Spindrift
Well-Known Member
Actually, the mould is marked «.32acp», revealing it’s intended use.
I think this is the lightest .30 caliber bullet there is, except the round ball.
Cast with the large pins, these are basically flying hollow-points. Sometimes, you want a bullet with minimal penetration that simply fragments upon impact.
I got this 4-cav mould for christmas, from my wife! But the winter conditions around here haven’t been conductive to much casting. But I managed to to some casting a few weeks ago, and saved some reasonable bullets from the break-in (ignore the big guy on the left)
I’m not expecting much accuracy-wise here. If I can get less than 2 inches at 50m, I’ll be pretty pleased.
Tried some of the surviving bullets from mould break-in today. Marlin 30/30, MG barrel. Coated bullets, sized .311, seated to the crimp groove. Loaded with Vectan Ba10, which I use the way many of you use Bullseye. 5,5 and 6 grs, for starters. Distance about 50m. Both groups just sub-2 inch. In my view, a good start all things considered
I’m looking forward to trying with bullets of normal quality. I’ve prepared some bullets with PB gas checks as well.
I’ll keep you posted, we’ll see how this plays out.
I think this is the lightest .30 caliber bullet there is, except the round ball.
Cast with the large pins, these are basically flying hollow-points. Sometimes, you want a bullet with minimal penetration that simply fragments upon impact.
I got this 4-cav mould for christmas, from my wife! But the winter conditions around here haven’t been conductive to much casting. But I managed to to some casting a few weeks ago, and saved some reasonable bullets from the break-in (ignore the big guy on the left)
I’m not expecting much accuracy-wise here. If I can get less than 2 inches at 50m, I’ll be pretty pleased.
Tried some of the surviving bullets from mould break-in today. Marlin 30/30, MG barrel. Coated bullets, sized .311, seated to the crimp groove. Loaded with Vectan Ba10, which I use the way many of you use Bullseye. 5,5 and 6 grs, for starters. Distance about 50m. Both groups just sub-2 inch. In my view, a good start all things considered
I’m looking forward to trying with bullets of normal quality. I’ve prepared some bullets with PB gas checks as well.
I’ll keep you posted, we’ll see how this plays out.