 New 480 Mold
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02/29/2016 4:00 PM
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 After a month of reading and hemming and hawing, I took the plunge and ordered a mold for the 480 SBH, I went with Mountain Molds, as Dan's mold for my 454 is my go to bullet. I am looking forward to casting these, they should drop right at 390gr with wheel weights, and I requested a .478 diameter with a 75% meplat, as that has worked well for me in the 454. Right now I am getting decent accuracy from the LEE bullets I am casting but they drop closer to .475 than .476, and 300-MP seems to be the powder it likes the best.
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Re: New 480 Mold
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02/29/2016 4:56 PM
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s4s4u
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Rod, too.
Short cuts often lead to long recoveries.
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Re: New 480 Mold
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02/29/2016 7:33 PM
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Gregg Richter
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Re: New 480 Mold
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02/29/2016 8:06 PM
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Duke3026
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I look forward to seeing this develope. I just purchased one!
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Re: New 480 Mold
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03/01/2016 1:48 AM
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Should be hell on anything that breaths!
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Re: New 480 Mold
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03/01/2016 2:33 AM
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I don't know much about cast bullets, but I think that'll work just fine.
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Re: New 480 Mold
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03/01/2016 5:06 PM
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I am really looking forward to it!
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Re: New 480 Mold
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03/03/2016 7:36 AM
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Was expecting a 3 to 4 week wait for my new mold, but instead it should be here Saturday.
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Re: New 480 Mold
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03/06/2016 5:37 PM
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 I am sizing to .476, but my sizing die leaves them a bit over and so they are a little difficult to chamber, about a half a rim worth.
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Re: New 480 Mold
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03/06/2016 10:04 PM
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doc with a glock
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AK..,
I assume that is the Lee bullet on the right. I just got some 300 MP. What load of 300 MP are you working with?
Doc
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Re: New 480 Mold
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03/07/2016 4:05 AM
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I am using 23.5 grains with the Lee and the Mountain Molds bullets. The new bullets shot good with 300-MP and HS6.
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Re: New 480 Mold
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03/12/2016 3:43 PM
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sorry to hi jack thread but I didn't see a 454 mold listed on mountain molds how do find out about it beside calling
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Re: New 480 Mold
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03/12/2016 5:31 PM
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