I ended up working late, but I will do it tonight.
Something else that you might consider...
I saw a video a while back where the guy was having a similar issue. His solution was actually quite impressive. What he did is mix his PC solution in a solvent, and create a thicker liquid which he then dipped the bodies of the bullets in (sort of like the guys that used to do with Lee's Liquid Alox when they didn't want bullets with sticky noses while handling them). He then stuck them nose up on a cookie sheet to dry before placing them in the oven for curing. This made a bullet that was PC'd on the body and base, but the nose was still bare.
Depending on how much engagement you're getting this may work, but you'll have exposed lead on the nose, which may or may not build up in the bore - most noses have a certain amount of "bore riding" length to them where the boolit is slightly larger than bore diameter.
Other than that, you may have to seat deeper or use a nose sizer like mentioned before.
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Just curious...What is the purpose of this wild cat? He is very different.
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The main thoughts behind this round is as has been stated, cheap brass available all the time, easy to form case, small powder charges and still 1050-1080 fps, rinse in AR15 with stock carbine spring and standard buffer. As well as ability to use 300gr + bullets.
The 338 Razorback does run with cast bullets but you have to use a correctly designed mold. With that said, using a bore ride bullet is a must so you can get the nose out farther to have good case capacity. I suggest using a bore riding design and when measuring for the diameter of the bore ride section you need to account for the thickness of the coating if you powder coat. Also I would suggest NOE's nose sizing bushings be used as well.
Here are some of the bullets I have used without issue (when sized correctly in the bore ride section if they are bore ride bullets)
From left to right.
Accurate Molds 34-310Z 310gr
Accurate Molds 34-300F 300gr
NOE Molds 341-245-SP-R1 250gr
Accurate Molds 34-250Z 250gr
I mainly hunt with the Sierra 250gr open tip boattail bullets, because I got a ton of them in the past and they shoot very well in my gun and smack hogs as if hit by a bolt of lightning. When I want to practice I load up the NOE 250gr bullets that I coat with BCB Coatings polymer coating.
The 300gr and the 310gr cast shot well also but I haven't shot a hog with one yet.
Also the coated bullets in the pic were coated with Hi Tec coating which I like to use as well when a super thin coating is needed (like in the bore riding section)
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 |