First of all, let me introduce myself. I'm FLTLVL, a chap from Canada who just joined the forum a few minutes ago. I'm a new member but not new to the site. I have read many threads on this forum for many years now but only as a viewer and not a participant.
I got hit by this bug called (bullet casting) many years ago now and I still consider myself a beginner. Not to long ago, I got hit with another virus, that is, shot shell reloading... oh yes
I'm in the process of ordering a mold from Accurate Molds but I have a few questions that are unanswered and I can't find anything relating to my situation online so I thought I would ask the experts on this forum. First of all, this is for fun, a hobby nothing more however if the accuracy is half ok, I might use this load in my 12 gauge 590A1 for bear deterrent or protection while camping in outdoors up north. I thought of this over and over and decided to eliminate the full bore option for personal reasons even though it is probably the best option. My goal is to load this slug in a Remington STS or Gun Club hull using Longshot for powder and a Federal 12S4 wad. My 590A1 has a cylinder bore barrel and I was debating on which diameter to order the slug in... I was thinking cal .678 for the bands, or another option is cal .680.
This load might also be shot on occasion in my Remington 870 rifled barrel on the occasional deer hunt if it proves accurate....
I will include a picture of the slug for reference.
Now I'm well aware that this slug will probably not be very accurate on of my smooth bore Mossberg 590, however, my main question is in regards to the diameter of the bands. I remember reading a thread regarding the .690 Cal roundball slug where a member by the name of Longbow if my memory serves me well mentioned that he had very good luck with .678 cal round balls in his smooth bores mentioning that the fit in most wads was perfect. Using the same logic, I'm wondering if getting a mold to cast these slugs with a band of .678 cal would not be a better option.
Anyways, always looking for your comments and input as I am a newbie to this and always willing to learn.
A few technical dimensions regarding this slug which is available on the Accurate Molds catalog. It is .675 inches long, and is supposed to cast with a weight of 545 grains using WW as alloy.
Thank you ago for your patience and input and forgive me for a pretty long thread, considering this is my first post lol.
Regards,
FLTLVL