Waht did you cast today?
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Reloader762
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Cast up around 200 Accurate .315" 215 gr. FN and a equal number of Lee .312" 185 gr. RN bullets for the Mosins today and about 100 Lee .309" 170 gr. FN bullets for use in the 30-30 and 06, got them all powder coated as well. Lots of gas checking to do tomorrow.
Spindrift
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Yes, that was what drew me to it: lots of bearing surface. And the possibility to cast really wide, flat nosed bullets- or HP, should you want to.
By the way, the quality of my castings has stabilized, by following one of your advice:
Focus on sufficient mould temp, and keeping melt temp moderate. Thanks!
By the way, the quality of my castings has stabilized, by following one of your advice:
Focus on sufficient mould temp, and keeping melt temp moderate. Thanks!
Rockydoc
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Spindrift, those bullets are absolutely beautiful! I’ll bet they shoot as good as they look.
Michael
Active Member. Uh/What
With that gapping HP, loaded full tilt............. prepare to be assimilated. At least in a twisted sense.
Spindrift
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Yes, the HP makes this a varmint bullet at rifle velocities.
Actually, I'm planning to do some subsonic load development with it, and check if it expands at subsonic velocities. Come the spring, I might be involved in a cull hunt for Canada geese. This is not an indigenous species in Norway, and they're causing problems some places.
This cull hunt will be quite near settled areas. I want a rifle load that is silent, accurate, not to far- flying and with authoritative knock-down power. The MP 360-180 might be just the ticket!
Of course, I have lots of alternatives and will be enjoying myself during winter with some load tinkering
Actually, I'm planning to do some subsonic load development with it, and check if it expands at subsonic velocities. Come the spring, I might be involved in a cull hunt for Canada geese. This is not an indigenous species in Norway, and they're causing problems some places.
This cull hunt will be quite near settled areas. I want a rifle load that is silent, accurate, not to far- flying and with authoritative knock-down power. The MP 360-180 might be just the ticket!
Of course, I have lots of alternatives and will be enjoying myself during winter with some load tinkering
RBHarter
West Central AR
Ran , lube sized , and checked 100-125 7mm-168s .
Ran 50/50 .
In not sure what happened or is happening , but the nose now fits and hits the lands just off the ogive . Even those cast years ago that would drop in the muzzle not touching until a drive band or so in front of the top band . Must be the copper .
Anyway the fresh cast are ready to load now .
I don't have any data for a cast at 180 gr .......
Funny thing I'd forgotten or maybe never got far enough with this mould . I wanted to weigh a few to check weight as much as anything . I weighed 40ish and had 2 piles , 179.2-179.6 and 179.8/9 . One out of the groups at 176.4 , I assume operator error .
8.5-14 gr of Unique.
More weird is that the NOE 287-154 Hunter also fits well .
The nose was too fat in the Montana rifle barreled 7×6.8 Carcano. That would also be the barrel that the 7-168 bullet didn't fit .
The 168 just covers the lube grooves and touches. The 154 has to have the groove all the way out . This is in an older A&B probably from Midway 10-12 yr ago for the Savage.
Just checked the 7×6.8 , the 154s will work there now , probably still not the 168s . They go a 1/3 up the nose still .
Ran 50/50 .
In not sure what happened or is happening , but the nose now fits and hits the lands just off the ogive . Even those cast years ago that would drop in the muzzle not touching until a drive band or so in front of the top band . Must be the copper .
Anyway the fresh cast are ready to load now .
I don't have any data for a cast at 180 gr .......
Funny thing I'd forgotten or maybe never got far enough with this mould . I wanted to weigh a few to check weight as much as anything . I weighed 40ish and had 2 piles , 179.2-179.6 and 179.8/9 . One out of the groups at 176.4 , I assume operator error .
8.5-14 gr of Unique.
More weird is that the NOE 287-154 Hunter also fits well .
The nose was too fat in the Montana rifle barreled 7×6.8 Carcano. That would also be the barrel that the 7-168 bullet didn't fit .
The 168 just covers the lube grooves and touches. The 154 has to have the groove all the way out . This is in an older A&B probably from Midway 10-12 yr ago for the Savage.
Just checked the 7×6.8 , the 154s will work there now , probably still not the 168s . They go a 1/3 up the nose still .
fiver
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copper will do that to you for sure.
i've had some off/on fitment with the 7mm with various rifles.
i gave my buddy some 145's and he couldn't even chamber them in his 7-08.
he gave me some of his soup cans and they'd damn near fall through my 5-R rifled barrel.
there was all of maybe .001 difference here and there between the bores and bullets, but it was enough to be a huge PITA.
i've had some off/on fitment with the 7mm with various rifles.
i gave my buddy some 145's and he couldn't even chamber them in his 7-08.
he gave me some of his soup cans and they'd damn near fall through my 5-R rifled barrel.
there was all of maybe .001 difference here and there between the bores and bullets, but it was enough to be a huge PITA.
glassparman
"OK, OK, I'm going as fast as I don't want to go!"
Well, with some awesome advice from Ben on getting a steel mold hot enough and Oscarflytyer for sending me a nice WC mold, I'm finally on my way down success lane with casting using older molds made of steel. All I have messed with before were the Lee Aluminum molds.
These aren't perfect but they are much better than when I tried it before! My lubesizer die and top punches will be here Friday. Can't wait to go shoot!
These aren't perfect but they are much better than when I tried it before! My lubesizer die and top punches will be here Friday. Can't wait to go shoot!
CWLONGSHOT
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DURN IT!!!
So yesterday morning, I had all set to a quick smelt... Therapy girl called and there when that plan...
So looked like we could maybe do it about 14:00 well THAT was done by mommas errands and early dinner... So we decided this AM cause therapy was already set for 16:00! GRRR Girl just called with Nursing for 11:00 this AM.... So few nice days and Im all bound up!!! There gonna come a time Its got to happen and its coming to a head my Range scrap is empty for a couple weeks now...
CW
So yesterday morning, I had all set to a quick smelt... Therapy girl called and there when that plan...
So looked like we could maybe do it about 14:00 well THAT was done by mommas errands and early dinner... So we decided this AM cause therapy was already set for 16:00! GRRR Girl just called with Nursing for 11:00 this AM.... So few nice days and Im all bound up!!! There gonna come a time Its got to happen and its coming to a head my Range scrap is empty for a couple weeks now...
CW
Glaciers
Alaska Land of the Midnight Sun
Well I finally got out to the shop to do some casting
Left is my new 36 grain 223 slick from Arsenal, first time break in, The next 3 are Arsenal molds as well the second from left is the 225-47 FN, third 257420 RF 70 grain, fourth 257312 85 grain FN, these three second time break in. Fifth is 350 250 FN LBT 2 cavity .mold I just got used from a friend, first time I have cast with it.
not sure the 350 250 LBT bullet will work for my 348, but at the price I figured I could take a chance.
Nice to get back into the loading room. Good therapy.
Left is my new 36 grain 223 slick from Arsenal, first time break in, The next 3 are Arsenal molds as well the second from left is the 225-47 FN, third 257420 RF 70 grain, fourth 257312 85 grain FN, these three second time break in. Fifth is 350 250 FN LBT 2 cavity .mold I just got used from a friend, first time I have cast with it.
not sure the 350 250 LBT bullet will work for my 348, but at the price I figured I could take a chance.
Nice to get back into the loading room. Good therapy.
CWLONGSHOT
Well-Known Member
I GOT IT DONE TODAY!!!
Just a bucket and a half and about 2.5 hours. But It netted me almost 130# of range scrap alloy.
Something different was the gold color of the alloy after final flux.
Alloy was super clean and made some fugly bars but they will work just fine!!
