Johnch
09-21-2018, 09:34 PM
A few night back I could not sleep
So I used my key to my friends shop and finished a mold that was started 2 months back
Nice to have a bunch of tools to use and not have to spend all that cash myself .... But I will be dropping off a case or 2 of beer this weekend as a thank you
A single cavity HP mold that drops a GC .312 dia bullet that is 155 gr as cast .... sort of based on the Lee Soup Can design
Last evening I did some casting , so I made up 50 of the new bullet
I used 2 types of lead
The nose was almost pure lead and the base was a hard lead , from the bullet trap at the club ...IMO it had a high percent of store bought hard cast bullets
I sized them to .310 and used a lube that another member gave me ... darned if I can remember who gave it to me [smilie=b:
I used a reduced charge of IMR 4895 as that jug was sitting on the bench ... just over 1900 fps and a just under 3" group at 100 yards
I will work on loads as IMO I know the rifle can do a lot better
But I took the rifle and a few rounds with me this morning for a walk .... I was scouting deer on a area I have permission to hunt along the Maumee River
As I figured most of the deer moved before sunrise or right after sunrise .... I hope as the weather turns cooler the deer might feed in the corn field between the river and the woods
But I figured it was worth a try to see if a ground hog would come out along a old fence row
Well about 9 AM I was thinking of leaving when a ground hog came out and started eating in the harvested wheat field about 50 yards away
I took my time and made a good shot
The soft HP nose did its part and really expanded
Lots of damage , just what I wanted for ground hogs ... I just have to work on a better grouping load
John
So I used my key to my friends shop and finished a mold that was started 2 months back
Nice to have a bunch of tools to use and not have to spend all that cash myself .... But I will be dropping off a case or 2 of beer this weekend as a thank you
A single cavity HP mold that drops a GC .312 dia bullet that is 155 gr as cast .... sort of based on the Lee Soup Can design
Last evening I did some casting , so I made up 50 of the new bullet
I used 2 types of lead
The nose was almost pure lead and the base was a hard lead , from the bullet trap at the club ...IMO it had a high percent of store bought hard cast bullets
I sized them to .310 and used a lube that another member gave me ... darned if I can remember who gave it to me [smilie=b:
I used a reduced charge of IMR 4895 as that jug was sitting on the bench ... just over 1900 fps and a just under 3" group at 100 yards
I will work on loads as IMO I know the rifle can do a lot better
But I took the rifle and a few rounds with me this morning for a walk .... I was scouting deer on a area I have permission to hunt along the Maumee River
As I figured most of the deer moved before sunrise or right after sunrise .... I hope as the weather turns cooler the deer might feed in the corn field between the river and the woods
But I figured it was worth a try to see if a ground hog would come out along a old fence row
Well about 9 AM I was thinking of leaving when a ground hog came out and started eating in the harvested wheat field about 50 yards away
I took my time and made a good shot
The soft HP nose did its part and really expanded
Lots of damage , just what I wanted for ground hogs ... I just have to work on a better grouping load
John