Hollowpoint cavity designs

[Balrog006]

I've been eyeballing both of those myself. Please let me know how they fit in 350 legend.

What diameter do you size to for yours? Is it an semi or bolt?

The NOE 247gr is essentially a copy of the Lyman 358318. Ordered the NOE on their restart sale this spring but have yet to break it in.

The .358 Win is a nice shooter with most things I’ve tried in the standard range, have yet to experiment with the NEI 300gr though.

[theangrydangler]

I am powder coating but not quenching. I let them air cool. The 1,1,98 does well at the 1400 fps but marginal from my revolver at 1000fps. Ill post some pics tomorrow after testing a softer alloy in the 357's. 2,2,96 is phenomenal from the 350 legend.

[theangrydangler]

What diameter do you size to for yours? Is it an semi or bolt?

The NOE 247gr is essentially a copy of the Lyman 358318. Ordered the NOE on their restart sale this spring but have yet to break it in.

The .358 Win is a nice shooter with most things I’ve tried in the standard range, have yet to experiment with the NEI 300gr though.

Im running 350 legend from a couple ar15's 16" and 10.5" i size them to .356

[Balrog006]

I am powder coating but not quenching. I let them air cool. The 1,1,98 does well at the 1400 fps but marginal from my revolver at 1000fps. Ill post some pics tomorrow after testing a softer alloy in the 357's. 2,2,96 is phenomenal from the 350 legend.

Gotcha, I have lots of COWW and 95:3:2 among other things-I should be able to figure out something.

It’ll be for a bolt gun for me, so not sure if comparable with an AR style.

[theangrydangler]

Gotcha, I have lots of COWW and 95:3:2 among other things-I should be able to figure out something.

It’ll be for a bolt gun for me, so not sure if comparable with an AR style.

You'll get a little more velocity for the same charge than my ar15s. Play around with your alloys in small batches and test them. A $99 block of ballistic gel and a chronograph are well worth the investment. i think my chrono was around $140. I think it's absolutely a must have for handloading and shooting in general especially with cast. Take measurements at a few different ranges and put them into a BC calculator to find an accurate number to input into a trajectory calculator. Test your bullet at different velocities to find your minimum and maximum velocity for good expansion and compare to trajectory calculator to find effective range and holds. Most alloys do best within a 300-400 fps spread.

[Balrog006]

You'll get a little more velocity for the same charge than my ar15s. Play around with your alloys in small batches and test them. A $99 block of ballistic gel and a chronograph are well worth the investment. i think my chrono was around $140. I think it's absolutely a must have for handloading and shooting in general especially with cast. Take measurements at a few different ranges and put them into a BC calculator to find an accurate number to input into a trajectory calculator. Test your bullet at different velocities to find your minimum and maximum velocity for good expansion and compare to trajectory calculator to find effective range and holds. Most alloys do best within a 300-400 fps spread.

Already set on the chrono. Yes gel is best, but water jugs and wet pack still work even though they’re a more simplistic and somewhat less telling medium.

I’ve been reloading for 20 some years and they’re indispensable tools for this craft for sure-but getting more into cast reloading and casting the last few years.