Plain Base 31141 HP

[Brother_Love]

I’ve found when shooting cast bullets they are fairly forgiving. I have an old ideal 311299 that I got snookered on when I purchased it. It is badly pitted and mold block screws are forever in it. BUT, it shoots like a dream, pits and all. I know I don’t have the cast bullet shooting expertise that many of you do but it does well for me.
Josh, I hope yours shoots well too.

I‘ve intended to run some side by side test of good vs. bad bullets but haven’t found the time yet.

 

[CWLONGSHOT]

When buying new, I dont buy GC designed. But Im a powder coater so mostly for me they simply are not necessary.
I have a few I would
Like to do this on for sure! I wanted to shorten/lighten ly LEE 230 as its mostly useless to me. And making it closer to a 180 might help that. But the fear of those pressed in hardened pins and that very costly bit... Keep me away.

CW

 

[Joshua]

How did they shoot ? ?

This bullet, myself, and the rifle, will do minute of paper plate at 100 yards, on a good day. That’s gonna be prone, ladder sight set at 300 or 400 meters(depending on powder charge), with a pumpkin on a stick sight picture. I get about the same accuracy with Norma factory ammo.

I’ve complained about the trigger on this rifle, but never could really say how bad it was. I don’t own a trigger scale.

So, I figured I could hang some weight off of a string until the trigger broke. I got some string, some lead, and a cleaned out laundry jug. With this redneck engineered measuring device, it takes 11 pounds of lead, slowly lifted off of the ground, with the rifle vertical, to actuate the trigger.

Josh

 

[Ben]

Ummm, I probably wouldn't get along to well with that 11 lb. trigger.

 

[RBHarter]

The 6.5 Arisaka I've begin tinkering with has the same truck weight trigger .
I haven't aspired to see if it's clean up or something more .

 

[Jeff H]

I used a super sharp 5/16" drill bit.
I go to extra pains with a small square to go " 360 " around
the drill bit to insure that it is entering the mould at a perfect
90 degree angle.
I slow down my drill press to the slowest speed.
Set the stop so you are removing the gas check shank only.
The mould is held so that it cannot move during the drilling.

The write-up and pics are priceless, Ben. Thanks for going to the trouble.

Thanks to you, I have a neat little plain-base 30 cal "soup can" for my 30-30, as I copied your idea many months (couple years?) ago.

 

[Ben]

The write-up and pics are priceless, Ben. Thanks for going to the trouble.

Thanks to you, I have a neat little plain-base 30 cal "soup can" for my 30-30, as I copied your idea many months (couple years?) ago.

Enjoy !!!

Merry Christmas,
Ben