I find two molds in the Lyman manual for the .348 Win, both are gas checked. So, I have two questions:
What size gas check for the .348?
Is there a mold without a gas check for the .348 Winchester?
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I find two molds in the Lyman manual for the .348 Win, both are gas checked. So, I have two questions:
What size gas check for the .348?
Is there a mold without a gas check for the .348 Winchester?
.348 GC specifically. I have loaded my RCBS 200gr GC w/o the GS....accuracy's acceptable, but I prefer the GC. NOE, or Accuracy may have a listed mould with plain base.
And the next question is, whose sizer die are you using? I've heard to size to .350 or .351. Looks like NOE may be the only player without going custom.
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Originally Posted by shtur
Hornady makes or did make gas checks for the 348.
I have two moulds for the 348. One is an old Herters 200 grain plain base, the other is a 200 grain RCBS. IIRC the RCBS is gas checked.
Of the two the RCBS shoots the best in my 71.
I have a Browning 71
have a CBE (aussie Cast Bullet Engineering) 225 grain GC mold for it and Hornady Gas Checks
A 200 grain boolit sans GC, you would need to hamstring the load a fair bit I think
That CBE mold would be cheap to you fellers in the north, we are running about 65 cents US per AUdollar they make some gas checks too not sure if 348 but worth looking if Hornady are unobtainium.
225 GC goes 2350 FPS
Sage has .348 gas checks, Sage Outdoors or NOE list them, Accurate Bullet Molds shows several .348 configurations, suggest 220-230 grains. Bullshop lists multiple .348 bullets for purchase. I am shooting the NEI 225 from Bullshop.
Currently shooting in long tang Winchester 71 and Browning 71 Carbine.