I am looking at NOE bullet molds from 129g to 155 g range , I might try the .358- 129 g mold first, that style of bullet shoots fantastic in my xp Badger .40 ,and that is about 36 g more than what I have currently for casting in .357 , and have been shooting out of my 24inch barrel Challenger .357 ... I think that 129 g should be close in FPS with the longer barrel to what I was shooting with the lighter stuff with the 24 inch barrel , testing well tell how this pan's out , looking at the number's it should be pretty close ...
Quote from: Dan H on July 17, 2021, 09:50:27 AMI am looking at NOE bullet molds from 129g to 155 g range , I might try the .358- 129 g mold first, that style of bullet shoots fantastic in my xp Badger .40 ,and that is about 36 g more than what I have currently for casting in .357 , and have been shooting out of my 24inch barrel Challenger .357 ... I think that 129 g should be close in FPS with the longer barrel to what I was shooting with the lighter stuff with the 24 inch barrel , testing well tell how this pan's out , looking at the number's it should be pretty close ... Dan those are what I'll be using in my AEA Challenger during deer season, they're plenty accurate in hollow point plus heavy enough for a good heart shot as long as I get a good shot at a deer.
Hey Dan H,Has your 32 inch barrel big 9 come in yet?I have been looking at getting one of these as well, and I will be very curious to hear what kind of power and max projectile length/weight you are able to use in it..with and without the magazine.I heard a rumor that there may also be a new valve design in it as well, but not sure if that is true or not.
Any idea when the big shipment is coming in?
I got a shipping notice from Bin today for the 25 backpacker I ordered on Aug 6th said in stock when ordered ,evidently in stock doesn't mean in the store ,anyway I also have a .45 challenger bullpup pre-ordered so maybe the backpacker was in the same shipment with the challengers ,one can always hope.