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I'm impressed with the quality of this new mold from Arsenal. Not a huge selection to choose from presently but outstanding machine work and every bit as good as any NEI,NOE,Accurate or Brooks I presently have in the inventory. Mold block and sprue are heavy with large alignment pins and screws for a nice tight fit....Had this one cut .460 to size .458 or .459 for several different rifles with a custom 300 gr .44 design in the wings to be made as soon as I get them the specs.
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Nice looking mold.
Only thing I don't like is the bare aluminum alignment pin holes, but that won't be too much of an issue if you're careful with it. Looks like a good one otherwise.
CNC manufacturing becoming more common is a great thing for us bullet casters, as it seems to be providing a lot more options for high quality molds. Even the cheap Lee stuff, with CNC production now, is light years ahead of what they were 10 years ago.
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Thanks for sharing the info. I am loading a 350 grain NOE HP design for my Marlin in 45-70. When I take the HP pins out I will be casting a 405 grain flat nose. If you would, let us know the results of this bullet.
As I am still a novice at this stuff, any info would be greatly appreciated.
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Thanks for sharing the info. I am loading a 350 grain NOE HP design for my Marlin in 45-70. When I take the HP pins out I will be casting a 405 grain flat nose. If you would, let us know the results of this bullet. Finished running the first batch of a hundred a few days ago with mixed results, figured at 30:1 they would drop a tad over 330 grs but all were 325.5 + or - with a .4 gr spread at a constant .4597 Dia. Not bad for a double cavity which certainly won't affect accuracy.The mold itself is excellently machined, holds heat well and bullets drop with little effort. Presently loading a few 45/70 and 45/90's for a trial run so I'll post the results later.
You better be afraid of a ghost!!
"Woody you were baptized in prop wash"..crossfireoops
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