Hollow point mold

[djlwest]

I am in the trial phase and my mold is starting to get some good use I have been using a lee mold and it is making good round nose but I'm wanting to find a 200 or 230 gn mold for my 1911 what would everyone recommend? I'm using a lee 90346

[MT Gianni]

What diameter would you like your 45 to expand to? I have always been content with 45 dia. I own several HP molds and like NOE's RG molds for a HP. I am not familiar with any design he has in 45 and as you can get from the above I am not really seeing the need for one in a 45. It increases casting time, rejects and needs a softer alloy to expand which can get malformed on the feed ramp.

[375RUGER]

Large HP version of NOE 452 230 RF. Expands up to .800", my alloy is 2:1- Range lead modified with CuSO4: Pure
http://noebulletmolds.com/NV/product_info.php?cPath=41&products_id=267&osCsid=5thbsemopel4hr9058u0e7jnl4

[RobS]

Large HP version of NOE 452 230 RF. Expands up to .800", my alloy is 2:1- Range lead modified with CuSO4: Pure
http://noebulletmolds.com/NV/product_info.php?cPath=41&products_id=267&osCsid=5thbsemopel4hr9058u0e7jnl4

Have this design too but from a different mold maker who is currently not turning out molds. It's a good one!!!

[yondering]

I am in the trial phase and my mold is starting to get some good use I have been using a lee mold and it is making good round nose but I'm wanting to find a 200 or 230 gn mold for my 1911 what would everyone recommend? I'm using a lee 90346

Mihec's 452-200 HP mold is very good, if you can get one.

I've been converting some Lee hollow point molds with a link system, and have gotten excellent results with Lee's 230gr TC designs. The diameter and depth of the hollow point is important though, and needs to be matched to the alloy you cast with and the intended velocity.

Are you casting with wheelweight alloy or ???

[RobS]

The Lee 230 TC would be a good one hollow pointed, one of the more accurate and easy feeding designs. Here is Erik at hollow point molds link:
http://www.hollowpointmold.com/forsale/
specifically the 230 TC: http://www.hollowpointmold.com/forsale/sale-pictures/?item=212

[yondering]

Here's my take on the Lee 230 TC. The diameter of the cavity mouth is wider on mine, but the cavity depth is about the same as Erik's. It gives good controlled expansion at 900 fps.
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c26/zthang43/Bang/molds/IMG_2353a.jpg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c26/zthang43/Bang/molds/IMG_2350a.jpg

[Boolseye]

Good heavens, Yondering , that beast is a thing of beauty. Your own work? Very fine.

[rodwha]

What was the meplat of that bullet before HPing it?

I've been considering HPing, through Erik, my 170, 195, and 285 grn bullet designs for my .45 cal cap n ball. I'm also curious what it weighs now that it's been hollowed?

[yondering]

Yes, that's my work. I'm not a fan of that 230TC bullet in a solid nose (tumbles on impact, accuracy is mediocre), but as a hollow point it's working really well. Accuracy is a lot better.

The meplat on that one is about .290"-ish. Lee rounds the edges of the meplat in that mold. The hollow point mouth is .250"; it doesn't make the nose any bigger, it just looks like it. I believe the cavity on this one took out about 10-12 grains. It cast heavy originally, and removing the bevel base added a little; they drop at 224gr with the hollow point.

[C. Latch]

Large HP version of NOE 452 230 RF. Expands up to .800", my alloy is 2:1- Range lead modified with CuSO4: Pure
http://noebulletmolds.com/NV/product_info.php?cPath=41&products_id=267&osCsid=5thbsemopel4hr9058u0e7jnl4

I have this mold and am happy with it. I will say, though, that my soft (50/50 COWW/SOWW +2% Sn) alloy bullets deform a bit on the feed ramp. I think I'll move to a 2:1 blend of COWW/SOWW and see if that helps. It's really not an issue either way, for what I do with a pistol. I haven't bench tested these but can say with a straight face that they seem to be as accurate as anything else I've shot offhanded from a .45.

[MtGun44]

I like this one. Penetration in ballistic gelatin is twice this amount.

http://castboolits.gunloads.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=51815&d=1289713935

Bill

[yondering]

That looks good! I really like that bullet design, one of my favorites.

[Any Cal.]

Yes, that's my work. I'm not a fan of that 230TC bullet in a solid nose (tumbles on impact, accuracy is mediocre), but as a hollow point it's working really well. Accuracy is a lot better.

That can't be your work, there is no Coca-Cola can gas check on it...:kidding:

The whole "I am converting Lee hollowpoints with a link" phrase did pique my interest, is it anything you can talk about?

[yondering]

That can't be your work, there is no Coca-Cola can gas check on it...:kidding:

The whole "I am converting Lee hollowpoints with a link" phrase did pique my interest, is it anything you can talk about?

Soda can checks are so last year man! It's all powdercoating now. :kidding: Actually, I'm only partly kidding, I haven't lubed a boolit since last fall.

Sure, I can talk about the linked hollow point molds if you're interested. I'll have some for sale here in the next few weeks, if not earlier. Initially at least, I'll just be buying new Lee 6 cavity molds, converting them, and selling them. At some later point I may be open for services on customer's molds, but not yet. I will take requests for a particular bullet style though, and can tailor the hollow point cavities to match the desired results.

I was doing this on the Lee 2 cavity molds as well, but since they changed the design, I'm focusing on the six cavity molds. I'm converting them with all six cavities hollowpointed, with a link system that pulls the pins out when the mold is opened. This makes for fast casting, and pretty much eliminates tapping the hinge bolt to release stuck bullets, or tapping the pins out in a cramer style mold.