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Yes I was using gas checks. I have tried with and without and have more success with them on.

I was able to make it out yesterday with the newly scoped FAL and the remainder of the 100 that I coated and loaded up with the same recipe. Not good. I zeroed in the scope first with about 7-8...

I swage once and only after coating. Swaging the linotype was definitely more difficult then the pure lead. I was having to spray them with my case lube first.

HollowPoint,
i apologize. You also asked about the mold. They came from my new RCBS 7.62mm 130gr mold.

HollowPoint:
these were launched from my open sight Argentine FAL with a 21" chrome lined 1:11 twist 308 barrel. This load was 45.5 grains of RL15 and the bullets were sized down to 308.
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yea it was just me yesterday and hadn't shot this rifle in almost a year. I didn't recall flinching so not sure what the flier was. I'll definitely load up 50 or so more and see if I get the same...

Not sure if this qualifies but I'm super happy with it. Done at 50 yds since I was working up a load. Scrap Pb water quenched and weighed in at 139.5 each. Total group size was 1.5" with the 4 at...

Played around again with my new RCBS 7.62 mould but this time sized them to 308
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fired thru a FAL only at 50yds using a FMJ recipe...

Thanks Fishman.

this is exactly what I've been looking for:
http://noebulletmolds.com/NV/product_info.php?cPath=30&products_id=763

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i wonder if removing...

I would be interested but not at $240. Are you considering gas checks? A few months back I reached out to Kaine molds but never heard back. I believe they modify lee molds to remove the groves and...

Fireball from my M48 with a cast load:
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The problem is going to be headspacing as they headspace off of the locking shoulder similar to the FAL. But unlike the FAL I've never seen an assortment of them around.

What they looked like as they dropped from the mould:
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After powder coating (tumble method) and sized down to .311
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The...

But now the good news...
i powdercoated some 308 lino 160's sized back down to 308 on top of 41gr of RL15. Fired thru a FAL at 50yds.
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no leading in the bore or...

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first 10 shots with soft roofing lead powdercoated 8mm. Shot from a Yugo M48 that will shoot Lino cast at 50 within 1". I'll...

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oh yea...smashed one too for good measure

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Cast and coated some 8mm today with soft roofing lead. Hopefully will get a chance to try them tomorrow with my lubed Lino load at around 2400fps. Will post...

Granulated Lead? Would this be similar to chilled #9 or smaller shot?

Thanks to all. Have not purchased a swaging die set yet. Just gathering a grocery list and looks like cannot cut the core mould.

Is there a method of pouring cores directly into the jackets? I would think if possible you would first need to pre-heat the jacket to get a good fill (assuming it would be like a mould). This...

PLS1911,

Thanks for the tip. I will definitely give that a try.

A little off topic but tried straight lino in my 1911 and got some good leading. I read more here and discovered that lino...

Mike,

No sir. I didn't know if/how the 100% lino .323's would expand so I took a head shot. It went clean thru and didn't appear to fragment at all.

I smoked 1/2 that evening and took the...

Took a 100lb hog over this past weekend with my lino 8mm Saeco cast thru a Yugo M48. I push mine pretty hard (same loads as FMJ) and the impact at 100yds snapped its neck.

Thanks to all who post...

Very Nice. I have been able to achieve regular 1.5-2" groups with RL15 and 168SMKs with my DSA non-Steyr barrel. They are fun to shoot but super heavy to stalk hunt with. I had a Nikon Buckmaster...

Howdy from Texas! I've been reloading for about 2 years. Saeco #311 will hopefully ship next week so I can start playing with lead.