22 hornet molds

[edadmartin]

Im trying to figure which mold i should get for my cz 22 hornet.noe has the 225-45wfn and lee has the 55 grain mold both are .225. I was hoping to find a mold that was .223 so i can powdercoat and size to .224. Powder coating adds no more than .002 Suggestions?

Ill most likely be bench target shooting to 100 yards.

[richhodg66]

That NOE 45 WFN is a good one for hunting. I've never put it to a serious accuracy test though, it was plenty good enough for what I wanted, so I didn't try much else.

I have no experience powder coating but it seems like you could get a .223 sizer and run them through it before coating. I size all mine to .225.

[Intel6]

I have the NOE 37 gr., both plain base and GC 45 gr. WFN and the 55 gr. RCBS copy. Since I have magazine fed Anschutz hornets I tend to use the 37 gr. quite a bit as it seems to have the best shape for that. I do use the WFN in my single shot hornets and find it works well. I have tried the 55 gr. in the hornets but prefer the proper/lighter weights in the hornet and use the 55 gr. in .223.

In the pic below you can see some culls I kept as samples.


http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medium/22_cal_bullets.jpg