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[Sbak]

They sure do let a critter know you tapped them out for sure Wayne
I will have to find time if I get rained out soon , to set up the NOE Wad Cutters molds I just got in .22 and .25, along with a light weight95 gr. .35 cal. BBT HP 

How did you get a 95gr bbt?

[Sbak]

They sure do let a critter know you tapped them out for sure Wayne
I will have to find time if I get rained out soon , to set up the NOE Wad Cutters molds I just got in .22 and .25, along with a light weight95 gr. .35 cal. BBT HP 

How did you get a .35 95gr bbt?

[Back_Roads]

They sure do let a critter know you tapped them out for sure Wayne
I will have to find time if I get rained out soon , to set up the NOE Wad Cutters molds I just got in .22 and .25, along with a light weight95 gr. .35 cal. BBT HP 

How did you get a .35 95gr bbt?

 Actually lighter than I remembered and not a Boat Tail
https://noebulletmolds.com/site/shop/355-9mm/tl358-100-rf-be2/tl358-100-rf-be2-rg2-cavity-pb

[triggertreat]

These are my real favorites these days, excellent for hunting.

Those are looking good Wayne!  I am looking forward to trying my shelved 41gr BBTs with a different barrel (Smooth twist) coming up.  I wished they were HPs, but is what was available at the time.

[Wayne52]

Keith I've got the 41 grain BBT mold with the Lyman pin so I only cast one at a time in HP but man do they shoot good out of my 25 cal sentry.  I even bagged a weasel with one a while back.

[Madd Hatter]

Keith I've got the 41 grain BBT mold with the Lyman pin so I only cast one at a time in HP but man do they shoot good out of my 25 cal sentry.  I even bagged a weasel with one a while back.

You know Wayne, if you keep shooting politicians they're going to get mad at ya.

[Wayne52]

Keith I've got the 41 grain BBT mold with the Lyman pin so I only cast one at a time in HP but man do they shoot good out of my 25 cal sentry.  I even bagged a weasel with one a while back.

You know Wayne, if you keep shooting politicians they're going to get mad at ya.

Unfortunately it was the 4 legged type weasel I shot with it.

[triggertreat]

Keith I've got the 41 grain BBT mold with the Lyman pin so I only cast one at a time in HP but man do they shoot good out of my 25 cal sentry.  I even bagged a weasel with one a while back.

That's some good news!  I even cut my choke off trying to get them to group better, and they did, but not for any kind of distance.  I have also tried all but the smallest sizing bushing .248 Maybe that's the one I need?  Also, all the way up to 77 FPE.  It could also be the slow 19" twist of a GM barrel.  They have all been gone over and sorted by weight and look good to me.

These are before culling back to pot.

[KnifeMaker]

Trig, very few have luck with those slugs. Only a lucky few, and then mostly HP's.

[triggertreat]

Trig, very few have luck with those slugs. Only a lucky few, and then mostly HP's.

Aha, one of those that just looks good on paper.  You still gotta love those engineers...

[Mark Davis]

Out at the rifle range yesterday.
At 25 yards the pellets cast with NOE mold .25-27RF were okay compared with JSB .25 25.(bs) grain pellets.
At 40 yards the home cast were pretty good.
At 100 yards The cast shot groups in the 4" range, the JSBs 2".

Launched from EDgun Matador long.  JSB 25.(bs) chronoed @935fps

[scion19801]

I bet if you slowed them down a bit you would see alot better group performance outta them. my group pic posted has about 15 fps difference between the bottom l & R group to the slightly slower upper groups. you can see they tightened up.
I know i can consistently reach out and ring my 6" 100 yard gong plate. i'll have to throw a target out there on a clam day and see what it would do on paper size wise.

[scion19801]

hey guys, and girls,,,
what is a good lube to use on cast pellets. I noticed today that my barrel is quite filthy. right now i'm using pure lead cast 250-27-rf pellets. dropping at 25.0-25.4 . I think if i get them lube they will possibly perform even better. looking for cheap option to use. the gun is pcp, so don't wanna diesel it.

[Wayne52]

Those are super light compared to what I cast with pure lead and I've got my pins about as snug as I dare go.

[scion19801]

Pretty sure it is a mold issue. They come in way short on the length. There is another member who is having the same issues in another thread. We're thinking our moods are from the same batch. The are around .02" short in overall length. I get .283" spec is .300"
What are you using to lube your cast pellets?

[Wayne52]

I don't lube pellets at all.

[triggertreat]

No, I don't lube soft lead pellets except for my .357 big bore and a special made and tight MMHF barrel I have, but I might would lube hard lead pellets like the H&N and others, or hard cast, which I wouldn't cast.

It doesn't hurt to experiment to see what your barrel does with or without lubes.  Your shot count between barrel cleanings could increase if accuracy has not been affected by the lube(s).

Knife has a lube he makes using 10% shock oil and a 10% mix of Vaseline added to it.  It's very slick.  I also like FP-10.  Whatever you do, don't over do it with the application, and clean the barrel good before using wet lubes. Wet lubes will turn lead powder into mush and will foul an LDC if over lubing.  It doesn't take much.

[Madd Hatter]

No, I don't lube soft lead pellets except for my .357 big bore and a special made and tight MMHF barrel I have, but I might would lube hard lead pellets like the H&N and others, or hard cast, which I wouldn't cast.

It doesn't hurt to experiment to see what your barrel does with or without lubes.  Your shot count between barrel cleanings could increase if accuracy has not been affected by the lube(s).

Knife has a lube he makes using 10% shock oil and a 10% mix of Vaseline added to it.  It's very slick.  I also like FP-10.  Whatever you do, don't over do it with the application, and clean the barrel good before using wet lubes. Wet lubes will turn lead powder into mush and will foul an LDC if over lubing.  It doesn't take much.

What does he use for the other 80 percent?

[scion19801]

Well. Did good casting for about 3 or 4 tins of pellets. Now having mold issues again. Grrr. My last two attempts at casting was getting a lot of rejects. A lot by way of 75% rejected yesterday and scared to look to see what I got tonight.
Tore down my mold to deep clean and look for lead splash of something to give me the issues. None found. I know I couldn't have even overheated my mold, but can see light between mold halves at the end where you tap the sprue to cut. Noticed the sprue plate holes aren't centered over the pellet cavities. Dropping short, and under weight as stated in a previous post. Using known pure lead at 688-725 degrees for temp. Getting an odd divot in edge just below the meplat where the seam is. Looked at the mold and under magnification and a strong light it seems the meplat lower hole area in the corner of the plate that has the sprue is rounded open. Not sure how this could have happened. There are no gouges from my sprue plate sliding across to cut the sprues. Nothing sharp to cause damage in this area.
any ideas? This is the 250-27-rf cc3 2 cavity brass mold.

[Mark Davis]

Did you take off the hollow skirt pins one at a time to see if a pin was the problem?