casting for the 300wtf/whisper/aac/fireball

[Danimal]

I went ahead and ordered everything .309 sizer and 1000 gas checks. I might give powder coating a go one of these days. It looks like you live close by so maybe we will have to meet up and go shooting one of these days if they ever lift the damn fire bans.

[buckshotbarlow]

pure porn on those PC tips...
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...-Boolits/page1

[sabot_round]

I would also like to see results with the PC boolits since firing lead through a gas operated weapon is not a good idea. The combination of hot gasses, lead and lube accumulations in the gas system is just plain scary.

[buckshotbarlow]

I would also like to see results with the PC boolits since firing lead through a gas operated weapon is not a good idea. The combination of hot gasses, lead and lube accumulations in the gas system is just plain scary.

I'm going to give it a try...just gotta get my mold and some time..

[sabot_round]

I'm going to give it a try...just gotta get my mold and some time..

Tracking!! I'll be in Asscrackistan by then. I just want to see some results so when I get back to the land of the big PX, I can try something new.

[Hoser]

Dont forget with those long bullets to let them cool a bit before dropping the bullets. They can bend/warp when they are still soft.

[Danimal]

pure porn on those PC tips...
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...-Boolits/page1

Great I just spent the entire day reading that thread start to finish. I think I have an idea on how to get this going.

[Danimal]

So the main problems that I saw throughout the thread specifically for the 230 gn 30 cal was that they would tip over easily and that they were hard to coat the grooves and base without creating a large deformed chunk of powder coat material around the base. This would make them very inaccurate. So I have an idea and I just want to see what you guys think. First I am going to be using the Lee mold and range lead with a little tin added.

My idea is to make them hollow points and make a peg board with little nails that fit in the hollow point. First I am going to cast my boolits and sort them very specifically based on weight. Then when I have enough that are as close to the exact same weight then I will size them to .308. Then I am going to tighten down my drill press and clamp a piece of wood to the base plate very securely. Then I will drill a hole as close to .308 as I can using precision drill bits. The runout on my press is not that great but is should be close enough to make it work. A 5/16 drill bit is .312 then I will spray a couple coats of paint in there until the boolits fit straight and snug. Without changing the position of the wood or the drill press I will swap to the smallest bit that I have. By not moving the press, the centerline of the axis should stay in almost perfect alignment with the center of the hole previously drilled and should allow me to make an accurate center hole in the tip of the bullets. I am thinking of drilling in there about 1/4 of an inch and setting the depth limiter so they are all the same, but I really have no basis for this number. Just what I thought would work well to hold the bullet securely when placed on the peg board.

The peg board is just a plate with nails welded to it spaced out to allow a bout 50 bullets to be powder coated at the same time. This set up will allow the bullet to be entirely coated and prevent them from tipping over while being coated and baked. I still have a while to wait for my mold to get here, but I might give it a try with some of my 9mm 124 gn and see how it goes.

[Danimal]

I can not tell is if the hollow point will contribute to the projectile balance in a positive or negative way, but I figure it is worth a try.

[buckshotbarlow]

Great I just spent the entire day reading that thread start to finish. I think I have an idea on how to get this going.

at least i'm not the only one who spent the damn day reading about boolits...