Can anyone think of a good mold out there that is something along the lines of a 70-75grn .225" multiple cavity design? Something relatively stubby given the weight with a decent meplat would be nice. The goal is cheap .223 for 200m and less plinking. I will be powder coating and pushing them as fast as I reasonably can. The lighter designs just don't interest me, hopefully we can just avoid the recommendation of them...
Help Find a Heavy .225'' Mold!
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vagrantviking
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NOE has several different molds right up to 100gr.
hxxps://noebulletmolds.com/site/product-category/224
hxxps://noebulletmolds.com/site/product-category/224
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The semi-custom makers I usually look to unfortunately won't work with anything smaller than .277, leaving you with very few options. MP Molds in Slovenia has a .227-75 if you can work with the larger diameter, or a .225-65 if you can tolerate the lighter weight. In both cases you will have to put up with a gas check, and possibly with the lousy customer service that comes with dealing with Miha.
^ It's an option at least. It shouldn't be a big deal to resize them.
If the 225-67-FN-A5 was just a bit heavier without the gas check portion it would be very close to what I'm looking for! I may try it anyway if something closer doesn't appear. The 98 and 100 would be exactly what I want if they weren't so heavy. Does anyone think they would stabilize from 1/7, 1/8, 1/9 twist rifles?
If the 225-67-FN-A5 was just a bit heavier without the gas check portion it would be very close to what I'm looking for! I may try it anyway if something closer doesn't appear. The 98 and 100 would be exactly what I want if they weren't so heavy. Does anyone think they would stabilize from 1/7, 1/8, 1/9 twist rifles?
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I would do lots of reading on the cast book it forum.
I gave up on .22's in cast long ago.
It's exponentially harder to do well than with .30 cal.
I've recently started playing with .25's but the results haven't given me the warm, fuzzy feelings.
When I was stalking the wily gopher, back in the seventies, I could easily get 1 inch groups at fifty yards, but the same loads would be five or six inches at 100 . This was with .22 Hornet and .222.
Beagle, an American guru, with vast experiences, states that the secret to good 100 yard .22 groups, is to go to a hollow point design.
I tried one, but wasn't impressed. It is much harder to get good, small bullets.
Powder coating has opened new doors, so many new things are possible.
Bottom line is that I'd do lots more reading before dropping a couple of hundred of our tuckered out dollars on a quality mould.
I gave up on .22's in cast long ago.
It's exponentially harder to do well than with .30 cal.
I've recently started playing with .25's but the results haven't given me the warm, fuzzy feelings.
When I was stalking the wily gopher, back in the seventies, I could easily get 1 inch groups at fifty yards, but the same loads would be five or six inches at 100 . This was with .22 Hornet and .222.
Beagle, an American guru, with vast experiences, states that the secret to good 100 yard .22 groups, is to go to a hollow point design.
I tried one, but wasn't impressed. It is much harder to get good, small bullets.
Powder coating has opened new doors, so many new things are possible.
Bottom line is that I'd do lots more reading before dropping a couple of hundred of our tuckered out dollars on a quality mould.
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fingers284
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I don't know the "twist rate" in my Savage Axis but in my load testing when the gun was new, accuracy fell off dramatically with anything heavier than 55 gr., noticeable at 60 gr, very noticeable at 70 gr. Actually, accuracy difference was noticeable for every 5 gr difference from 40 gr up to 55 gr but was still within my comfort zone of performance. Groups started at .249 at 40 gr and still .270 at 55 gr but became fractionally measurable from 60 to 75 gr.
I have no doubt some of my guns aren't going to like the bullet. Across a couple dozen .223s I'm sure I will get some loads developed though. I'm likely to buy the LEE 55grn mold as well to further the experiment.
