HP Work done by Erik Ohlen

[Ben]

Today I received my Accurate 405 V ( 45-70 Mould ) back from Erik Ohlen in OR. As usual his work was FANTASTIC ! !

Ben

Here are photos :

 

[Edward R Southgate]

Nice ! Cost ?

 

[Rick]

I can attest that Eric is a true craftsman. He has worked on many of my molds doing all manor of different things and each was perfection.

 

[Glen]

Erik does great work. Those bullet designs look like winners!

 

[Ben]

Nice ! Cost ?

$70 ( I got several pins, that adds to the cost. )

 

[Ben]

Erik does great work. Those bullet designs look like winners!

I doubt that the deer down here in AL are going to like this very much.

Here is the cup point.
I cast about 100 of them today.
I did not want a " paper thin " nose wall.
Too hard to cast and the bullet just explodes loosing the nose upon impact.
I struck a compromise with my " specs " on the nose wall diameter on this project . I wanted expansion without turning the bullet into a flying bomb.
It will always be used here locally on white-tailed deer.

Ben

 

[Ian]

That's the first Accurate/HP design I've seen in the "wild", looks excellent. I'd love to have an Accurate copy of the 452374 "flying ashtray" in about five cavities, done with Erik's inset bar conversion. One day....

 

[Glen]

Those bullets look great! How fast will you be pushing them?

 

[Ben]

About 1,400 fps Glen.
Glen, what is your opinion regarding the nose wall thickness ?

Thanks,
Ben

 

[Glen]

I think that nose wall looks great! I tend to focus more on the wall thickness down towards the bottom of the cavity, as that is what will dictate whether or not the "petals" break off (or the mushroom fragments), and your bullet looks to be stoutly built. I predict you will be very happy with that bullet at 1400 fps (and your whitetail friends will be very unhappy with it, although probably not available for comment....).

 

[Ben]

That's good enough for me Glen ! !

Many thanks,
Ben

 

[waco]

Ben. As you know I have that same mold in a three cavity. Erik is only 30 miles down the road from me. I assume he could modify only one of the three cavities if one so desired?
That looks like a winner to me!

 

[Ben]

Have you ever seen his " insert bar " that he uses on multi - cavity moulds ?

http://www.hollowpointmold.com/inset-bar-conversions/?picture=868#868

 

[waco]

Have you ever seen his " insert bar " that he uses on multi - cavity moulds ?

Wow! Okay. That's cool!

 

[gman]

Now I have to go look on the Accurate site for that dang flying ashtray! Thanks Ian!

 

[Ian]

45-230V would be my pick.

 

[Ben]

Yes Ian, the 45-230V would be a dandy ! !

 

[Glen]

NOE makes a similar HP that I like very much. It shoots and feeds very well.

 

[KeithB]

Here is my (cruder) version of the 452374 w/inset bar system. One advantage of this system is the mass of material at the base of the pins keeps them hot enough to cast well. Mine come out at about 210-212 grs, the original was about 228 - 230 grs.

 

[Brad]

Cruder is relative Keith. That is far nicer and better thought out than most of us could do.
I really need a milling machine so I can mess with this kind of thing.