I have a new 338-06 Savage rifle - actually it started as a Stevens 200 .270 and I've switched the barrel, added a rifle basix trigger and replaced the plastic trigger guard with a steel one.
Here's the pic of the "new" rifle with the old barrel:
Did all that myself, so I am not a complete chimp when it comes to gun stuff... but, I've never designed a boolit mold and know only the basics when it comes to the desired parameters.
Anyway, I'd like to try some cast boolits in this puppy - about 1950-2000 fps - for hunting.
250 grains - gas checked.
Needless to say, there's no factory molds so I'm looking at the Mountain Molds...
Here's the drawing:
Specs:
255 grains with ww+2% tin
Bore Riding Tangential Ogive
as cast diameter .340"
driving bands .340"
2 bands - .010" wide
nose length .825"
meplat 60%
crimp groove .055"
bore ride bottom diameter .333"
bore ride top diameter .331"
bore ride length .070"
.3275" step shank for Hornady GC
shank length .110"
groove to band ration 1.0
groove angle 55%
Brass 2 cavity
screw and setscrew hinge
rifle throat length .115" (I have no idea if this is good or what)
length inside case .398" (this is for a .338-06 so this should be good)
suggested twist 1:11 (rifle is 1:10")
sd .315
groove diameter.308"
ogive radius 3.257" (?)
ogive length .64" (should keep it off of the lands when seated to the crimp groove?)
I measured the nose length of the jacketed .338" bullets that I have on hand to get an idea of proper nose length in order to keep OACL correct, so I'm pretty sure that's OK.
I started with a heavier boolit but found that the nose length and inside length wasn't going to work - I want the base of the boolit to sit flush or slightly up into the neck when seated and the ogive of it to not dig into the lands - though, that wouldn't be a problem...?
So, what do you guys think?
Please don't worry about insulting me - I really have no idea what I'm doing here - just using my limited knowledge and common sense in setting these parameters...