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.
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....
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. 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!
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.
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.