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Thread: Bullet Design/Mold Modfication Question

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    Bullet Design/Mold Modfication Question

    Pictured below is an 8mm, plain-base Rapine mold that its designer says reproduces the Pope style of bullet.

    The mold casts beautifully. I am shooting soft cast bullets at low velocity for plinking in a .32 Winchester Special lever rifle.

    The base band on this bullet is very narrow, and I'm wondering if I stand to gain anything by eliminating the bottom grease groove so as to have a much wider base band.

    What are your thoughts on this? Other plain-base bullets in this caliber and of this design have relatively wide base bands.

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    I'd try it first. If it shoots acceptably for you, don't mess with it.

    Robert

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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