View Full Version : WFN bullet mold for Freedom Arms .475?
Naphtali
02-14-2008, 01:25 PM
I believe I'm buying a Freedom Arms Model 83 in .475 Linebaugh tomorrow. I think I read that the maximum nose length projecting beyond case mouth is .395 inches?
What are WFN plain-base bullet molds whose cast bullets (370-420 grains) are designed for Model 83's cylinder length?
hhilljr
02-14-2008, 02:20 PM
I can not give you a specific mould number to go by, but when I bought my Model 83 I also received several commercially cast 385 grain bullets in LFN configuration. They chamber fine, and shoot very well.
They were cast by http://www.montanabulletworks.com, and their ad states that they use LBT moulds.
Hope this helps.
Lloyd Smale
02-14-2008, 04:05 PM
ballitcast makes two i have that i know will work one is a 420 lfngc with a short nose and the other is a 360 wfnpb.
Naphtali
02-14-2008, 04:42 PM
ballitcast makes two i have that i know will work one is a 420 lfngc with a short nose and the other is a 360 wfnpb.Lloyd:
360 grains is lighter than I prefer for the 475. And a narrow flat nose -- like RCBS's 476-400-SWC -- plain-base is not what I have in mind. I believe this plain-base bullet requires trimming .475's case to properly fit Model 83's cylinder.
Am I wanting too much from an off-the-shelf production mold? I am sold on WFN impact performance being demonstrably superior to LFNs. And, in theory, WFN allows identical weight to be shorter than LFN.
I'm reluctant to create a mold using Mountain Molds computer application -- GIGO.
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NEI's online information is older, perhaps out of date. I may have located two bullets that might fit my wants, .475-420-PB #356 335, and .476-410 #357E. From NEI's information, I cannot tell, though.
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