Borrowed some molds!

[CWLONGSHOT]

I emailed and called my casting mentor. As I don’t dare go see him I asked for some 30 cal molds to try. I was looking for a specific Ranch Dog and wanted some options for my continuing search for a good 300 BO plinker.

He put some selections in a box and left it on his back deck. I stopped and picked it up tonight. We waved and he said hope it’s what I expected he couldnt find the RD mold.



Here is a quick pic run down at what I have!

 

[S Mac]

That will keep you busy for a while. Take care of them.

 

[CWLONGSHOT]

Starting by cleaning!!

He stirs most in oil and elastic bands. The rubber Deteriorates into blah sticky mess that’s difficult to remove.

They are in a acetone bath now. Tomorrow morning a tooth brush massage, then changing out the acetone. Tomorrow night another tooth brush massage then, hot hot soapy water bath. followed by a couple clean water rinses and Then compressed air dry off. Then a bake in the powder coat oven.

Should be clean enough for casting. Maybe Wednesday but for sure this weekend.

I am already really certain the two long nose bore riders won’t be powder coat friendly. I really need to try my PC sprayer and try coating just driving bands and base.

One there is a possible 32 long / 327 Federal Mag bullet too.

CW

 

[fiver]

that Lee and that single cavity lyman third row down is where I'd start.

 

[Ian]

Try the Ed Harris bullet first. It will be fat on the nose, especially when powder-coated, but can be seated as deeply as necessary to chamber in the BLK.

 

[popper]

299,329(?), 041(?). They all appear as GC, darn. Little on the heavy side for plinking.

 

[Intel6]

I have the Lee 6 cavity Harris bullet (old group buy, not new production) and it makes a great plinking bullet for the 300 BO. I PC them and load them in front of 11 grs. of H110. I like to shoot steel plates with my handguns and will also use these in my 300 BO pistol on them also for fun.

 

[CWLONGSHOT]

Molds are looking great!! Cleaning up we’ll accept for the soot on the LEE’s which won’t hurt anything but looks.

I liked that Harris at first glance reminded me of the 155 G LEE that I have come close to ordering a half dozen times.
That “pointy” single cav Ideal hasn’t many vent lines. I’m betting it’s a bugger...

CW

 

[fiver]

pressure cast it.
all of the non vented ideal and such molds I have I pressure pour straight from the 10lb pot, then pour a little sprue to keep the plate happy and the nozzle clear.
if I want another alloy I get the ladle out and do the mate and twist thing, then just pour the rest of the ladle over the top.

 

[CWLONGSHOT]

Well I was right and so where youFiver!!!

That Sig cav pointy sure took a while To cast well and pressure filling was the ticket!!

I only wanted 20-40 each. Just enough to test function and shoot a few.

All molds cast. All did well that sigcav was worst but not aweful. Both LEEs where a delight.



I powder coated all thinly. (Some
Powders are thinner than others ) All same Green color.



Tonight I’ll seat some gas checks and make up dummies and test feeding. Ones that pass, will get loaded to be test fired.

CW

 

[fiver]

I'm not a green fan, and those look a lot better as the plain powder color... BLEH!
I'd even take that baby poop bacon grease color... LOL
that's just ugly.
although I seem to remember having a 55 chev pickup painted that color, only with less gloss.
I liked the truck.

 

[CWLONGSHOT]

. Gotta seat some of these even deeper than shown.

CW

 

[CWLONGSHOT]

 

[Spindrift]

Looks kind of strange, when the bullet is the same length as the brass
Let us know how they shoot. The bullets look great!