MP 30 cal. Mould

[Ben]

New in original box. MP Molds 32 Sledgehammer- Solid, .311 GC,
8 Cavity Aluminum. Suited for light 30 Caliber use.
Turns out a 140 grain , gas check, flat nose.
Just might make a good bullet in my 30-30's with a dose of Unique or 2400 powder ?

 

[uncle jimbo]

Nice looking mold. Please post some pictures when you start to cast with it.

 

[Ben]

Nice looking mold. Please post some pictures when you start to cast with it.

Will do.........

 

[Spindrift]

Wow, very impressive mould!
I do not doubt you will make it shoot!
Have you thought about plain basing any of the cavities?

 

[Ben]

Wow, very impressive mould!
I do not doubt you will make it shoot!
Have you thought about plain basing any of the cavities?

The thought has crossed my mind, but I may cast with it " as is " for the 1st few thousand bullets and shoot them with g/cs before I do anything like that. I already have a fairly large number of .30 cal. plain base moulds. Thanks for your comments.

Ben

 

[fiver]

hmm,,,
I'd give it a run through the tribe, I like the big flat nose.

 

[Ben]

This one will have a " Ka-Thud " sound when it hits.

Ben

 

[Brad]

Say 16-18 gr of 2400 to start

 

[freebullet]

5-6gr of tightgroup & she might shoot fine without the check the way it is.

 

[Ben]

Many options.......This one should be fun.

Ben

 

[Brother_Love]

Ben,
Just think, each time you open the mold you can pull the trigger 8 times!!!! Now, that’s efficiency!
Malcolm

 

[JWFilips]

OH Yes! I like that one Ben!

 

[Ben]

The mould arrived this morning.
Obviously, I had to get out and cast with it.
It is a pleasure to cast with.
The 8 cavity blocks can make a BIG pile of bullets in a hurry.

Ben

 

[Spindrift]

That looks like a very good and versatile bullet design to me, bet you can make it shoot in just about any .30 cal. Congratulations!

 

[uncle jimbo]

Good looking bullets. Can't wait to see how they load and shoot.

 

[Ben]

That is the next step, get some loaded up for a rifle of " know accuracy ".
We'll see.................. ? ?

Thanks,
Ben

 

[uncle jimbo]

That is the next step, get some loaded up for a rifle of " know accuracy ".
We'll see.................. ? ?

Thanks,
Ben

I've read many of your post and looked at many of your pictures. You will make it shoot accurate. I just know it.

 

[Ben]

I like your faith.

 

[fiver]

I'd be worried about where the COG is placed it looks a touch forward and might do pretty well at lower speeds.

 

[Ben]

Yes, that has crossed my mind also.
However , if you look closer , roughly 3/4 of the bullet is in contact with the bore.