Jeff powder coat that bullet, bring it out .002 - .003 might be able to use it in something besides the Rossi.
Nice looking bullet
Well, I dug some of these out and proceeded to TRY to remove the tumble-lube (which is BARELY even visible on the bullet) with mineral spirit and no joy, after a long soak and frequent agitation. Acetone? No better. Man, that stuff is TENACIOUS! I finally soaked/agitated ten in acetone for a couple hours and ended up having to rub/scrape that thin film off with a shop rag.
Ten clean RDO TLC359-190 RFs went into the Cool-Whip bowl with a bunch more RDO TLC30-165 RFs (V3 or 4) and made it a point to NOT tap any extra powder off before setting them onto the tray. Everything baked up nice, but still not enough added girth. Thee slipped through the .358" sizing die
The upshot is that after seeing and handling this bullet again, I really want one again and have to figure out who makes the closest copy. This bullet shot extremely well in the Rossi and one tight-grooved 357 Max H&R Carbine I had. No matter the powder or charge, it shot well. I did have to trim 357 Mag brass several thousandths short to get it to run through the Rossi's digestive tract, but it wasn't a big deal. Long-seated in 38s worked, but I preferred using the longer (though slightly shortened) 357 brass.
I like my NOE 360-180 WFN a lot, but I really, really liked this one, especially in rifles. Maybe a new one configured as a 4C with 3 PB/1 GC? Not ideal in any revolver I shoot, but fantastic in carbine barrels.
EDIT:
HAH!!! I NEVER seem to be able to find an NOE mould I want IN STOCK, yet...
noebulletmolds.com
OR...
This would be my FIRST Accurate mould:
accuratemolds.com
New Year may be getting off to a good start!