The NOE 246-100 gr mold

[johnnyjr]

I've been fooling around with this mold some using linotype with gas checks. Only tried at 50 yards with IMR 4227 powder. To say the least,I was pretty impressed. I used only 3 loads of each. My first was 3 in close to one hole. The others opened to like 1/4 inch to 1/2 inch.
Now these were with full length sized brass annealed. I am going to try the same loads with neck sized just to see if there is much difference in them. Sorry no pictures. Courious if a 50 50 alloy will be as good..

 

[Bret4207]

You will ikely find that the GC and a more "normal" cast bullet alloy that gives you 12-15 Bhn will do all sorts of stuff easier than pure lead. Personally, linotype is a special need alloy for me. The kind of thing I hang onto "just in case" I decide to juice up my normal alloy, which I've taken to 22-2300 fps with good (IMO anyway) results.

Of course you're shooting a 6mm IIRC, so all the little details add up quickly in the smaller bores.

 

[CZ93X62]

My long-time 'default' multi-purpose alloy has been 50/50 Linotype/Lead, AKA 'Taracorp' alloy, Hardball alloy, or 92/6/2 Pb/Sb/Sn. I have run it accuately in 243 to 2000 FPS and 30-06 to 2100 FPS. This latter load using the Lee 200 grain GC bullet and 60.0 grains of WC-860 pushes back with vigor and the slow powder had a satisfying booming report.

 

[johnnyjr]

Cast another 100 of 50/50 today. My leg hurts so bad,it's about all I can do. It's only a 2 cavity mold. Anxious to see how they do in neck sized cases. That's 50 lead and 50 linotype. But you probably knew that...