When you say followed Ben's lead, are you talking PC bullets in your loadings?Ben, I have followed your lead on just about every 2 cavity AL, mouId I have , they didn't come out as clean as that iron one, but I have yet to be disapointed with the way anyone of them shoot, as a mater of fact I got throughly bored with the consistant accuracy I got from my Winchester 54 in .30-30 using the PB 315 and Universal that I stopped using it and went on to something more chalanging, I fear the 299 PB in my .308 may suffer the same fate , THANK YOU MY FRIEND, for opening up a whole new world in cast bullet shooting. Dan BTW nice work and great shooting
I've got a couple of years on Ben, with everything else going on and trying to keep up with my reloading as it is,it would probably take me months just to decide on a color,besides that I've gotten an e-mail from my nephew who informed me that he's gone down that rabbit hole,so I guess I'll just sit back and let a youngster teach me for a change. on of the spiffs of getting older is that you come across some forgotten treasures, the other day I was looking through my NOE moulds and came upon a .311 180 gr. FN 2cavity mould one FB, the other GC'D, I don't ever remember ordering it, nor do I have any records of casting and shooting it,o-o-o-oH Boy, something new to play with!I've never powder coated and at age 71, there is a real good chance that won't be changing.
Exactly!But;
-If you already have the necessary gear
-Don’t mind perhaps having to shoot a fouling shot or two before grouping
-Have gone through a 30+ years learing curve on how to make lubed bullets shoot
- Have no need for powerful loads
...then converting to PC seems a bit pointless. You’ll find yourself at the beginning of a new learing curve, which can be frustrating.
It can also be exciting and busy work, overcoming obstacles, is some folks life's work...Nice find, Quicksylver! Looks like a fine bullet!
If you have a casting, loading and lubing regimen that suits your preferred kind of shooting, and meets all your requirements, what would be the point of changing anything?
Powder coating is a very useful tool for increasing the bullet’s tolerance to heavier loads.
PC has some nice characteristics regarding temperature insensitivity, and no need for fouling shot.
It is very relevant to a beginner, since the equipment needed is much cheaper than lube-sizers and so forth.
But;
-If you already have the necessary gear
-Don’t mind perhaps having to shoot a fouling shot or two before grouping
-Have gone through a 30+ years learing curve on how to make lubed bullets shoot
- Have no need for powerful loads
...then converting to PC seems a bit pointless. You’ll find yourself at the beginning of a new learing curve, which can be frustrating.