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Anyone out there casting hollow point bullets? I know a couple of companies out there sell such molds. At the LASC, they list a guy who makes HP molds.
I was wondering is anyone was making HP CBs and how good they were?
Jerry
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| Posted: Sat Apr 18th, 2009 02:50 AM |
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It's been 10 to 20 years since I cast any, but I have cast HP bullets in .45 ACP. I have a Lee single cavity mold #452-190-SWC. As I recall, the mold worked fine and cast good bullets. I cast straight wheel weights. The bullets shot and fed OK, but I never used them for hunting so I don't know if there is any benefit to the hollow point. With the hardness of WW bullets, I don't know if they would open much,especially at .45 ACP velocities.
The only game animals that I have shot with pistols were two black bears. The first was shot with a cast 220 gr SWC from a .45 ACP. That bullet didn't really open, but the tip flattened to 0.53". The other was shot with a cast 250 gr SWC gas check bullet from a .44 magnum. The tip of that bullet flattened into a slight mushroom 0.625" wide. Both bullets were cast from wheel weights.
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| Posted: Sat Apr 18th, 2009 06:20 PM |
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i have a couple one in 45 that i wonder why it is hollow pointed and a 357 that looks nasty (ie; nice big hole ) seems the 45 should have a bigger hole i rarely use it , the 357 ...i have only shot targets tho gallon antifreeze jugs are a hoot ,both are single molds so i use alot more kieth style double molds, i do keep a few speed loaders loaded with the hollow point mold's boolit and hope i never have to use them to find out ,the 45 mold looks weird more like a octagon than a round hole ,the 45 mold doesnt do too well in dry backstop as i havent ever seen it expand , the 357 does a lil better but so far the water jugs i have shot i havent found the slugs.against a iron backstop they both are pretty messed up . Last edited on Sat Apr 18th, 2009 06:21 PM by fryboy
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| Posted: Sat Apr 18th, 2009 08:37 PM |
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One of problem I see with hollow point molds, which I do own a couple. If you use too much of charge behind it, you may blow through the bullet, leave the rest in your barrel.
One of those folks who advocates using swaged 38 Special bullet inverted had a nasty surprise when the center blew out the barrel and the rest of bullet remained. He didn't know that it happen until the next shot.
Jerry
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| Posted: Sat Apr 18th, 2009 08:53 PM |
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my 148 wadcutter mold is double ended but the hollow based ones i buy i like turning around and making a nasty hollowpoint ! they still cut neat holes tho in paper , my 45 mold ..the hole is rather small, the 357 mold is a kieth type but unlike some i have seen it doesnt go deeper than the first driving band leaving a great slug left behind the hollow ,i also know the problem u speak of can happen with short jacketed solid bullets leaving the jacket in the barrel ,while i havent seen it personally seems to me it could happen with gas checks too especially the lyman kind but i cant ever recall of hearing about it , just the dangers of them falling in the powder if pushed below the end of the neck ...
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