all square.

[358 Win]

Oredered and received mine also. Probably try to cast some this coming week. Only thing of
concern to me is that I'll be using my Lyman 450 sizer/lubricator and not the tumble lube push thru process for seating gas checks. Will I be okay using the Lyman 450 sizer/lubricator? Any
one know?
358 Win

[jlchucker]

Oredered and received mine also. Probably try to cast some this coming week. Only thing of
concern to me is that I'll be using my Lyman 450 sizer/lubricator and not the tumble lube push thru process for seating gas checks. Will I be okay using the Lyman 450 sizer/lubricator? Any
one know?
358 Win

I'm wondering the same thing. If it's possible, whattop punch would you be using, .358?

[358 Win]

I've got a whole bunch of top punches that I'm hoping one will fit. If not I have a big flat faced
top punch with no downward sides to it that'll probably work. I've used it before when none of my existing top punches fit and just gotta go slow and easy so the bullet gets centered nice in the sizing die. Using a gas check and going slow helps to center the bullet.
358 Win

[kelbro]

Finally got a chance to shoot these today. Had really nice groups at just over 15gr of Li'l Gun and then again at just over 16gr. Since RD calc'd 16.2 to be the max, I may just work around the 15.2 range and then chrono them. QuickLoad estimated 15.2 to be around 1700fps. Plenty fast for that big meplat.

[358 Win]

Got to cast some today from my RD TLC359-175. Made over 1100 bullets. Very easy mold to
work with. Mine weigh 178gr lubed/checked. Used my Lyman 450 sizer with no problems. Also loaded up five dummy rounds to try them in my 1894C for feed and function. Absolutely
flawless feeding up out of the tubular magazine and into the chamber and back out again. I now have to load some on top of LILGUN or WW296 and see how well they shoot. What an
awesome bullet!
358 Win

[greywolf444]

I ran off a 10# pot of these last night. Looks just as good as the other RD designs. ( Cute little sucker.) Just waiting for the sizing die to come in so I can load and begin testing. I plan to use H110 and 2400.

[kelbro]

Mine drop right at .360 and my sizer (Lee) is .3595. Plan to try some in the DW tomorrow.

[Four Fingers of Death]

I ran off a 10# pot of these last night. Looks just as good as the other RD designs. ( Cute little sucker.) Just waiting for the sizing die to come in so I can load and begin testing. I plan to use H110 and 2400.

I thought that the whole idea of tumble lube boolits was to save the sizing step.

[nanuk]

Finally got a chance to shoot these today. Had really nice groups at just over 15gr of Li'l Gun and then again at just over 16gr. Since RD calc'd 16.2 to be the max, I may just work around the 15.2 range and then chrono them. QuickLoad estimated 15.2 to be around 1700fps. Plenty fast for that big meplat.

What gun and barrel length on that?

[PacMan]

Not sure about the RD bullet but my LBT FN 180 takes 16 grains of Lil Gun to make the 1700fps avg. mark in my 18" 1894c. Very accurate to boot.
Took out a coyote last week at just over 100yards.One flop and end of story.Exit wound behind the shoulder was size of a quarter. The RD should do the same.
I have taken out 200lb+ hogs at the same distance with no problems.

[kelbro]

What gun and barrel length on that?

Marlin 1894C Cowboy Special with 20" octagonal barrel.

[358 Win]

Shot some out of my 18.5" barrreled 1894C using 16gr of LILGUN. Speed was there @ 1791fps but the group was 4" @ 50yds. I'll be trying 296/H110, AA#9, 2400, and a smaller dose of LILGUN. I'm hoping to get to the range next week again using the above powders. My alox
lube from my Lyman 450 sizer/lubricator held up for the bullet's trip down the barrel as there were lube splash lines on the crown of the muzzle. I'm sure I'll find a combination that works.
Like they say, there's a lid for every pot! There was absolutely no leading of the barrel.
358 Win

[kelbro]

Shot a batch of 20 today from my 8" Dan Wesson. 12.5gr of 2400 and WSP grouped 2" at 50 yds. (Scoped) Quite warm load but not sticky extraction and the primers weren't flattened out. You could tell it was a 357 load though.

[358 Win]

Shot a bunch on Monday with LILGUN, 296, AA#9, & 2400 powders. Settled on 13.5gr of
2400 @ 1616fps and a 1.25" group @ 50yds (mine is scoped also). Gas checks were seated in my Lyman 450 sizer/lubricator using their gas check seating stem. Sized em in my .359 sizer and lubed them with Lee liquid alox. Sounds like a pain in the butt process but when they shoot as good as the 2400 load did, it's worth the effort. The only other load showing
promise was the 15.5gr of LILGUN. I'll keep trying LILGUN and maybe I'll stumble on a load that works in my 1894C.
358 Win

[358 Win]

I'm wondering the same thing. If it's possible, whattop punch would you be using, .358?

I had a Lyman #495 top punch which works PERFECTLY. No marks on bullet nose
what-so-ever and aligns the bullet centering it in the sizing die. The Lyman #495
was intended for their mould #358495 which is a wadcutter target bullet. Hope this helps you jlchucker! Sorry for the delay in answering but I was modifying another top punch and found the 495 works!
358 Win

[jlchucker]

I had a Lyman #495 top punch which works PERFECTLY. No marks on bullet nose
what-so-ever and aligns the bullet centering it in the sizing die. The Lyman #495
was intended for their mould #358495 which is a wadcutter target bullet. Hope this helps you jlchucker! Sorry for the delay in answering but I was modifying another top punch and found the 495 works!
358 Win

Thanks, 358. I'll look and see if I've got one. I need to inventory my tooling.

[358 Win]

Four Fingers of Death, if I don't size mine they will not chamber in my 1894C. Must
have a minimum chamber. Thought about a lee factory crimp die that sizes the loaded round before crimping, but I fear hurting the bullet doing it that way and did not buy one.
358 Win

[kelbro]

Update: Loaded a batch up from 15-16gr of H110. Found joy at 15.6. One inch group with my Skinner peep at 50yds. Bullets lubed with double-dip Lee Alox. No leading.

This bullet/powder combo was OK at 15.2-15.4 in my 8" Dan Wesson. I may go back and try some at 15.5 to see if it will shoot well in both (my dream load :) ).