Petrol & Powder
04-11-2019, 05:32 PM
Here's where I am:
I have a couple of wadcutter loads that I've tuned to do what I want.
One of those loads is a RCBS 38-148-WC, sized to .358", lubed with White Label 50/50 and seated to the crimp groove over 3.1 grains of Bullseye. It does everything I want it to do. Accurate, shoots to the sights, doesn't lead the bore, doesn't beat up the gun (even when used in a snubnose Airweight).
However, I have two small issues and I'm trying to decide if they are significant issues:
1. As much as I love RCBS molds and the great bullets they produce, they are two cavity molds. I've switched to 4 cavity SAECO molds for my SWC's but my WC molds are all 2 cavity types.
2. The front driving band of the RCBS 38-148-WC has a very sharp shoulder. Even when using revolvers that have chamfered chambers (charge holes in S&W parlance) those RCBS WC's occasionally hang up when using speedloaders. YES, I know that a WC is designed to cut nice clean holes in paper.
I would be willing to give up a little of that sharp forward edge in exchange for a little bit more speed-loader friendly profile IF I could retain all of the positive attributes of my current load.
What I envision is a bullet profile identical to the RCBS 38-148-WC from the flat base up to the crimp groove but a beveled profile on the front driving band like a SAECO #348 DEWC.
I could just go to a DEWC but I like the plain base of my current WC and it's working great in all other regards.
SO, is that a custom mold or does someone make a 4 cavity WC mold with that combination of features?
I have a couple of wadcutter loads that I've tuned to do what I want.
One of those loads is a RCBS 38-148-WC, sized to .358", lubed with White Label 50/50 and seated to the crimp groove over 3.1 grains of Bullseye. It does everything I want it to do. Accurate, shoots to the sights, doesn't lead the bore, doesn't beat up the gun (even when used in a snubnose Airweight).
However, I have two small issues and I'm trying to decide if they are significant issues:
1. As much as I love RCBS molds and the great bullets they produce, they are two cavity molds. I've switched to 4 cavity SAECO molds for my SWC's but my WC molds are all 2 cavity types.
2. The front driving band of the RCBS 38-148-WC has a very sharp shoulder. Even when using revolvers that have chamfered chambers (charge holes in S&W parlance) those RCBS WC's occasionally hang up when using speedloaders. YES, I know that a WC is designed to cut nice clean holes in paper.
I would be willing to give up a little of that sharp forward edge in exchange for a little bit more speed-loader friendly profile IF I could retain all of the positive attributes of my current load.
What I envision is a bullet profile identical to the RCBS 38-148-WC from the flat base up to the crimp groove but a beveled profile on the front driving band like a SAECO #348 DEWC.
I could just go to a DEWC but I like the plain base of my current WC and it's working great in all other regards.
SO, is that a custom mold or does someone make a 4 cavity WC mold with that combination of features?