Anyone else?
Anyone else?
You never know how you rank amongst men 'til you have seen what will break another man.
The original "Bluejay" US Army/ US Navy 1945-1970.
Will the aluminum molds ever run? Or have they?
Mal
Mal Paso means Bad Pass, just so you know.
Bluejay can you clear your inbox
You never know how you rank amongst men 'til you have seen what will break another man.
The original "Bluejay" US Army/ US Navy 1945-1970.
Was asking the same question as Mel but not sure this would be preferred mold for my newly acquired Marlin 44 lever.
You never know how you rank amongst men 'til you have seen what will break another man.
The original "Bluejay" US Army/ US Navy 1945-1970.
Assuming you are referring to your other group buy. I am in on that so looks like I am covered unless I am missing something. Thanks bluejay75.
Ron
Last edited by MrWolf; 02-25-2021 at 09:34 PM.
Wolf. I was referring to the 270 grain 44 Hammer. If there’s not one on the site I may have an extra you can borrow.
You never know how you rank amongst men 'til you have seen what will break another man.
The original "Bluejay" US Army/ US Navy 1945-1970.
Petander, are you making your own gas checks? If so what gas check maker are you using? Thanks in advance.
LH
Well after watching this thread I finally got a day warm enough to give the new mold a try.
I have a brass 2 cav 434 and 434 is laser etched on the mold block. After cleaning the mold with soap, water, and a tooth brush I installed the solid pins and gave it three heat cool cycles on the hot plate.
The pot was totally empty so I went to the pile of ingots of just as smelted clip on wheel weights, no other alloy added. My dimensions are all with straight clip on wheel weight alloy.
With a hot mold and pot at temperature the first bullet was filled out crisply with no wrinkles, spruce cut easily and the bullets fell out the mold the moment I opened the handles. Beautiful bullets and superb design from Glenn.
Here is where I start to cry. The gas check shank is .4185-.419 Same as LEADHOPPER's mold All my other 44 cal molds (Lyman and LBT) measure .404-.405 with a visible cut in the shank where the gas check goes on and the checks snap on nicely. With the big square shoulder on this mold I don't think a gas check expander is going to work for this one.
The bullet diameter is .4355-.436 which is getting pretty big.
I would like to hear what some of the other guys with the .432 and .434 molds are coming up with for cast dimensions and what alloy they used.
Last edited by Iowa Fox; 03-08-2021 at 03:08 AM.
Iowa Fox, that's what mine is dropping with #2 alloy. It does drop a nice bullet, but she's a big girl for sure. Definitely don't have to worry about that one dropping undersized.
Can we get folks that have actually cast with their GC molds to post measurements of their dropped bullets. Both from the 432 molds and the 434. Also if you haven't had a chance to cast your mold please post.
I’ve cast mine but unfortunately all of mine have already been gas checked sorry.
Mine is a .432" mold and my gas check shanks are .418" plus a bit. My alloy is 50/50 Wheel weights and pure. I can't get a gas check on mine, and I don't powder coat.
Rick
Rick what bullet diameter is your 432 mold dropping?
The body of my bullets are between .4325" and .433" with one cavity leaning more toward .433". Would love to know where Petander is getting the gas checks shown on the bullets above but I notice he is from Finland. My suspicion he is making his own?
Rick
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 |