mould
12-18-2011, 05:55 PM
After a lot of research, I wanted a 45 Caliber cast bullet, bolt action rifle. The 458x2 is not known as a good caliber for cast bullets. I liked that they can be built on a Mauser type action and cases can be made from any magnum case. Then I got one of my wild and crazy ideas. [why not use a 1 in 22' 45/70 barrel]. I built one on a Mauser vz24 action. Wow, did this work.
I was wanting to see how cast bullets would do. I purchased a Lee 500 Grain Gas check mould. I cast a bunch, scaled, sized and moly lubed and gas checked them in my Lyman lube sizer. I loaded them to the high end of the 45/70 Ruger #1 loads and headed to the range. Like a kid with a new toy, it got exciting. How do I say what happened in the right words! Very,very, exciting and impressive. It was so accurate I will not be changing that load. The gun is beyond compare. Cheap to shoot, accurate, and the recoil is not that bad, at least not to me. I could not ask for more. If you want see the full story on the build check out Building a 458x2 American (http://www.customriflegunsmith.net).
I was wanting to see how cast bullets would do. I purchased a Lee 500 Grain Gas check mould. I cast a bunch, scaled, sized and moly lubed and gas checked them in my Lyman lube sizer. I loaded them to the high end of the 45/70 Ruger #1 loads and headed to the range. Like a kid with a new toy, it got exciting. How do I say what happened in the right words! Very,very, exciting and impressive. It was so accurate I will not be changing that load. The gun is beyond compare. Cheap to shoot, accurate, and the recoil is not that bad, at least not to me. I could not ask for more. If you want see the full story on the build check out Building a 458x2 American (http://www.customriflegunsmith.net).