Casting hunting bullets for a 270 Handi Rifle. Best mould for the job?

[GregLaROCHE]

I think that any of the bore riding nose designs have the potential for chambering problems with PC added.

I have several .30 cal Lee molds I PC and don’t have any problems. Whatever boolit you are shooting, you need to do the OAL length test so the boolit is seated to the proper depth. Perhaps the boolit becomes less of a bore rider with the increased diameter, but they shot fine for me.

[longcruise]

I get it.

I load the lee 309 180 grain for 30-30 and they chamber just fine in two rifles when PCd. But previously we saw a post where the bore ride wouldn't chamber with the PC.

[GregLaROCHE]

I just saw this on another thread. More expensive than Lee, but available.
https://noebulletmolds.com/site/prod...70-151-rn-bb5/

[mkj4him]

I just saw this on another thread. More expensive than Lee, but available.
https://noebulletmolds.com/site/prod...70-151-rn-bb5/

It says the 270-151-RN-BB5 drops at 270 for the 6.5mm Creedmore and swede and 243.

I believe we need it to drop at .278 minimum.

[GregLaROCHE]

It says the 270-151-RN-BB5 drops at 270 for the 6.5mm Creedmore and swede and 243.

I believe we need it to drop at .278 minimum.

You’re right, you usually need a slightly larger boolit than your bore. What hasn’t been mentioned is that you should slug your bore to know exactly what it is. If you are not familiar with slugging a bore, look it up with the search engine on this sight. It’s basically pounding a soft piece of lead down the bore and measuring it’s size when it comes out. It’s the only way to know exactly the size of the bore. After that, you can calculate what size mold you need.

There are also these available, but you need to slug your bore. If it is .270, then you will probably have to size down a bit. The alloy you use and temperature also make a difference in boolit diameter.

https://noebulletmolds.com/site/product-category/277/

[mkj4him]

I use cerro safe to take a chamber cast with about an inch of rifling and then do about an inch at the muzzle.

[mkj4him]

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