onondaga wrote:
http://www.castbulletassoc.org/view_user.php?id=6171>Pigslayer, "I have one the needs the foward band extended by .080."
I am not sure about extending a band forward, you can increase a single bands diameter, That can be done, but extra care will be needed in applying the abrasive paste. I'd recommend a tiny artist brush for application to the one band and of course the meticulous water flushing between abrasive cycles.
You could not cut a new square end or tapered end for a lengthened band with the pumice method.
This method can also be used to enlarge the base shank area of a bullet mold for a tighter fit of gas checks with likewise careful application and cleaning.
Gary
I checked out Eriks website and it states that he can add a front band to a mold and in that I would imagine that he can extend one. I sent off an e-mail to him with pics of the cast bullet & mold to get his opinion.
My mold is made by Tom@Accurate Molds & he did recommend Eriks service in this case. Although I am now getting really good accuracy with this bullet when “seating to the lands", it is not seated as deep in the case neck as originally intended. I want to get rid of the crimp groove also as I don't need it.
Although I have cast & shot pistol bullets for 40 years with incredible success, this was my first “experiment” with cast rifle bullets. Cast rifle bullets are a different ball game. But . . . the exhilerating payoff comes when first you find a solution and second when the bullet in question “hits it's mark” repeatedly as mine has after finding the right sized diameter & “seating to the lands". It's pretty cool when one finds themselves getting jacketed bullet accuracy with a cast bullet.
Now I'm just playing & being nit-picky by altering my mold.
Pat
If someone else had of done to me what I did to myself . . . I'd have killed him. Humility is an asset. Heh - heh.