JeffinNZ
08-14-2007, 04:58 AM
Hi team.
Jim at CBE in Australia has just added two more moulds to his .303 British selection. That makes about 12 now! I have had the pleasure of taking advantage of the first moulds from these new designs.
The first is the CBE 313 215 GC. My mould throws this at .3135 on the grooves and .304 on the nose and 207gr in clip on WW + 2% babbit. The bullet is very similar to a Lyman 314299 and is 1.210 long. I have so far shot it in my No.4 MkII Lee Enfield and today put down this group at a full 100 metres (110 yards). As you can see the "last shot jitters" got to me or as Buckshot would say it was the Almighty keeping me humble! [smilie=1:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/JeffinNZ/Shooting%20stuff/No4313215100m.jpg
The load was 20gr H4227/AR2205 over a Winchester large rifle primer, bullet run through a .314 die to lube and seat the gas check only and seated to 3.055 OAL. Velocity is 1650fps.
The second bullet is the CBE 316 175 GC Jim has designed for those .303's with generous groove dimensions. This mould is particularly well suited to my .303 Pygmy with its .317 groove tube. The 316 175 casts at .3165 on the grooves and .305 on the nose in the same alloy as above, weighs in at 177gr and is 0.950 long. The following group was shot today at 50 metres (55 yards) from my .303 Pygmy.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/JeffinNZ/Shooting%20stuff/Pygmy31617550m.jpg
Load was 26gr of W748 over a large Winchester primer for just shy of 1700fps average velocity. The individual velocities were astounding and as follows: 1697, 1697, 1696, 1697, 1707!!!! Seated to OAL of 2.110 and shot 'as cast' at .3165 plus a bit from when the bullet bumped a shade will seating a gas check. Speaking of which, Jim being the astute mould make he is cut the shank on this bullet stout so gas checks must be flared to fit. This will allow the bullets to be sized at a full .316 and ensure good gas check fit.
For those who have not used one of the CBE moulds they are very pleasant to cast with. The bullets fall out easily and the mould maintains a good, consistant heat. In addition Jim fitted 1/4 thick sprue plates and his finishing is of a high standard.
I will report more as I burn more powder.
Jim at CBE in Australia has just added two more moulds to his .303 British selection. That makes about 12 now! I have had the pleasure of taking advantage of the first moulds from these new designs.
The first is the CBE 313 215 GC. My mould throws this at .3135 on the grooves and .304 on the nose and 207gr in clip on WW + 2% babbit. The bullet is very similar to a Lyman 314299 and is 1.210 long. I have so far shot it in my No.4 MkII Lee Enfield and today put down this group at a full 100 metres (110 yards). As you can see the "last shot jitters" got to me or as Buckshot would say it was the Almighty keeping me humble! [smilie=1:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/JeffinNZ/Shooting%20stuff/No4313215100m.jpg
The load was 20gr H4227/AR2205 over a Winchester large rifle primer, bullet run through a .314 die to lube and seat the gas check only and seated to 3.055 OAL. Velocity is 1650fps.
The second bullet is the CBE 316 175 GC Jim has designed for those .303's with generous groove dimensions. This mould is particularly well suited to my .303 Pygmy with its .317 groove tube. The 316 175 casts at .3165 on the grooves and .305 on the nose in the same alloy as above, weighs in at 177gr and is 0.950 long. The following group was shot today at 50 metres (55 yards) from my .303 Pygmy.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/JeffinNZ/Shooting%20stuff/Pygmy31617550m.jpg
Load was 26gr of W748 over a large Winchester primer for just shy of 1700fps average velocity. The individual velocities were astounding and as follows: 1697, 1697, 1696, 1697, 1707!!!! Seated to OAL of 2.110 and shot 'as cast' at .3165 plus a bit from when the bullet bumped a shade will seating a gas check. Speaking of which, Jim being the astute mould make he is cut the shank on this bullet stout so gas checks must be flared to fit. This will allow the bullets to be sized at a full .316 and ensure good gas check fit.
For those who have not used one of the CBE moulds they are very pleasant to cast with. The bullets fall out easily and the mould maintains a good, consistant heat. In addition Jim fitted 1/4 thick sprue plates and his finishing is of a high standard.
I will report more as I burn more powder.