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Like many of you, I am a 35 caliber NUT!
I have many and I like it allot.
Interested to read whats your favorite 35 caliber and why and what cast bullet is your favorite.
For me, I like my NOE 360/232 mold best. Many I like a aweful lot. Hard not to choose a RD mold. (This NOE is reminiscent of a RD bullet)
CW
to me its a 260 gr Mountain Molds boolit
no mold # just 1 I made from Dan's site
very accurate out of my 358 Winchester
I shoot a 35rem the 190 gr ranch dog kills very well but the Lee 200 gr is more
Accurate at full speeds .
Plus one on the Lee Boolit.
Purposely to allow guys to use the Lee and MP mold interchangeably. Great clone below.
https://www.mp-molds.com/product/358...2-cavity-mold/
This is hard .
For the 38/357 I can't beat the 358-158 RNFP LEE .
The 358-125 RNFP Lee for 9mm , it's depth fussy in some but it's a shooter in all .
These also make 6 at a time and I can run 20# and not look like Popeye .
The NOE 358-90 RNFP 5C gets a nod for 380 .
The 358 is a hoot with any of the above but for business the RCBS 35-250 gets the nod ,
The 358-200 is ok but the 250 will run 150 fps faster for me and of course is 50 gr heavier .
The 250 also groups better more often .
For me in 9mm/38Special its the 358 147/155 Elco boolit from NOE. Second place goes to the 358-120B from Accurate. For 380ACP, the Lee 356-95RF has been great.
I like the Accurate 35-125YG in my 357 Sig...
Lyman #358156GC for the GOOD Hot Loads.
Lyman #358429 for plinking.
Best accuracy for my 35 Whelen (1-12 twist) has been the NOE 360-230 RD and the NOE 360-310 FN (35 Thumper). Run them fast or slow, no matter.
I have been using the LEE 358-125 Nice lil bullet!
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Originally Posted by 44Blam
rcbs 200 gc is a great mold and reasonably priced. I also like the 220 lbt rfgc.
In my .358 Winchester it's hard to beat the RCBS 200 grainer ...
NOE .358 147/155 ..My Tanfo 9x21 loves them [who said you can't shoot PC bullets through a 3 port comp..wrong] along with a Beretta 92. 2nd would be H&G 148 gr DEWC . 10 cavity mold that makes a pile of boolits in a hurry for my 52 Smith.
LBT 360-160-FN or LBT 360-200-LFN. I can get the 160 to some crazy velocities in the FA Model 83 or in the 77/357
For my Handi 35 Whelen I like Accurates 36-210A. Shoots as well as I can do it at a 100 yards and the big flat nose hits hard. The Saeco and LBT 250gr GC models shoot well too.
For my 35 Whelen it’s hard to choose! The Rcbs 200, Rcbs 250, Saeco 352, Accurate 254C, and Accurate 260C are all outstanding
The 250 RCBS has come up a few times here. I dont think I have ever even seen one.
CW
It’s a great one and hard to come by. Load it in a 700 Classic 35 Whelen with Varget and it will lay down inch groups at 100 all day long
The .358 Win... while I had 3, I now have one, a 22" Weatherbye Vanguard.
I have been using the Lee version of the RCBS 200 gr gc with H322. I ran out of time for this year but will come back to it next year. Saeco's 245 grain gc bullet works well too, and I did take a doe with it. This year a 200 gr Hornady gummy bear bullet and H335 will be my all around load.
I still haven’t fired the cast boolits you sent me! I have to work my way into my 35’s! I’ll have to brake on my new HP MP 200 grain mold. I casted up a good 40 lbs of lee 200’s in 50/50 and PCd them...and haven’t shot a one yet.
care to post a picture?Quote:
Originally Posted by leadhead 500
(of the bullet, we believe you about the target)
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Here you go
Got the pictures to load,45 grains of Varget and shot at 100 yards out of a 700 classic 35 Whelen
Your slacking my friend...;)
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Originally Posted by Tripplebeards
That one may give me same issues as its forward section is close to a bore rider..
The NOE 360-232 seems to be working @ 230g and this new Accurate 36-270c is also a winner for PC. But I need to find some Data for cast in the Norma Magnum.Quote:
Originally Posted by leadhead 500
CW
Funny you should mention that mold/bullet! Just got one, and did some casting with it last eve. It was my first brass mold, so had to learn how to use it. Found out it likes to be hot, and after it was up to temp, it did well. I culled them pretty hard and came out with 74 nice bullets. Now to powdercoat and load! I think they will make an awesome hunting bullet for me 358 Winchester.Quote:
Originally Posted by cwlongshot
Have you had much experience with the 160 FN and Win 296? Would like to discuss this with someone who has.Quote:
Originally Posted by tja6435
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Originally Posted by Jevyod
I AGREE! Its a good lookin boolit!!
CW
To be a bit different here my Marlin .35 Rem really likes the Lyman 358315. I also shoot the RCBS 35-200, and it's good too, but with an appropriate amount of W748, that Lyman cloverleafs at 50yds for me. I have a nice old ideal mold and they drop at .359 so all they get is lube when I run them through my 450. They are a pleasure to cast and shoot.
Been having excellent results with the recent group buy MP 200 grain HP mold in 35 rem and 357 max ,
I never could get that 315 bullet to shoot well at full speed in my 35 Rem 1600fps it did great push it faster and accuracy would fall off quick . I've noticed there's at least 2 versions I've owned one has a shorter more rounded nose the other was longer and less rounded , the shorter version shot better . Both were undersized by design on the nose(bore ride section) at .346-.348Quote:
Originally Posted by avogunner
Can someone casting/shooting the Lee 358-200-RF tell me what diameter in drops in COWW or #2 alloy?
My 2 cavity mould using WW and soft 50/50 come out at .359Quote:
Originally Posted by DonH