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Title: .177 Bob's Boat Tail requests
Post by: brewbear on April 03, 2022, 04:40:02 PM
Hi all,
Bob has completed the drawings for a .177 caliber boat tail slug. If you are interested, please add your name to the list. The idea is to approach NOE with the pellet design and a list of people interested in purchasing a mould from them. Drawing is shown in Reply #28 here.... https://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php?topic=197996.28 (https://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php?topic=197996.28)

Here is the link to the .20 caliber mould https://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php?topic=198097.msg156309945#new (https://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php?topic=198097.msg156309945#new)

List for .177 mould:
    1. brewbear - 2 or 4 cavity, not particular on materials,
Title: Re: .177 Bob's Boat Tail requests
Post by: Mr.P on April 03, 2022, 05:34:42 PM
Well put me down as well

.177 list:

1. brewbear - 2 or 4 cavity, not particular on materials,

2. Mr. P:  multi cavity mold, any material.
Title: Re: .177 Bob's Boat Tail requests
Post by: Spacebus on April 03, 2022, 05:34:51 PM
Put me in for a .177 BBT, in any number of cavities, any material, but Brass is preferred.
Title: Re: .177 Bob's Boat Tail requests
Post by: EdinGa on April 03, 2022, 05:43:24 PM
.177 aluminum 4 cavity HP
Title: Re: .177 Bob's Boat Tail requests
Post by: brewbear on April 03, 2022, 06:06:25 PM
Updated list 04/03/22 @ 14:10
List for .177 mould:
    1. brewbear - 2 or 4 cavity, not particular on materials,
    2. Mr. P - multi cavity mold, any material,
    3. Spacebus - any cavity number, any material (brass preferred),
    4. EdinGA - 4 cavity, aluminum, HP,
Title: Re: .177 Bob's Boat Tail requests
Post by: Back_Roads on April 03, 2022, 10:31:00 PM
Updated list 04/03/22 @ 14:10
List for .177 mould:
    1. brewbear - 2 or 4 cavity, not particular on materials,
    2. Mr. P - multi cavity mold, any material,
    3. Spacebus - any cavity number, any material (brass preferred),
    4. EdinGA - 4 cavity, aluminum, HP,
    5. Back_Roads 2 cavity AL
Title: Re: .177 Bob's Boat Tail requests
Post by: Spacebus on April 03, 2022, 10:36:26 PM
I'll have to buy another bandit or chaser if this slug mold comes out.
Title: Re: .177 Bob's Boat Tail requests
Post by: The_Hare on April 04, 2022, 03:31:33 AM
From the previous list, put me down for
 aluminum 4 cavities.
Title: Re: .177 Bob's Boat Tail requests
Post by: Wayne52 on April 04, 2022, 05:01:35 AM
I would really like a 4 cavity .177 in aluminum or even steel would be better yet.  I wouldn't mind at all being a guinea pig for a steel mold for sure.
Title: Re: .177 Bob's Boat Tail requests
Post by: Nvreloader on April 04, 2022, 12:30:52 PM
I would like a 4 cavity Alum/steel one also.
Don
Title: Re: .177 Bob's Boat Tail requests
Post by: rsterne on April 04, 2022, 06:20:47 PM
You don't need to post any more.... These are going to be run (when I don't know yet)....

Bob
Title: Re: .177 Bob's Boat Tail requests
Post by: Wayne52 on April 04, 2022, 06:24:43 PM
That's awesome that they're going to run them Bob !!! thanks a heap for bending Al's elbow for us 8)  When I get one I'll be casting a boat load of boat tail .177 cup points, that's opening up the .177 realm of casting phenomenally !!!
Title: Re: .177 Bob's Boat Tail requests
Post by: brewbear on April 04, 2022, 07:03:53 PM
Just keeping things tidy,

List for .177 mould:
    1. brewbear - 2 or 4 cavity, not particular on materials,
    2. Mr. P - multi cavity mold, any material,
    3. Spacebus - any cavity number, any material (brass preferred),
    4. EdinGA - 4 cavity, aluminum, HP,
    5. Back_Roads 2 cavity AL,
    6. The_Hare - 4 cavities, aluminum,
    7. Wayne52 - 4 cavity, aluminum or steel,
    8. Nvreloader - 4 cavity, aluminum or steel

List updated 4/4/22 @ 15:03
Title: Re: .177 Bob's Boat Tail requests
Post by: Mr.P on April 04, 2022, 07:13:19 PM
This is just great - been wanting to cast .177 for a what feels like a long time, and I have a 24” airforce barrel gathering dust that’s waiting.
Title: Re: .177 Bob's Boat Tail requests
Post by: Flatpicker on April 06, 2022, 03:07:17 PM
I’m in for a four cavity aluminum (with HP pins)!
Title: Re: .177 Bob's Boat Tail requests
Post by: Berserkeley Mike on August 08, 2023, 04:32:16 PM
+1 here too, n=9 now.
I realize this thread is over a year old, but I haven't seen .177 BBTs on NOE either and I look regularly, so hopefully I'm not late.
I cast in tin, so any mold material or number of cavities will work. 
I'm starting to play with their other caliber BBTs, .22 and .25 and... in some guns at some distances they work OK!  And in tin they carry more weight than the diabolos or regular slug.  Is it a design that may do well with velocity tuning?
Best,
Mike
Title: Re: .177 Bob's Boat Tail requests
Post by: K.O. on August 08, 2023, 06:57:47 PM
as much as I would like to see a 16g .179 BBT happen... it is not looking like it will anytime soon.. :(

and the sizing inserts needed...