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Post by bushog on Jun 2, 2015 7:59:33 GMT -5
One of you cast boolit gurus aught to try and come up with some ideas for a HP cast boolit design for the .257 Jackrabbit.
By the time Miha gets to it we may have some guns......
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Post by 2 Dogs on Jun 2, 2015 8:25:38 GMT -5
If I do this, how many of you guys are going to sign up??
We will need at least 20 people to commit to posting in the thread that they would purchase said mold.
I would propose a 60 grain bullet, like the very popular and accurate 115 grain 32 caliber MIHA but scaled down. This should be available in both GC and plain base versions. Of course, we will need both hollow point and solid cramer designs.
Speak up, or forever hold your peace.....
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Post by Fowler on Jun 2, 2015 9:22:53 GMT -5
If you're going to build one of these guns you will need to cast your own bullets, there are not a lot of .257 cast bullets available on the market. For this gun a cast hollowpoint make perfect since, you're not shooting deer with it just vermin so a super destructive soft lead hollowpoint would be the cats meow and the heavy 32 bullet Fermin speaks of is one hell of a bullet. Just saying
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Post by magnumwheelman on Jun 2, 2015 10:07:34 GMT -5
any idea how much these would cost in a group buy??? my retired buddy is in a mold building frame of mind right now, if they are too expensive, but I wouldn't mind jumping in, if they end up reasonably priced... either way it would be something else to shoot in my 257 Special  |
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Post by 2 Dogs on Jun 2, 2015 10:12:55 GMT -5
If you're going to build one of these guns you will need to cast your own bullets, there are not a lot if .257 cast bullets available on the market. And for this gun a cast hollowpoint make perfect since, you're not shooting deer with it just vermin so a super destructive soft lead hollowpoint would be te cats meow and the heavy 32 bullet Fermjn speaks of is one hell of a bullet. Just saying Since Bill adds his 2 cents, can't spell and doesn't make much sense, allow me to clarify. I am making reference to The Miha 115 not the 135 grain HP. How that for fouler scents?? |
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Post by 2 Dogs on Jun 2, 2015 10:15:37 GMT -5
any idea how much these would cost in a group buy??? my retired buddy is in a mold building frame of mind right now, if they are too expensive, but I wouldn't mind jumping in, if they end up reasonably priced... either way it would be something else to shoot in my 257 Special Depends. 2 cavity molds are 120-135 or so and the 4 cavity molds run 165-180 depending on pins and such. Like Hoover always says, these molds are a bargain at twice the price. |
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Post by magnumwheelman on Jun 2, 2015 10:48:25 GMT -5
sorry... I'm easily corn fused...
we are talking about something like a 60 grain???
anyone have a pic or drawing of the proposed design???
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Post by Fowler on Jun 2, 2015 11:07:11 GMT -5
Yea Yea Fermin, its what I get for trying to respond on my phone instead of the computer...
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Post by bushog on Jun 2, 2015 22:10:27 GMT -5
A Mihec 60gn 257-640? That would be the same profile as the 314-640 mold.
Sorta like the Ideal 25720.
I'd buy a couple....
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Post by fanofthefortyone on Jun 3, 2015 5:59:42 GMT -5
I'd buy one or three.
Ronnie
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Post by 2 Dogs on Jun 3, 2015 7:53:16 GMT -5
Ok, that makes about 7 or 8.
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Post by fanofthefortyone on Jun 9, 2015 12:49:42 GMT -5
No one else is interested?
Ronnie
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Post by Fowler on Jun 9, 2015 13:33:20 GMT -5
I am sure Veral Smith at LBT would make a small run of these for you guys, they would be solid nosed only but no one makes a finer mold in my never humble opinion.
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Post by bushog on Jun 9, 2015 18:44:42 GMT -5
I've never honcho'd a group buy buy if a fella' started a group buy discussion there may be more interested.
I think that's the way to get them started, in addition to contacting Miha.
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Post by 2 Dogs on Oct 15, 2015 20:11:03 GMT -5
Bumping this back up to the top. Any more interest?
I found a 257420 Lyman GC mold at Mid South Shooters supply and ordered one myself, but a 640 design HP would be cool beans for the 257 Jackrabbit.
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