it is an NOE mold, look up at post #57
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I just got a new computer running 8.1 software and it's a looooong stretch from XP to Windows 8.1!!!! My first attempt at posting pics.
file:///C:/Users/User/Pictures/45-70.jpg
45/70 cast 530 gr and Paper patched 530 gr.
file:///C:/Users/User/Pictures/Bullets%20&%20cores.JPG
A bucket of cast cores for swaged .224 bullets with jackets made from fired .22RF cases.
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An assembled dummy .45-120 Sharps (to set up the dies.)
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Some of the stuff I cast and swage: top left is assorted .30 cals then .45 ACP, 535 gr paper patched followed by various 458" boolits for my 45/70, 45-120 and 458 WM. Bottom row: Swaged 55 gr HP from RF jackets, with cannelure and without, .44 cal 1/2 jacket and 357 3/4 jacket, lead core (.188") and RF core, swaged half jacket .429" HP., this oddball I made from 2 .357 jackets and a heavy core for a friend's rifle, a 9mm of some kind or other, they worked fine, he said!! Last are two 250 gr. Keith bullets for my M-29.
Hmmm, no pics!! Back to the drawing board!
Sorry,
Mike
file:///C:/Users/User/Pictures/45-70.jpg
45/70 cast 530 gr and Paper patched 530 gr.
file:///C:/Users/User/Pictures/Bullets%20&%20cores.JPG
A bucket of cast cores for swaged .224 bullets with jackets made from fired .22RF cases.
file:///C:/Users/User/Pictures/.45-120%20round.jpg
An assembled dummy .45-120 Sharps (to set up the dies.)
file:///C:/Users/User/Pictures/Cast%20bullets.JPG
Some of the stuff I cast and swage: top left is assorted .30 cals then .45 ACP, 535 gr paper patched followed by various 458" boolits for my 45/70, 45-120 and 458 WM. Bottom row: Swaged 55 gr HP from RF jackets, with cannelure and without, .44 cal 1/2 jacket and 357 3/4 jacket, lead core (.188") and RF core, swaged half jacket .429" HP., this oddball I made from 2 .357 jackets and a heavy core for a friend's rifle, a 9mm of some kind or other, they worked fine, he said!! Last are two 250 gr. Keith bullets for my M-29.
Hmmm, no pics!! Back to the drawing board!
Sorry,
Mike
you need to upload them to a website like photobucket, imageshack etc.
http://photobucket.com/learn/upload
I thought I did that?? One more try.
Two 45/70 rounds, one lubed with home-made SPG type lube and one PP
A bucket of cast lead cores and a bucket of swaged .224 55gr. HP made with 22 RF jackets.
http://s544.photobucket.com/user/mikelevesque/media/Swaged224_zps1acf7778.jpg.html
A bucket of swaged .224 bullets.
http://i544.photobucket.com/albums/hh353/mikelevesque/45-120round_zps57dfa305.jpg
An assembled dummy .45-120 Sharps round used to set up my dies.
Some of the stuff I swage and cast. From top left, a few .30 cals, then , 45 ACP, a 535 gr paper-pached boolit, two gas checked and a plain base, for the .45's
Bottom row: swaged .224 bullets made from RF jackets, with cannelure and without. .429 cal 1/2 jacket and a 357 3/4 jacket. A lead core and RF jacket, 429" 1/2 jacket HP for .44 cal. An oddball that I made for a 9mm rifle, and last are two .429" 250gr Keith bullets for my M-29. There's more but that's enough for now.
Thanks for looking,
Mike
PS: I don't know why the pics are not showing up, just the link????WTF????
PPS: I fixed it!
Two 45/70 rounds, one lubed with home-made SPG type lube and one PP
A bucket of cast lead cores and a bucket of swaged .224 55gr. HP made with 22 RF jackets.
http://s544.photobucket.com/user/mikelevesque/media/Swaged224_zps1acf7778.jpg.html
A bucket of swaged .224 bullets.
http://i544.photobucket.com/albums/hh353/mikelevesque/45-120round_zps57dfa305.jpg
An assembled dummy .45-120 Sharps round used to set up my dies.
Some of the stuff I swage and cast. From top left, a few .30 cals, then , 45 ACP, a 535 gr paper-pached boolit, two gas checked and a plain base, for the .45's
Bottom row: swaged .224 bullets made from RF jackets, with cannelure and without. .429 cal 1/2 jacket and a 357 3/4 jacket. A lead core and RF jacket, 429" 1/2 jacket HP for .44 cal. An oddball that I made for a 9mm rifle, and last are two .429" 250gr Keith bullets for my M-29. There's more but that's enough for now.
Thanks for looking,
Mike
PS: I don't know why the pics are not showing up, just the link????WTF????
PPS: I fixed it!
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your first post was from your computers directory which won't work, the second post you posted links to the website and not the actual pictures.
when your responding there is picture icon (looks like a tree), click that and copy and paste the direct link that photobucket gives you to the right of your picture.
the code is as follows when you click that button, you can also do it manually by typing "
EDIT: seems like you figure it out.
that 45-120 is hilariously long...
Reformed some old Imperial 30-06 brass in one of my 9.3X62s last week.
Went to the range again today. How's this for a hunting load at a 2236 fps? Northman 285 gr plain base, with a half inch square of old cotton towel wad, tamped down over powder, and slightly compressed COW filler to base of bullet. Group is 2.1 inches at 100 yards.
Shot and chronographed three, three-shot groups, this was not the best one.
And this bullet penetrated six four-litre jugs of water, and was caught in the seventh. That's over 36" of water and about an eighth of an inch of plastic!
You can see how cleanly the bullet is engraved by the rifling.
Care to guess the recovered weight?
There was no unburned powder in bore or on the snow, and best of all, no leading! One patch of bore solvent, and one of KROIL, and it is ready to go again!
Ted
Went to the range again today. How's this for a hunting load at a 2236 fps? Northman 285 gr plain base, with a half inch square of old cotton towel wad, tamped down over powder, and slightly compressed COW filler to base of bullet. Group is 2.1 inches at 100 yards.
Shot and chronographed three, three-shot groups, this was not the best one.
And this bullet penetrated six four-litre jugs of water, and was caught in the seventh. That's over 36" of water and about an eighth of an inch of plastic!
You can see how cleanly the bullet is engraved by the rifling.
Care to guess the recovered weight?
There was no unburned powder in bore or on the snow, and best of all, no leading! One patch of bore solvent, and one of KROIL, and it is ready to go again!
Ted
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Looks good, and the bullet looks to be at least 75% retained weight, so I'll guess 210 gr remaining from 285 gr starting.
Is that a Bullet Barn bullet? What powder are you using in the x62? My 9.3x57 load is 2200 fps with no leading and excellent accuracy. Initially I struggled a bit with leading until I started using slower powders and then no more leading problems. Powder selection seems to be at least as important as velocity and lube when it comes to leading.
Is that a Bullet Barn bullet? What powder are you using in the x62? My 9.3x57 load is 2200 fps with no leading and excellent accuracy. Initially I struggled a bit with leading until I started using slower powders and then no more leading problems. Powder selection seems to be at least as important as velocity and lube when it comes to leading.
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Reformed some old Imperial 30-06 brass in one of my 9.3X62s last week.
Went to the range again today. How's this for a hunting load at a 2236 fps? Northman 285 gr plain base, with half inch square of towel wad over powder and COW filler to base of bullet. Group is 2.1 inches at 100 yards.
Shot and chronographed three, three shot groups, this was not the best one.
And this bullet penetrated six four-litre jugs of water, and was caught in the seventh. That's over 36" of water and more than half an inch of plastic!
Care to guess the recovered weight?
There was no unburned powder in bore or on the snow, and best of all, no leading! One patch of bore solvent, and one of KROIL, and it is ready to go again!
Ted
Thanks a bunch for doing some great testing on those bullets Ted!
I can't wait to get back out and try them some more myself.
I'm thinking there will be some spring bear burgers on the barbeque this year!
I've got about of fistfull more of lubed and ready to load 9.3 bullets left on hand; I'll drop them off at your place in the next while.
For anyone curious about the bullets themselves, I ordered the mold from Accurate Molds in the U.S. The bullet is #37-280A. I cast them in plain wheel weights and hot drop them into a 5 gal pail filled with snow and water to harden them up, then lube (twice over) with Lee Alox. The ones Ted tested were about a year old, but obviously still fairly hard (which is what I was hoping for).
Here's what they looked like before I lubed them and dropped some off at Ted's for testing...
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Something I forgot to mention was that I did not sort the bullets. Just loaded them at random, and went to the range. They may do a bit better if sorted.
jethunter, the powder used in this session was CF8506, a bit slower than 4320, faster than 4350, in the 9.3X62. It behaves slower still in other cartridges.
Ted
jethunter, the powder used in this session was CF8506, a bit slower than 4320, faster than 4350, in the 9.3X62. It behaves slower still in other cartridges.
Ted
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Beat me to it....I was just thinking the same thing
IMG_0193 by LUTNIT, on Flickr
Paper patched 8x57mm for my Vz.24. Bore slugs .3265" so I am trying to paper patch the 200gr .314" meant for my .303B rifles for use with 8mm. They are coming out at .327" after patching so hopefully they work. I did just get my .329" sizer for my 205gr .329" bullets but haven't had a chance to try those in it yet.
Converted Winchester .30-06 brass annealed and neck turned.
Loaded with 21gr of H4198 so a pretty mild load.
These 5 are unlubed paper. I have 5 others with Lee alox rubbed into the paper. Have read good reports of both methods in terms of accuracy.
