Mark Conner
Last April I ordered a 14"
Friday, November 12, 2021, 17:42

7 GNR Contender barrel and received it shortly after. I knew exactly which bullet I wanted to shoot in it, and a quick call to Al at NOE was made. The mould was not in stock but he estimated a run in a few weeks. Fast forward to Nov.8th and the mould finally showed up.

Thank goodness for BIL Pat, he had two 7mm moulds from one of Gary's estate sales for his 7 TCU. I chose his Lyman 287346, a round nose 140 gr. design and it killed a lot of rock chucks last spring.

The next day after receiving the NOE mould I cast up 120 or so bullets to try out. I set aside 50 or so for Pat to try in his 7 TCU.

I had such good luck with IMR 4064 and the 346 bullet that that is what I wanted to try with this new casting. This is a NOE 288-135 F.P. with the H.P. pins. With an alloy of 50/50-WW/Pb, water dropped, sized, checked and lubed it weighs 133 grs.

This caliber bullet combination is going to be great on chucks next spring, or coyotes this winter if I can get my butt out to do some calling.

Thanks Gary, this has been a fun project. And also a thank you to Randy Barnett for your information on the 7 GNR.