Accurate 35-220B mould for 348WCF

[451whitworth]

just a FYI to M71 348 WCF shooters, the Accurate mould 35-220B is a very good one. I've been shooting that bullet out of three different M71's and performance has been excellent. well recommended mould.

[missionary5155]

Good morning
Probably would be another option for the 33 Winchester also.
Mike in Peru

[jtaylor1960]

Thanks for the info.What alloys and at what speed are you shooting them?

[451whitworth]

oven heat treat WW metal at 2150 fps.

[nanuk]

what are they dropping at for you, and what are you sizing them to?

[crash87]

just a FYI to M71 348 WCF shooters, the Accurate mould 35-220B is a very good one. I've been shooting that bullet out of three different M71's and performance has been excellent. well recommended mould.

Witworth, That is the mold I had asked Tom about making. Basically to copy a 35 RCBS 200gr FN, but to make it for the 348 WCF., but add a little weight. I also wanted a little wider Me Plat, something on the LFN dia. I have the 35 200gr. and have had great results with it in my 35 Rem., so thought why not the 348.
I shoot mine in 2 Brownings repo 71's, Rifle and carbine and have not been disappointed.
FYI, for those of you with .375 WCF's, there's a GB going on right now for a 375 version, by NOE. Still deciding on that one?????I hate that when that happens.
Crash87

[Beau Cassidy]

Just what I need- another .348 mold...

[bigbear]

just a FYI to M71 348 WCF shooters, the Accurate mould 35-220B is a very good one. I've been shooting that bullet out of three different M71's and performance has been excellent. well recommended mould.

Are these available now?

[coyotebait]

bigbear

Here is a link to the mold maker, look on page 2 of the catalog.

http://www.accuratemolds.com/catalog.php

Coyotebait

[451whitworth]

what are they dropping at for you, and what are you sizing them to?
i had my mold cut at .352" (because you can choose your diameter) and they drop about .0005" larger. i shoot all three of my M71's with .352" bullets. none of my rifles will shoot .350" bullets worth beans.

[405]

just a FYI to M71 348 WCF shooters, the Accurate mould 35-220B is a very good one. I've been shooting that bullet out of three different M71's and performance has been excellent. well recommended mould.

That 220B looks like a WFN type (or what some call a LWFN). When you say 'performance... excellent'- what does that mean? What type of group at 50 yards with a good rest? What velocity? How does it cycle thru a 71?

[451whitworth]

That 220B looks like a WFN type (or what some call a LWFN). When you say 'performance... excellent'- what does that mean? What type of group at 50 yards with a good rest? What velocity? How does it cycle thru a 71?
405, the performance i speak of is accuracy. the loaded rounds cycle without a hitch through the magazine/action. my load is 41.0gr of RL-15 with 1.7cc Precision Reloading spherical buffer (PSB) over the powder. I use those plastic Lee dippers to measure the PSB. The shotshell buffer keeps the powder against the primer as 41 gr. of RL-15 can wander around in that case without it. This load chrony's at 2150 fps. I have had great results with RL-19 and jacketed bullets in years past so i loaded 58.0gr. of it with the Accurate 35-220B. This load almost fills the case so no buffer is needed and clocks a bit over 2200 fps. I prefer the RL-15 load because it uses less powder and the 3 rifles all like it. I've tried IMR3031, H4895, RL-19, & RL-15 with different cast bullets in my M71's and RL-15 produces the smallest groups in my rifles. I own many Winchester, Browning, and Marlin lever guns but the Browning M71's are the most accurate lever guns i've ever played with. They shoot circles around any original Win 71 i've shot (5 total). I don't like talking group size on the internet because everyone claims they shoot itty bitty groups but those Browning M71's shoot small, tight groups with receiver sights.

[405]

451w
Thanks, that's the type of info I was looking for.

[bigbear]

405, the performance i speak of is accuracy. the loaded rounds cycle without a hitch through the magazine/action. my load is 41.0gr of RL-15 with 1.7cc Precision Reloading spherical buffer (PSB) over the powder. I use those plastic Lee dippers to measure the PSB. The shotshell buffer keeps the powder against the primer as 41 gr. of RL-15 can wander around in that case without it. This load chrony's at 2150 fps. I have had great results with RL-19 and jacketed bullets in years past so i loaded 58.0gr. of it with the Accurate 35-220B. This load almost fills the case so no buffer is needed and clocks a bit over 2200 fps. I prefer the RL-15 load because it uses less powder and the 3 rifles all like it. I've tried IMR3031, H4895, RL-19, & RL-15 with different cast bullets in my M71's and RL-15 produces the smallest groups in my rifles. I own many Winchester, Browning, and Marlin lever guns but the Browning M71's are the most accurate lever guns i've ever played with. They shoot circles around any original Win 71 i've shot (5 total). I don't like talking group size on the internet because everyone claims they shoot itty bitty groups but those Browning M71's shoot small, tight groups with receiver sights.
Do you have any Reloader 15, 19 loads for a 255 gr lead bullet (348)?I find my most accurte 71 is an original 32xxx serial range number. y smith bore scoped it and said the bore was shockingly smooth? No idea why. My Browning is a carbine which may explain why my groups aren't as good ( pretty skookum recoil) I am not that sensitive to recoil and can shoot my 71 rifles all day no problem. With the shiny bore 71 I've got 1'' 4shot groups at 100 meters , peep sight on a couple of occasions.With my others I tend to get 2 shots real close then another 1.5 to 3" away, average about 2" groups with good loads, never sure if fliers are me, the rifle or my less than perfect reloading techniques.
I am 348Win/Mod71:-Pcrazy in case you didn't guess.

[451whitworth]

Bigbear,
i do have some loads for 250gr. cast bullets. My mould is a LBT 250 LCFN. Unlike the Accurate 35-220B this bullet protrudes into the powder space exposing the lube grooves so the PSB (see above post) is needed to protect the bullet shank. The same 41.0 gr. of RL-15 with 1.5 cc of PSB shotshell buffer pushes that bullet to 2103 fps. With 45.0 gr. of RL-15 (and 1.4 cc PSB) the velocity is 2225 fps. Using 59.0gr of RL-19 and .5cc of PSB gives 2245 fps. I am a believer in using the shotshell buffer in bottleneck cases. It gives me very consistant velocities and almost always improved accuracy. It has never made accuracy worse and seems to eliminate flyers.

[Freischütz]

Do your 348s have throats? Mine (a Winchester) doesn't. That explains why I always had to seat the Barnes 250 gr bullets so deep.

[451whitworth]

Freischutz, none of my Browning or Winchester 71's have throats. Whatever part of the bullet that is out of the case neck better be around .340" or the lever won't close without major effort. In fact I use the crimp groove on the Accurate 35-220B as a lube groove because i have to seat the forward driving band almost flush with the case neck. The bullet is short enough to not expose anything but part of the GC below the neck into the powder area.

[Freischütz]

451whitworth - thanks for the information. I'm about to buy a mould and wondered which one to get. 35-220B looks like a good choice.