I won an eBay auction on a 454-252 SWC mold and the bullet does drop at .454. Used wheel weights no pure lead strip weights.
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I won an eBay auction on a 454-252 SWC mold and the bullet does drop at .454. Used wheel weights no pure lead strip weights.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I noticed that Noe offers their K31 bullet molds (311-195-RF) in both plain base and gas checked versions .
I understand the reasons for gas checks but why would the plain base version be...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Thanks for all your help. I found further information and was able to determine that this is in fact the NOE 311-195-RF GC J1 made for the K31.
Forum: Casting Equipment
Will Lee 6 cavity handles work on a Noe 3 cavity mold?
Forum: Cast Boolits
Could this be it: Noe 311-195-RF_GC_J1 made for K31
Sadly not in stock…
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Forum: Cast Boolits
This bullet was pulled from a 7.5x55 Swiss cartridge. It weighs 197 grains with the gas check, is .309 and 1.108” long. It came with reloads when I bought my K31 but the seller isn’t available to...
Is there any diameter difference between these two molds? I specifically am interested if the 454-252 mold is actually .454 and not .452.
Intended for an early 20th century Colt.
Thanks!
Thanks to everyone for the replies. Lots of great info, much appreciated.
Hello all,
My first post to the forum! I have been casting for about 5 months now. So far almost exclusively pistol (.358, .452, .356) but I am looking to begin feeding lead pills to my rifles.
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BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |