cwlongshot
06-22-2018, 07:52 AM
Hello guys!
I borrowed this mold form a good friend.
I thought it was a RANCH DOG bullet. (I see it has grease groves and the RD has tumble grooves) I had been wanting for some time. I thought it was a .358 (ish) 180G GC bullet.
It is a alum mold I assumed was a LEE, but maybe not... It is a six holler. I cast up 20# of them that tested to about 12bhn hour after casting.
Couple days back I powder coated about 50 and sized them to .360. (Looking to use in a 357Mag revolver, Marlin lever and two 357 MAX carbines.) Well, my case gauge tells me that these are too long. They protrude out the front by a good 3/32" SO, now I am wondering what bullet I actually have as this shouldn't bee the case if this is what I thought it was...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/CWLONGSHOT/Temp%20stuff/sporting%20pics/Bullets/Casting/3B7C6D5D-CDEF-4E69-AFE4-92A32A5EBD6A_zpstiwlef4i.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/CWLONGSHOT/Temp%20stuff/sporting%20pics/Bullets/Casting/6DDC6581-9989-47F2-9225-81620F17BFB5_zpsqleaf2ed.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/CWLONGSHOT/Temp%20stuff/sporting%20pics/Bullets/Casting/Powder%20Coating/B7CD3E89-3813-40D1-B5E5-DF8B335B6274_zpslnhq3di3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/CWLONGSHOT/Temp%20stuff/sporting%20pics/Bullets/Casting/Powder%20Coating/9707F149-78F7-4CF4-8B8A-B12FABCDE3BC_zpsfxt4tik6.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/CWLONGSHOT/Temp%20stuff/sporting%20pics/Bullets/Casting/Powder%20Coating/9EC4F136-DBC1-4DF0-AB16-C0596E6578E9_zpseaok7i6v.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/CWLONGSHOT/Temp%20stuff/sporting%20pics/Bullets/Casting/Powder%20Coating/E7A52E80-A19C-4148-A734-70D1B1A34E96_zpsys1vdrs4.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/CWLONGSHOT/Temp%20stuff/sporting%20pics/Bullets/Casting/Powder%20Coating/29190E1F-C940-4332-A570-E72B2542947E_zpsk3jkiwcx.jpg
I'm not much worried about use in the maximums as I know they have long throats and being single shots length isn't a function problem. But in the revolvers and Marlin, they aint gonna work without trimming cases. Or loading in 38 spl cases...
Any & all comments and suggestions welcome!
CW
I borrowed this mold form a good friend.
I thought it was a RANCH DOG bullet. (I see it has grease groves and the RD has tumble grooves) I had been wanting for some time. I thought it was a .358 (ish) 180G GC bullet.
It is a alum mold I assumed was a LEE, but maybe not... It is a six holler. I cast up 20# of them that tested to about 12bhn hour after casting.
Couple days back I powder coated about 50 and sized them to .360. (Looking to use in a 357Mag revolver, Marlin lever and two 357 MAX carbines.) Well, my case gauge tells me that these are too long. They protrude out the front by a good 3/32" SO, now I am wondering what bullet I actually have as this shouldn't bee the case if this is what I thought it was...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/CWLONGSHOT/Temp%20stuff/sporting%20pics/Bullets/Casting/3B7C6D5D-CDEF-4E69-AFE4-92A32A5EBD6A_zpstiwlef4i.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/CWLONGSHOT/Temp%20stuff/sporting%20pics/Bullets/Casting/6DDC6581-9989-47F2-9225-81620F17BFB5_zpsqleaf2ed.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/CWLONGSHOT/Temp%20stuff/sporting%20pics/Bullets/Casting/Powder%20Coating/B7CD3E89-3813-40D1-B5E5-DF8B335B6274_zpslnhq3di3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/CWLONGSHOT/Temp%20stuff/sporting%20pics/Bullets/Casting/Powder%20Coating/9707F149-78F7-4CF4-8B8A-B12FABCDE3BC_zpsfxt4tik6.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/CWLONGSHOT/Temp%20stuff/sporting%20pics/Bullets/Casting/Powder%20Coating/9EC4F136-DBC1-4DF0-AB16-C0596E6578E9_zpseaok7i6v.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/CWLONGSHOT/Temp%20stuff/sporting%20pics/Bullets/Casting/Powder%20Coating/E7A52E80-A19C-4148-A734-70D1B1A34E96_zpsys1vdrs4.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/CWLONGSHOT/Temp%20stuff/sporting%20pics/Bullets/Casting/Powder%20Coating/29190E1F-C940-4332-A570-E72B2542947E_zpsk3jkiwcx.jpg
I'm not much worried about use in the maximums as I know they have long throats and being single shots length isn't a function problem. But in the revolvers and Marlin, they aint gonna work without trimming cases. Or loading in 38 spl cases...
Any & all comments and suggestions welcome!
CW