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    Boolit Man Bouteselle's Avatar
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    My new MP mold

    Howdy folks,
    last week I ordered this 45 400 MP mold. I would have preferred a lighter one, but the 370 grainer wasn't available at the time.
    IMHO it's a nice looking boolit, plain based with large lube grooves.. If it works great, perhaps I'll hunt the entire boar season with it and black powder.
    I'm happy: it's a beautiful piece of work, and it came fast. It casts easy, perhaps with a little bit of galling.
    It drops 411 grains boolits with 1/16 alloy, and unfortunately .461" / .462" as cast. I'm slightly disappointed, cause I was expecting .460" with pure lead, and a tiny weeny less with tin, so I wouldn't have had to size. My rifle likes .459".
    No big deal, if it ain't for the 1886, it'll suit another rifle, or for a buddy... I'll order others.



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    Boolit Buddy hermans's Avatar
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    Sweet lookin mold, very nice boolits too!
    I have several brass molds from MP, and they are simply the best molds to produce the best boolts, Enjoy your mold, and I am sure it will get some more of his molds.

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    I love MP's molds also. If you're getting galling, MP gives a little bottle of sprue plate lube. Use sparingly and maybe give the sprue a little more time to cool.

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    MP Molds are addictive and tend to multiply.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Petander View Post
    MP Molds are addictive and tend to multiply.
    Yes they do I ordered 2 more yesterday, I am like a kid when Christmas is coming.

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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