.360 GB History

[Marlin Junky]

Has there ever been a .360-260/270 (or thereabouts) with a similar nose profile to the .360-220?

MJ

P.S. Something like this which is essentially the .360-220 with another lube groove and a little heavier leading band. I realize this is pushing the limit of the Lee 6-cavity mold block at right around 1.05".

[45 2.1]

here is something a little closer to what you want. 248 gr. as cast. Will fit in a 35 Whelen neck without exposing lube and fits the throat.

[Doc Highwall]

What twist would be required to stabilize this boolit.

[45 2.1]

What twist would be required to stabilize this boolit.

Boolit is 1.05" long, weighs about 252 gr. ready to load. If the Saeco will stabilize in it, it should shoot.

[Marlin Junky]

45 2.1,

Was/Is that mold available? The only thing I would change if I was going to order this mold from MM is to remove the crimp groove; therefore, the COL could be adjusted slightly for various throats and crimping can be performed with a Lee FC die. That would also bump the weight up a couple grains.

MJ

[GLL]

45 2.1:

Did the original 220 grain version shoot in .357MAX?

Would a lighter hollow pointed version be better?

Jerry

[Johnch]

45 2.1:

Did the original 220 grain version shoot in .357MAX?

Would a lighter hollow pointed version be better?

Jerry

YES
It shoots great

BTW if we would get enought guys that want 45 2.1 's with or without a crimp grove
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=8281&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1217933856

I would run it at 10 guys in a Lee 6 gang mould



John

[Marlin Junky]

I vote for no crimp groove and would definitely be in for one mold.

I need a good moderate weight boolit for my .350 that carries more lube than SAECO 352 and this one looks like it will weigh about 260 grains in 50/50 (sans crimping groove).

Thank you John,

MJ

P.S. One question though: eliminating the crimping groove on the design we're looking at doesn't mean the position of the driving bands and lube grooves will change, right?

[RugerFan]

I'm very interested (and I have no use for a lube groove either). I wish we would use someone other than Lee though.

[45 2.1]

No crimp groove will only gain you about 1.5 gr. of weight. The crimp groove would be better if you used it as a lube groove. There is a lot of bearing length here.

Did the original 220 grain version shoot in .357MAX?
Yes, from several peoples reports it did.

Would a lighter hollow pointed version be better?
The hollow point version, which I have, does extremely well in the 35 Rem.

[Marlin Junky]

No crimp groove will only gain you about 1.5 gr. of weight. The crimp groove would be better if you used it as a lube groove. There is a lot of bearing length here.

There's great bearing length here, that's not my point. I want to be able to have more latitude in COL by not having a crimping groove and crimping (if necessary) on the flat area with a Lee FC die (see below). If more lube is needed we can widen the lube grooves a tiny bit; however, the hefty front driving band will probably withstand fast twist torques better than a slight front band. I just think a crimping groove on a cast boolit designed for a magazine fed rifle is a waste of space. If one feels the need for a crimp to promote burn or whatever, he can use a Lee FC die on the bullet's shank.

MJ

[GLL]

Can anyone provide me a small handfull of the original 220gr. bullets?

http://www.fototime.com/938AED948C5865E/standard.jpg


Any help is appreciated !

John: I would be in for a couple of the original 45 2.1 design moulds if you rerun it

Jerry