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Is anyone aware of a commercial source for these bullets in a hollow point?
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I don't know, but can't begin to tell you how pleased I was last year, after years of searching to find one at a gunshow for $30 in nice shape. MB
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I personally haven't seen anyone commercially that offers that particular bullet design for sale, I have a NOE mold that is a clone of that bullet that I've been casting for several years now. I cast mine from 50 / 50 alloy with a bit of tin an get god expansion at +P velocity, at first I used to run mine through the lube size nowadays I just power coat them but I still use a gas check for 357 Mag. loads. Recovered bullet fired for a S & W 642 38 Special Airweight 3.5 grs. Bullseye, I leave the GC off the 38 loads.
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That’s a mean looking bullet.
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358156 is this the Thompson design that Brian Pierce had an article about?
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Rimrock Bullets sells one very close to 358156 hollow point. Soft lead with gas check.
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358156 is this the Thompson design that Brian Pierce had an article about? Don't know about the article but yes the #358156 is the Ray Thompson design.
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I personally haven't seen anyone commercially that offers that particular bullet design for sale, I have a NOE mold that is a clone of that bullet that I've been casting for several years now. I cast mine from 50 / 50 alloy with a bit of tin an get god expansion at +P velocity, at first I used to run mine through the lube size nowadays I just power coat them but I still use a gas check for 357 Mag. loads. Recovered bullet fired for a S & W 642 38 Special Airweight 3.5 grs. Bullseye, I leave the GC off the 38 loads. What’s the part number on that NOE mold?.
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I personally haven't seen anyone commercially that offers that particular bullet design for sale, I have a NOE mold that is a clone of that bullet that I've been casting for several years now. I cast mine from 50 / 50 alloy with a bit of tin an get god expansion at +P velocity, at first I used to run mine through the lube size nowadays I just power coat them but I still use a gas check for 357 Mag. loads. Recovered bullet fired for a S & W 642 38 Special Airweight 3.5 grs. Bullseye, I leave the GC off the 38 loads. What’s the part number on that NOE mold?. Slim pickings on whats available, I've had mine for about five years. http://noebulletmolds.com/NV/index.php?cPath=35_308&osCsid=g5o906bdfj1javj53r8sdi4o51
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358156 is this the Thompson design that Brian Pierce had an article about? Yes. My favorite bullet for .38 Spl. and .357 Magnum. I'm still using the two cavity mold I bought back in August 1954. That date is not a typo. Given proper care they don't wear out. Paul B.
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That's the mold I'd like to get. I haven't started casting yet. Paul, you have been casting exactly 10 years longer than I've been alive.😉
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Paul that's 20 years longer than me.
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Probably the ultimate fun bullet in the .358 Winchester!
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I cast mine from 50 / 50 alloy with a bit of tin. What's the contents of your 50/50 alloy?
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Can’t comment on his 50/50 alloy but what I call 50/50 is 50%wheel weights and 50%range scrap or other soft lead. Some tin added. My use of this mixture is for target pistol loads. I powder coat them. No issues and good accuracy. Helps to stretch wheel weight supply.
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Can’t comment on his 50/50 alloy but what I call 50/50 is 50%wheel weights and 50%range scrap or other soft lead. Some tin added. My use of this mixture is for target pistol loads. I powder coat them. No issues and good accuracy. Helps to stretch wheel weight supply.
Rob Mine is 50/50 wheel weights & lead. I have used your mixture without the tin for a lot of stuff.
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50% Wheel Weights an 50% roofers sheet lead, bullets are air cooled out of the mold and allowed to air cooled after powder coating. I actually use the same alloy in my HV 30-06 loads with the exception that I water quench the bullets after powder coating right from the toaster and allow a couple weeks for the bullets to age harden. I shot bullets cast from the 50/50 alloy powder coated and gas checked up to 2300 fps. in my old Rem. 770 with excellent accuracy.
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My Experience: An alloy that Glen Fryxell spoke of was the 50/50 using wheel weights and unalloyed lead. I had Hollowpointman make a hollow point mold from a single cavity 452374 mold. The 50/50 mix was the hardest that HP alloy should be according to Mr Ohlen. That was long ago and may have applied to 45 ACP only. . The 50/50 alloy also can be used for BP cartridges. Been there done that. The last hollow points I made were from an old Lyman factory mold for the 358156. I found that alloy was important having having undesirable explosive expansion with home cast 44 caliber HP bullets in my Super Blackhawk.
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My Experience: An alloy that Glen Fryxell spoke of was the 50/50 using wheel weights and unalloyed lead. I had Hollowpointman make a hollow point mold from a single cavity 452374 mold. The 50/50 mix was the hardest that HP alloy should be according to Mr Ohlen. That was long ago and may have applied to 45 ACP only. . The 50/50 alloy also can be used for BP cartridges. Been there done that. The last hollow points I made were from an old Lyman factory mold for the 358156. I found that alloy was important having having undesirable explosive expansion with home cast 44 caliber HP bullets in my Super Blackhawk. Choosing the right alloy for a hollow point is important, and depends a lot on the hollow point design and the velocity it'll be used at. I have converted more than a few molds to hollow points, and for most of them designed the hollow point for straight WW alloy (clip on, air cooled). For those designs, using 50/50 would be way too soft. For some others, maybe too hard. I would not claim there is any particular alloy or hardness that's best or maximum for hollow points unless we're talking about a specific bullet.
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It’s my favorite bullet in my model 27 Smith. The hollow point will exit through antelope shoulders, or at least the base will. My alloy is 3% antimony and 2% tin. Mihec makes this mold in two and four cavity brass that cast beautifully. Mine is a plain base.
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