223 plain base bullet mold

[jballs918]

hey guys im looking for a 223 that is a plain base for a plinker. i was wondering if there was a company out there that made them. i have looked and to no avail. if i can get any info on it that would be great. or maybe this might be something for the group buy one day. thanks

[boogerred]

if you could find a used one cheap enough,you could take it to a machine shop and have the gas check portion turned out(up?) and maybe also leaving enough of the original shank to create another lube groove. i dont know if i would use a plain base in a semi-auto rifle but i certainly would in a bolt action or single shot pistol.

[C A Plater]

NEI will cut them shallow and leave off the gas check if you ask them. I had this done to one of the cavities on a 4 hole 125 grain 6.5 mould for my 6.5 TCU.

[jballs918]

wow nei are nice but man 80 bones for a mold thats pretty steep. they have one that i want. but trying to talk the wife into it is a different story

[Bullshop]

I had one of the Lyman rn molds for a 60+ gn boolit that was too long for most of my 22's. It shot good from a 1/14" if I shot it fast. My Cooper and hornets couldnt make it go fast enough to shoot good.
I sent it to our hero Buckshot and he milled of the gc portion which shortend it to about 50+gn. Now it shoots as good as any gc boolit from my Cooper at its full tilt 1800 fps capability. It now shoots good in all our hornets.
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