I have access to a friends equipment to do my casting with,I did my first casting secession this past weekend and cast about 400 158 gr. SWC for my 38/357 and they turned out great. Now I have the bug and want to cast some bullets for my x39 SKS rifles and my Mosin M44.
I shot the Lee traditions grease groove design with GC version in my SKS with excellent results,they were sent to me by a friend to test out. Since my budget is pretty low I'm thinking about going with the tumble lube design CTL312-160-2R for now.
We have a pretty nice stash of WW alloy and more on the way from various sources,since I'm going to be doing them myself now are there any benefits to one mold over the other as far as the two Lee offerings in the 155 or 160 gr. range. Will water quenching be a good idea as a rule of thumb for rifle bullets?
a few other questions are gas check necessary and if so what is the correct size of check for that bullet. Also if I do not use a check what Muzzle velocity do I need to stay under? I know bullet hardness/size/pressure or lack there of has a lot to do with leading and I can work that out once I get my bullet cast and sized properly.
I plan on slugging the bore on both rifles this weekend but I know they both shoot jacketed .310 in the SKS and .311 in the M44 although that may not translate to much as fas as the cast bullets go. Any ideas or help appreciated. Thanks Ron
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