Just purchased a mold I didn’t need but I’m glad I got it!

[Brother_Love]

My 357 Max barrel will be back Wednesday and I want to try this bullet along with several others. This mold cast great and I hope I can get a good group out of it.

 

[Bret4207]

I got the last one of those a mail order house had a long time ago. Thought I'd use it in my 35 Whelen. Cast up a bunch, still ahven't shot a one! I like that design. If it would feed I think it would be nice in a 35 Rem too.

 

[Jeff H]

Oh, but you DO need that one!

Anyone shooting a 35 needs that one.

Glenn wrote A Cast Bullet for All Seasons sometime back and posted it on LASC and I have wanted one since reading that a few years ago.

I don't have one yet but probably will eventually.

 

[Brother_Love]

It weighs in at 215 gr with clip on WW alloy. I may load a few of them tomorrow afternoon. I’m searching for a starting load now.

 

[Todd M]

I have a 357 max barrel for my handi I have never shot. Will be watching with interest. I like the looks of that one.

 

[Kevin Stenberg]

BL you mite have to make an extra batch of lube to fill all of the lube gruves it has.

 

[Rick]

Glen did a bunch with the maxi, you might find something interesting in it.

The 357 Maximum By: Glen E. Fryxell

 

[358156 hp]

I had an identical mould many years ago that I bought for a 357 Max Contender I had. My particular combination worked best with the bullet seated in the lower crimp groove to compensate the stupid long throat my Contender had. It also shot best when loaded really hot. Other uses included loading the same bullet in 38 Spl cases with around 3.5 grains of 700X for bowling pins. The pins were impressed by that load.

 

[Pistolero]

Elmer would be proud.

Bill

 

[Bret4207]

I had an identical mould many years ago that I bought for a 357 Max Contender I had. My particular combination worked best with the bullet seated in the lower crimp groove to compensate the stupid long throat my Contender had. It also shot best when loaded really hot. Other uses included loading the same bullet in 38 Spl cases with around 3.5 grains of 700X for bowling pins. The pins were impressed by that load.

Wonder if the bullets length was at the edge for your twist and that's why it shot better hot?

 

[Todd M]

Thanks Rick, reading material is always welcome!

 

[Brother_Love]

Yes, I read it, printed it to keep for reference. Thank you

 

[358156 hp]

Wonder if the bullets length was at the edge for your twist and that's why it shot better hot?

TC barrels in the old days never shot that well for me with cast. I know a bit more about cast bullet performance now, and suspect that my barrel may have been a bit oversized, and that I should have tried softer alloys than lino to get better accuracy. That particular combination never shot well enough to even consider shooting silhouette with it. My best accuracy actually came from Hornady 35 cal. Single-Shot Pistol Bullets, and even that wasn't great. And the next silhouette season was the last one for me. The range I shot long range at ceased all long-range handgun events after that season, and the next closest range was almost a four hour drive each way.

 

[Jeff H]

Don't forget this one:

http://www.lasc.us/FryxellLyman358627.htm

There's a part about the Max., but it also has other 35 caliber applications for this bullet.

 

[Brother_Love]

I printed it too! Thanks