castalott
10-08-2014, 09:05 PM
I have a four cavity Hardline Industries Mold that casts ~150 grain .360 bullets. It is smooth sided with a small bevel base. I've had some cast of 50/50 for a few weeks and last week I put one coat of 45-45-10 from LAR 45. I let them dry for a week because I didn't have time to load. I sized them .358 in a Lee sizer before coating.
Loaded them yesterday in 38 cases with a max charge of 231.
Tonight just at dark I tried some fastfastfast offhand groups at 7 yards. Results were a very respectable 1 inch group ( I can't hardly see the S&W 65 sights in the dark) for 6 shots. Fired 18 rounds total and the bore looks great except maybe a little leading back next to the forcing cone. There was some in it when I started. The rest of the bore looks wonderful.
Then 3 fast rounds in the Marlin 1894 .357 still offhand in the dark. One hole in the paper that a dime would cover completely. There is no leading I can find. There are some balls of black I would call unburnt powder but that shouldn't be with a hot load of 231.
I am wonderfully pleased with this mold and design. I plan to shoot longer distances when time permits.
Dale
Loaded them yesterday in 38 cases with a max charge of 231.
Tonight just at dark I tried some fastfastfast offhand groups at 7 yards. Results were a very respectable 1 inch group ( I can't hardly see the S&W 65 sights in the dark) for 6 shots. Fired 18 rounds total and the bore looks great except maybe a little leading back next to the forcing cone. There was some in it when I started. The rest of the bore looks wonderful.
Then 3 fast rounds in the Marlin 1894 .357 still offhand in the dark. One hole in the paper that a dime would cover completely. There is no leading I can find. There are some balls of black I would call unburnt powder but that shouldn't be with a hot load of 231.
I am wonderfully pleased with this mold and design. I plan to shoot longer distances when time permits.
Dale