Short version, my go to bullets for the 38spl has become the 358477 and the 358311 over the last year or two. I find them to just be too good of an option to justify a move to any other designs for general target loads. I use both bullets with 5.0grs of Unique, as both drop right at 158-160grs with my particular alloy. But...and there is always a but... I recently have been dealing with neck/shoulder issues. I have a fairly significant amount of degenerative disc disease in my lower cervical spine, to the point of causing a nerve root impingement. Which causes a lot a tightness, radiating pain, and fatigue in my left shoulder and arm. I.e., the arm I used to hold the mold when casting. Translation, I just can't do long casting seasons with, or without, heavy molds. Which is a problem for me, as my two 358311 molds are 4cav Lymans. And my 358477 mold is a 2 cavity mold - I had to stop myself from responding to a S&S post yesterday on a 4cav 358477 mold because I know I just won't be able to use it very much. I digress... So I'm stuck either casting for a long time with a two cavity mold, which I can't really do much anymore. Or casting for a slightly less amount of time with a heavy 4cav mold, which I just can't do almost any of anymore....
MP molds has an Aluminum 8cav Mold for the MP359-158-SWC with a Bevel Base in stock. This would solve two problems, the weight issue, and how fast I could cast. But I've never been a big fan of bevel base boolits. So I'm looking for someone with experience with this design. It is very reminiscent of the store bought cast bullets for the 38spl I used to see all the time - which I never had good accuracy with.
Has anyone used this bullet??? What was your experience?
Here is the mold in question:
https://www.mp-molds.com/product/359...aluminum-mold/