I built this, works with everything I have from 223 up to 300WM.
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I built this, works with everything I have from 223 up to 300WM.
I cast up about 250 hollow base wadcutters using the NOE-360-148-wc. I loaded a couple of different loads for testing using WST instead of my usual Bullseye. It will be interesting to see how well they work.
I hope they work well since I managed to get an 8LB jug of it. I have enough powder to load 18-20 thousand rounds if these loads work.
Hey Tazman, I have that mold. How have you found the accuracy to be?
I think they must have to be pretty soft for that thick skirt to flare out and obturate under a target load.
I actually was getting better accuracy loading them backwards in my initial loads.
-BE
Cast a few hundred 200g 308s
Accuracy has been excellent in all 4 of the revolvers I have. I am not running them soft. I water drop them coming out of the mold, not for the hardness but for convenience sake.
I am sizing them to .358 which is what I use for all the other boolits I shoot in those guns. The bases won't need to expand much if any to fill my barrels. So far they have worked really well.
The only issue I have is I need to be careful when I open the mold that I don't crack/break the skirt.
Ran 250 223's through the Pro 2000, had to stop and go to memorial service for a friend's dad, then an over-nighter at friends house.
Finished up a batch of 45 acp, and switched over to 380.
I can post pics but I haven't dove into videos yet. There are vids on YouTube just search auto case annealer.
Unpacked a Loadmaster i purchased used. A friend who knows these will help me set up tomorrow
I loaded 40 rounds of 44mag. 240gn XTP over 24gn of H110.
Hi: Wondering what you and others are finding out about ww lead ratio. Last bucket (115 lb) of ww I got was 44 lb. lead and the remainder was zinc,
steel and plastic.
Did some measuring for a set of "totes" that stack to put brass in and keep the casting gear together.
A friend helped me setup the Loadmaster press. I still need the Pro Auto Disk powder measure and new tubes for the case feeder. Getting closer to getting it running.
Realized I need to cast up some 9mm asap. And it's cold outside. :violin:
Mixed up a batch of Ed's Red