Well since I was home from work, under the weather and filled with mucus, I decided to try out a couple of molds. Also the weather finally cooled down some around here least for a short while anyway.
I set up the pot with 10# or COWW and a one pound stick of a batch of range lead I ruined. I think I still got a batch with too much tin. Anyway, I had purchased a couple of molds, one off Ebay which is a H&G combo mold with three #78 cavities, and one #115 cavity. I paid a little more than I wanted to for it but none the less it is a cool old mold. THe 9mm cavity has a couple of dings in the top giving the base a couple of wings for lack of a better term. I think they will size out just fine though I'll have to let me friend tell me as I don't have a 365 die. The #78's pour up a 220gr SWC similar to but heavier than the ever so popular 200gr #68, which both shoot very well from my 1911.
Then while I had things up and running I figured why not throw some MP's into the mix as well. So I warmed up my newer 314640 which is a GC version in the ever popular 640 design which drops out at 115'ish grains, and with lube and GC installed hits right at 119. I am going to be loading these into some 30 Carbine cases for my 7.5" Ruger BH. I am thinking that with the softer alloy and GC, I will hopefully get something close to the expansion I get with the 359640 out of my GP-100. I'll also be loading up some of the Accurate 31-115H to try out as well which were swapped for in a trade with a member off CB's. These are some wicked looking little pills and I have already sent in a note to Tom to see about possibly changing it up a touch specifically for this little Ruger. I have loaded up about 2 dozen of them both and might sneak out to the range today and see how they shoot.
I set up the pot with 10# or COWW and a one pound stick of a batch of range lead I ruined. I think I still got a batch with too much tin. Anyway, I had purchased a couple of molds, one off Ebay which is a H&G combo mold with three #78 cavities, and one #115 cavity. I paid a little more than I wanted to for it but none the less it is a cool old mold. THe 9mm cavity has a couple of dings in the top giving the base a couple of wings for lack of a better term. I think they will size out just fine though I'll have to let me friend tell me as I don't have a 365 die. The #78's pour up a 220gr SWC similar to but heavier than the ever so popular 200gr #68, which both shoot very well from my 1911.
Then while I had things up and running I figured why not throw some MP's into the mix as well. So I warmed up my newer 314640 which is a GC version in the ever popular 640 design which drops out at 115'ish grains, and with lube and GC installed hits right at 119. I am going to be loading these into some 30 Carbine cases for my 7.5" Ruger BH. I am thinking that with the softer alloy and GC, I will hopefully get something close to the expansion I get with the 359640 out of my GP-100. I'll also be loading up some of the Accurate 31-115H to try out as well which were swapped for in a trade with a member off CB's. These are some wicked looking little pills and I have already sent in a note to Tom to see about possibly changing it up a touch specifically for this little Ruger. I have loaded up about 2 dozen of them both and might sneak out to the range today and see how they shoot.