Semisane

Sho`Nuff! Looks like some of the jury-rigged jack-legged contraptions I've played with. Do people look at you funny too?

MountainDevil54

i'll have you know that this mold is a piece of art work!

Its fine until i can find better materials to build a sturdy mold. Was going to melt lead tomorrow but..... Its snowing [:@]

gearheart

Be careful with that zinc. It is nasty stuff.

UncleNorby

I'm wondering if some other common compound, such as plaster, beeswax, epoxyor who knows what else could be put in that hollowpoint to achieve the same effect.

MountainDevil54

ive done a lot of experimenting and this is the best, most efficient way to hold them together. Its a PITA trying to melt solder into the HP - I accidently melted a bullet with the solder gun LOL. JB is an even bigger mess.

Mold is complete! I'll test it in the next day or 2. Right now its time to play on the range.

Powerfisher

I have been using a hot glue gun to fill the hollowpoints. Works for me as long as im punching paper. Not for hunting though.

MountainDevil54

Did all of this Yesterday. Mold is working great.








I'll do the 348's in a couple days. Have to get a load of hay in the morning [:'(]

gleason.chapman

Still too pancaked. Long Shank, perfect mushroomed head is the ideal. Fully pancaked bullets are to be avoided, they shed their energy too fast. This bullet didn't loose much weight, which is great, however mushrooming this completly indicates the bullet shed it energy too quickly therefore little penetration. Again the ideal is deep penetration with a bullet that opens quickly and does not pancake. like this:

Chap

MountainDevil54

i disagree. That pancaked bullet put ALL of its energy into the target (aka Deer in the woods)

13 1/2" penetration into damp sand is nothing to moan about.

That nosler can not be compared to a pure soft lead conical. I have tested other pure lead conicals, maxiballs-maxihunters and even the hornady great plains and they all pancake. Thats what soft lead Hollow Points do. Including the Harvester Sabertooths.

oldsmellhound

I think 13 - 14" of penetration is just fine for deer- as long as you aren't attempting a raking angled shot through the whole body. If you're elk hunting, you'd probably want more penetration than that. Nice report!