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Lyman used to sell a set of moulds ... #1. cast the body , with hard alloy and mould #2 cast the nose of soft alloy ... then you took epoxy glue and glued the boolit halves together after it set up...

I'm a big Wadcutter Fan ... 38 Special , 357 and 41 magnum ...
My Daughter has a 44 Special and these are the favorite loads we have worked up
with the NOE 432-226-WC PB ... a 226 grain plain...

I inspect all my brass ... each and every case for crimped in primers , Berdan Primers and primer size (small or large) ...
... you never know what the heck is going to pop up these days ...

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Agree 100% ...

Loading lead in a 9mm Luger is hard enough ...

Loading Lead in a Wonky (rough machine & chatter marks ) barrel is going to be next to impossible ...

Life's too...

Why not indeed !
The mould I would look at first ... and I have this design in both 38 /357 and 41 magnum ...
Is the NOE #432-237-WC BL4 2 cavity (1 in stock ) RG2 PB .
This is based on the now...

I'm just as prepared as I was for... Y2K ... :drinks: !
Gary

That's just Awesome !

I know what to do ... in theory
I know when to do it ...
but actually being able to keep your head and perform the maneuver when the Chips are down is something else !...

I've been using a Lyman 450 since 1972 ... nothing has broken and it's still doing it's assigned task ... I don't have a bad word to say about it ... I Like It !
Gary

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I Agree ...
If 8.2 grs of Unique wont get you there ... Don't Go !
Besides ... If you have plenty Unique on hand ... then it's the best place to start !
Gary

Thanks for the Link ... I will see if i can get it printed out !
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Gary

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Gary

Pure lead , even when powder coated is too soft for loading into a 9mm Luger .
When you seat the boolit in the case it gets squeezed down and the soft nose deforms on the feed ramps .
I mix pure...

I have never had a gas check make a load shoot worse .

Everytime I used a gas check (rifle loads here) things got better .

You can work up decent loads with plain based boolits but ... by and...

The gas check protects the boolit base ... Powder coating does not .

Anytime I load rifle boolits at over 900 fps ... a gas check is used .

The Gas Check can be your friend ... do not fear...

You want something like a Crawfish Boiling Rig ... 100,000 - 110,000 BTU Jet Burner and steel stand to hold a 100 quart pot , full of crawfish and water ...
forget turkey fryer ... Wimpy , wimpy ,...

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Awesome !
Gary

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The Man is as Right as Rain !
Gary

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This is a good idea ,
We bought a 110 V. heater / fan from the Wally Mart for our green house , can be used as fan or as heater... worked so well my Son "borrowed" it for his apartment...

Dry Purina Rabbit Chow .
Carries easily in a zip-lock and doesn't spoil ... rabbits seem to like it along with the "Trash Panda's" .
Gary

Advice for the Future

If you have a gun that shoots good groups with anything you stuff in it ...

Do Not Sell It !

As my Daddy put it ...
" Gary , never sell a gun you like ... you will...

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Gary

Let me warn you ...

Custom Moulds ... in my case NOE Moulds ... Are Habit Forming !!!

You can't live with just one ... trust me !

I am a Cajun and we are very thrifty people , but after...

What if it doesn't make sense ... will he make it anyway and not catalog it ?

I love it when things have to make sense ...
... that is just so Cool !
Gary

If you have Unique powder on hand ... I would start with a load of 6.0 or 6.5 grains Unique and work up slowly to get the desired recoil / accuracy ...
My pet / favorite load with a 185 gr. JHP...

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I don't have no PID or thermometer ... But
Get best boolits just at "frosty" ... I hear the frosty surface helps hold coatings !
Gary