RG1911
01-31-2020, 11:21 PM
It appears that I'm going to have to cast for this cartridge, too. The bore of the rifle measures .4595" which, with the microgroove rifling, seems to let the slug rattle down the bore. Commercial boolits sized to .460 were a tiny bit better.
I'll have to get a mold that throws large enough that I can size and lube to .462 (or possibly .461).
Anyway, on hand I have wheel weight metal (new weights that aren't as good as the ones I used in 1973), an alloy that approximates Lyman #2, some pure lead, and virgin linotype.
Are there recommendations? I've heard that linotype should be used with that d--n microgroove.
Many thanks,
Richard
I'll have to get a mold that throws large enough that I can size and lube to .462 (or possibly .461).
Anyway, on hand I have wheel weight metal (new weights that aren't as good as the ones I used in 1973), an alloy that approximates Lyman #2, some pure lead, and virgin linotype.
Are there recommendations? I've heard that linotype should be used with that d--n microgroove.
Many thanks,
Richard