I just got this one from Josh today. Had some time so I put some handles on it, turned on the pot, and set it on the hot plate to get warmed up. Josh suggested a few heat cycles to get a straw color on the mould, I went beyond that and got it pretty well heat blued. It was hot enough to give good bullets from the first pour.
Bullets dropped free with little effort, a gentle tap to the handle hinge was needed on occaision.
These should do well in the 44 mag Marlin and my Super Redhwak. I will start with H110 following the data from Hodgdon. They show a max of 24 gr with a 240 gr jacketed, these weigh 242. Quickload shows a max of closer to 25 gr as this is a cast bullet. Both data sources show a max velocity in a 20 in barrel of 1825 or so, I will stop once I get into the 1800 fps range.
This is the new bullet next to a 265 RD. This bullet sure takes up a lot less powder space. Might be why Quickload shows H110 goes over pressure at under 95% case fill.
I think this is going to shoot well in the Marlin.
Bullets dropped free with little effort, a gentle tap to the handle hinge was needed on occaision.
These should do well in the 44 mag Marlin and my Super Redhwak. I will start with H110 following the data from Hodgdon. They show a max of 24 gr with a 240 gr jacketed, these weigh 242. Quickload shows a max of closer to 25 gr as this is a cast bullet. Both data sources show a max velocity in a 20 in barrel of 1825 or so, I will stop once I get into the 1800 fps range.
This is the new bullet next to a 265 RD. This bullet sure takes up a lot less powder space. Might be why Quickload shows H110 goes over pressure at under 95% case fill.
I think this is going to shoot well in the Marlin.