sixstrings101
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Can bullets made from this mould be resized into 224 for use in an ar 15 or would they be too deformed?
Question about RBCS .228 mould
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That's too much, I'd guess.
RCBS makes a 22-250 mold that folks use for .223, and it is supposedly pretty good. I had a very hard time getting one and ended up buying a NOE 3 cavity of that same RCBS profile(Right around 60 gr with a gas check).
That being said, I only bought that for a very rainy day. It isn't hard getting a cast bullet through an AR, cycling the action and the velocity required to do so and accuracy with a cast bullet are kind of at opposite ends, though.
And you'll likely want to resize to .225, but it depends, as always.
I can only reiterate what I read when I decided to buy a mold, I have the equipment, but little experience. I'm sure someone will come along who has traveled that road. There is a smattering of discussion over at castboolits under the military sub forum about such things. And a couple pages out on the www about how well cast does through a bolt action .223
RCBS makes a 22-250 mold that folks use for .223, and it is supposedly pretty good. I had a very hard time getting one and ended up buying a NOE 3 cavity of that same RCBS profile(Right around 60 gr with a gas check).
That being said, I only bought that for a very rainy day. It isn't hard getting a cast bullet through an AR, cycling the action and the velocity required to do so and accuracy with a cast bullet are kind of at opposite ends, though.
And you'll likely want to resize to .225, but it depends, as always.
I can only reiterate what I read when I decided to buy a mold, I have the equipment, but little experience. I'm sure someone will come along who has traveled that road. There is a smattering of discussion over at castboolits under the military sub forum about such things. And a couple pages out on the www about how well cast does through a bolt action .223
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Lyman FAQ>
If you do a search at castboolits.gunloads.com , the answer will be different if using a Lee push thru sizer.
243winxb
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Thread: AR-15 500 Round Cast Bullet Test-http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?156326-AR-15-500-Round-Cast-Bullet-Test also here> http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_6_42/395886_Ar_15_500_Round_Cast_Bullet_Test.html&page=1
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