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arjacobson
11-16-2010, 09:33 PM
I was talking to a friend of mine who is a gunsmith and he asked if I could cast him some wadcutters he used in bullseye shooting.. Said they were hollow base 38's.. Any info on moulds for these???
HeavyMetal
11-16-2010, 10:28 PM
You just missed a group buy from Miha ( last Sept I think) 4 cavity brass Cramer style Hollow Base wadcutter mold.

Works freaking awesome!

Search fo Miha's name and PM him he may have a left over?? Usually he makes a few extra and you might get lucky!
Good Cheer
11-16-2010, 10:32 PM
The old Lyman 358 HBWC is good. Not real easy to get to fill out but makes a nice expanding 38 loaded backwards.
cumminsnut76
11-17-2010, 12:46 AM
oh yess the great times of 38 hollowbased wadcutters loaded backwards!!! oh the fun
arjacobson
11-17-2010, 10:40 PM
You just missed a group buy from Miha ( last Sept I think) 4 cavity brass Cramer style Hollow Base wadcutter mold.

Works freaking awesome!

Search fo Miha's name and PM him he may have a left over?? Usually he makes a few extra and you might get lucky!

I have found Miha's web site and sent him an message on there. Thanks much for the info!! Hopefully he has one left....Randy
MT Gianni
11-18-2010, 03:46 PM
I doubt that you can cast them cheaper than hornady sells the swedged ones for. It is nice to have a mold but I would hate to pay myself 25 cents an hour for casting.
noylj
11-18-2010, 04:04 PM
The best, in my guns, are the Remington's.
MiwayUSA:
Remington Match Bullets 38 Caliber (358 Diameter) 148 Grain Lead Wadcutter $114.99/2000 (less than 6¢ a bullet).
Fantastic bullets and, if I had any money, I would buying more.
Hardcast416taylor
11-18-2010, 04:17 PM
Another use for HBWC bullets, either boughten or cast yourself, is to load them upside down in the case for a whopper H.P. for close range defense work.Robert
Maven
11-18-2010, 04:31 PM
"The best, in my guns, are the Remington's.
MiwayUSA: Remington Match Bullets 38 Caliber (358 Diameter) 148 Grain Lead Wadcutter $114.99/2000 (less than 6¢ a bullet)."

My experience with the Rem. .38cal. HB's matches noylj's exactly.
Good Cheer
11-19-2010, 07:56 AM
The Speer used to be made with a gas check shank on the nose. There was a small spherical section to trim off and then the gas check fit perfectly. Don't know if they've changed the design.
Char-Gar
11-19-2010, 12:29 PM
Swaged HBWC bullets can be bought cheaper and easier than theycan be cast.
smith52
11-19-2010, 02:24 PM
I have loaded a lot of Speer 148gr HBWC and have had really good luck with them. Midway has a decent price on them too.
redgum
11-19-2010, 04:01 PM
As it happens , I was casting some last night whilst making some HP's.
I have an old hand-me-down Ideal 358 395 mold that I drag out now and then.
I cast them from 3 parts pure (roofing lead) + 1 part clip on WW & add about 0.1% tin.
They drop at about .360" and fill out well.
Yeah it's easier to buy swaged, but they shoot so well that it becomes a pleasure.
I've tried them pan-lubed, tumble-lubed (LLA) and lubrisized @ .357" & .358". makes no noticable difference, they are just an absolute treat.
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r49/redgum94/Nov_20_2010.jpg
arjacobson
11-19-2010, 06:35 PM
Nice!!
noylj
11-20-2010, 01:18 AM
What makes the Remington bullets so great in my S&W M52, I believe, is the fact that the skirt is 0.360-0.361".
I would say to try shooting some as-cast, but you are using a revolver and the bullet should be a tight slip fit in the cylinder throats.
Very nice looking bullets.