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Post by bushog on Dec 1, 2018 19:25:38 GMT -5
Anybody hear from Miha lately?
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Post by leftysixgun on Dec 1, 2018 19:36:34 GMT -5
Thanks Bob, I usually cast with 50/50 mix in general. Water dropping them isnt a big deal to add to the procedure. I appreciate your help!
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Post by leftysixgun on Apr 6, 2019 8:10:41 GMT -5
Generally speaking, Are the heavy per caliber 640 nose deigns accurate at long range?
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Post by boolitdesigner on Apr 9, 2019 17:32:17 GMT -5
They seem to be for me (at least where you are talking more than one caliber of bearing surface).................... but I've been told several times how others view me (you can imagine as to what was said)...... and not many people replicate what I do....... so, most of what you get is what you chose to try.
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Post by boolitdesigner on Jun 24, 2019 12:14:59 GMT -5
This is a little tutorial about hollow point bullets, specifically about the MP hollow points I put on the molds you buy from him..... All courtesy of Ross Seyfried. Over the last 30 years, I have verified the these HP's do exactly the same as he says and shows in this article. www.docdroid.net/udgc/june-1989.pdf.htmlAll of what it does depends on 1) velocity, 2) bullet alloy along with what heat treatment you do and 3) what depth hollow point pin you use. Go and see.............................................. |
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Post by cheth on Jun 26, 2019 12:18:07 GMT -5
Hi Bob,
I have a brand new 462 Hammer GC mold and I need to make an order with Sages for some GCs. Is this designed for a .458 rifle GC? Will it still size down to .453 with the .458 GC?
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Post by boolitdesigner on Jun 26, 2019 17:31:03 GMT -5
The gas check shank should measure about 0.428" which is the I.D. of a Hornady 45 Caliber GC for pistol or rifle. It usually sizes fairly easily to 0.453" unless you use a very hard alloy. At that diameter about 0.11" of the nose should size. This was an idea from a guy on CB a long time ago and he wanted a dual size bullet for pistol or rifle.
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Post by bushog on Jun 29, 2019 17:12:48 GMT -5
Why not a .32 wadcutter from Miha?
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Post by boolitdesigner on Jun 29, 2019 18:47:54 GMT -5
Why not a .32 wadcutter from Miha? You should have had one in March '14........... that was a HB one. One like this would be a 118 gr. solid, 105 gr. Large HP, 110 gr. Penta HP. 112 gr. Cup HP. The guy who wanted this does the usual caliber list. I have no problem doing this myself in 0.312" and 0.314". Are you interested in it? |
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Post by bushog on Jun 29, 2019 19:23:39 GMT -5
Why not a .32 wadcutter from Miha? You should have had one in March '14........... that was a HB one. One like this would be a 118 gr. solid, 105 gr. Large HP, 110 gr. Penta HP. 112 gr. Cup HP. The guy who wanted this does the usual caliber list. I have no problem doing this myself in 0.312" and 0.314". Are you interested in it?This one? castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?360250-REMAKE-314-quot-Hollow-Base-Wadcutter-4-cavity-Mold-for-your-rifle-needsI think I missed that one....might have been before I went down this rabbit hole. I have the .38.... Also have a .32 Lee wadcutter mold. Is that the same bullet as the Miha mold?? |
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Post by boolitdesigner on Jun 29, 2019 19:37:28 GMT -5
You should have had one in March '14........... that was a HB one. One like this would be a 118 gr. solid, 105 gr. Large HP, 110 gr. Penta HP. 112 gr. Cup HP. The guy who wanted this does the usual caliber list. I have no problem doing this myself in 0.312" and 0.314". Are you interested in it?This one? castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?360250-REMAKE-314-quot-Hollow-Base-Wadcutter-4-cavity-Mold-for-your-rifle-needs That one was for pistols. The specs above are for ones like you just ordered.... same configuration but for a 32 pistol or small game loads for several caliber rifles.I think I missed that one....might have been before I went down this rabbit hole. Go here: www.mp-molds.com/e-shop/molds/hb-molds/mp-312-hbwc-4-cav
available in 0.312" & 0.314" diameters.
I have the .38.... There is a 41, 44 and 45 HBWC molds also besides the 32 HBWC.Also have a .32 Lee wadcutter mold. Is that the same bullet as the Miha mold?? No....... |
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Post by boolitdesigner on Jul 31, 2019 19:18:03 GMT -5
This is a little tutorial about hollow point bullets, specifically about the MP hollow points I put on the molds you buy from him..... All courtesy of Ross Seyfried. Over the last 30 years, I have verified the these HP's do exactly the same as he says and shows in this article. www.docdroid.net/udgc/june-1989.pdf.htmlAll of what it does depends on 1) velocity, 2) bullet alloy along with what heat treatment you do and 3) what depth hollow point pin you use. Go and see.............................................. A little more on this subject. On the GB drawings you see in each GB that I designed the bullet, you will see various HP's. These are evenly spaced for depth in the nose. Each depth of HP will expand down to that depth (more so if you drive them hard for the alloy you use). If you use a soft alloy and push them real hard, the HP nose will slough off leaving the rest to push thru will a full wadcutter (on out the other side of what you're shooting) and knocks the stuffing out of the animal. You push them at a more sedate speed and you have a big umbrella mushroom. Those reduce penetration usually though and depends on the animal shot. Alloy plays a good part here as well as how hard you drive them. It really makes no difference which HP you pick as they all expand to the base of the HP..... you get to pick how much weight is left to work with and how much secondary lead particles are used to keep the animal from running away from you. These HP's usually keep the animal very close to where they were shot. |
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Post by Odin on Aug 1, 2019 12:12:59 GMT -5
Wondering why we've never had a real "lightweight" for the 475/480 crowd. Seems to me something like this design for the 45 would turn the big 475-bores into a rather deadly pussycat. Just spitballin' but prolly something around 310gr solid/285 hp?? Maybe it'd never gain much traction, dunno. Hell, maybe it wouldn't even fly straight. All I know is that I'm eventually going to get old and I'm going to hate letting these beautiful big-bores go. Maybe a lighter weight slug would help me run 'em a bit longer... |
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Post by boolitdesigner on Aug 1, 2019 16:30:45 GMT -5
Wondering why we've never had a real "lightweight" for the 475/480 crowd. Seems to me something like this design for the 45 would turn the big 475-bores into a rather deadly pussycat. Just spitballin' but prolly something around 310gr solid/285 hp?? Pretty good eye on that because that is real close.Maybe it'd never gain much traction, dunno. Hell, maybe it wouldn't even fly straight. The original in 45 cal. does. All I know is that I'm eventually going to get old and I'm going to hate letting these beautiful big-bores go. Maybe a lighter weight slug would help me run 'em a bit longer... Yep, it would.
There is still time to get on it again if your direction has changed again.
We could go much lighter, but you big bore guys usually want some really heavy bullet. The ones we got now shoot thru things quite well. |
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Post by Odin on Aug 1, 2019 22:43:45 GMT -5
Wondering why we've never had a real "lightweight" for the 475/480 crowd. Seems to me something like this design for the 45 would turn the big 475-bores into a rather deadly pussycat. Just spitballin' but prolly something around 310gr solid/285 hp?? Pretty good eye on that because that is real close.Maybe it'd never gain much traction, dunno. Hell, maybe it wouldn't even fly straight. The original in 45 cal. does. All I know is that I'm eventually going to get old and I'm going to hate letting these beautiful big-bores go. Maybe a lighter weight slug would help me run 'em a bit longer... Yep, it would.
There is still time to get on it again if your direction has changed again.
We could go much lighter, but you big bore guys usually want some really heavy bullet. The ones we got now shoot thru things quite well.It's strange to look back now. I jumped off that buy just months before I lost my job. In a way I think I saw the loss coming, but couldn't admit it to myself. What I did do was shift around some priorities and bought a really good mold to feed my father's Colt Python - the one gun I'll never allow myself to part with. I'll tell you, the last year has been some really rough times around these parts. Now life is completely flopped. My new job will double, and potentially triple the income of the last. We are hesitantly beginning to dream again... For me that starts with solidifying the big-bore setup. I have the original 477-640 HP (410/385gr) and it is a dandy. But I've always wondered why we don't have a "normal weight" 475 slug (if you consider 240gr and 255gr "normal" for 44 and 45 cals, respectively). I'd think such a slug would be just dandy for bucks, boars and black bears. But maybe I simply need to jump back on that buy you linked to. It might just be the ticket... |
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