A little show and tell since the smoke has cleared...

WB
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Saturday, February 06, 2021, 23:18 (2015 days ago)

I am very sentimental and find this piece a true treasure. It's a custom heavyweight 6mm, not sure if my twists are slow enough, but hey what a heirloom. Has to be a crazy B.C. value. Not many folks cast for the 6mm.

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The one I was very interested in of late. A .338 250 gr. originally for the .33 Winchester but gas checked and pressed into service for the .338 Magnum first in manuals around 1960. This one is the desirable "hollow point" version. I'll make a couple pins of differing depth to change character of the bullet from rapid expansion to more controlled, and a "non-HP" pin too. It will be great fun and timely for my new .338 Mag. rifles I'm working with (Ruger Hawkeye and Custom Enfield P17). I'll be using very slow .50 BMG powder with magnum primers to punt the slug northward of 2000 fps. So far that has been a very workable and an accurate combination for large cases. (A box of good jacketed .338 bullets is around $1 a piece now)

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Another item to relish from my childhood and treasure from an old sage. I see his notes placed inside and a couple expertly hand made tools to supplement. A neck flaring tool and primer pocket uniformer. I had just decided to keep this one last M94 .30-30 in my collection. There was a plan in play that I had no knowledge of. It's quite the blessing.

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Thank you Gary for the hard work and opportunity. These items are more to me than their monetary worth. They stimulate adventure and humble the spirit. Thank you.

Lotta cool stuff

steve todd
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Sunday, February 07, 2021, 10:28 (2015 days ago) @ WB

That 6mm looks fun. 1 in 7” should work, 1 in 8 maybe. Let us know the results when you get to it.
Something completely different, i’m sending you an email, a question from sometime back.

Some other strange stuff I aquired

WB
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Sunday, February 07, 2021, 12:06 (2015 days ago) @ steve todd

Irv send me a couple to cast for him. One was marked ".375" but it's no .375. I get about 9mm or .38 and what an odd tail on it! It almost looks like something else snapped on the bottom. Maybe he was experimenting with a bottail? The nose profile makes me thing semi-auto pistol.

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We did get the .375 mould he probably thought it was. A classic dandy. New and never used.

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Irv also got a HUGE .358/280 gr. RNGC for the times you need to absolutely blow the crap out of something with a .35! WOW. The smaller bullet is a 204 gr. RCBS that I also picked up for my .350 Legend.

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Gary sent me a couple of bonus moulds that will need some work, sprue plates made, handle pins repaired etc. One is a .358" that is hefty and has a nice meplat. It will do nicely for .357, Maximum, or .350 Legend. The other is a 250 gr. Trunicated flat point that looks set up for a semi-auto but with gas check for high performance. Perhaps for the .45 Win. mag. It would do great for the .450 Bushmaster.

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Lastly one I didn't figure was a .311 mould Looky here! It's for a heeled .32 Colt! Rare as hen's teeth. In all a very interesting and fortunate haul.

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Molds

Brian T
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Sunday, February 07, 2021, 12:15 (2015 days ago) @ WB

I have the .375 and 358 molds and the make a great CB

Would be a hammer in .358 Win., .35 W, .358 Norma!

WB
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Sunday, February 07, 2021, 13:07 (2015 days ago) @ Brian T

And real thumpy in .350 GNR!

top mold

Shootist
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Sunday, February 07, 2021, 12:43 (2015 days ago) @ WB

Paper cartridge bullet for BP revolver maybe ??

Possibly! I've seen that style before. .36 C&B?

WB
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Sunday, February 07, 2021, 13:04 (2015 days ago) @ Shootist

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