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that guy said:
From what I got skimming through all 21 pages last night is that he is a cnc operator somewhere and made a few moulds as a novelty and never expected the positive response he got. Sounded like because he was using company equipment that production of moulds for others is a no go.
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That's correct, I ordered a mold from him and had to borrow his picture from the cast bullet thread. It's a great novelty item that never gets used as the bullets don't fly worth a damn, its almost impossible to lube size them without deforming them. Now if he made a proper top punch we might have gotten somewhere...........

still worth a good laugh though............
 
I'll join in, on the left 312-180gr and right 324-174gr

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I love cast bullets!! I'm up to 4 moulds now!!
 
I'll tumble lube the 405's again one more time and just shoot the balls as they are now. I was surprised that they didn't spread out much. I would shoot a deer under 70-75 yards with a 3 ball load if I had a good standing broadside or looking right at me shot. If a 45 cal muzzle loader and 140gr ball works, 3 of them at the same time in a 6 inch circle would work just fine.

I have played with 4gr of unique and a ball pushed in right against the powder, etc and they work pretty well for a quiet grouse shot when you are walking. I haven't chronied it but it can't be more than 600-700 fps. I have been busy over the past year or two.. Maybe I'll do a write up about fun loads for the 45/70. I have read a few and I have been playing for years. I have even figured out the solution to the rifled donut in a shot load.
 
yodave said:
That's correct, I ordered a mold from him and had to borrow his picture from the cast bullet thread. It's a great novelty item that never gets used as the bullets don't fly worth a damn, its almost impossible to lube size them without deforming them. Now if he made a proper top punch we might have gotten somewhere...........

still worth a good laugh though............
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Absolutely. He has some real interesting designs. I think the hot dog and football are pretty cool.
 
Made these yesterday. 45-70 405 gr. NOE mold.

Good bullets but a pia to make. Those straight cut lube grooves make the bullets prone to stick in the mold and need some banging to get them to release.


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jongun said:
Goddamn the man who invented the Phillips screw!
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It was a step up from a slotted at the time.......just had to be refined a couple more times to get to a Robertson......Henry Ford could have made it really famous but he refused to pay the fair value at the time.........there is a really good documentary on the Robertson screw if you ever get a chance to see it........
 
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