266-140-FN-BY2, 2 cavity, GC, Aluminum or Brass

Biednick
My unofficial tracking on inventory requests shows that both you and tringler are now both looking for the 2 cavity mould 266-140-FN in a 2 cavity preferably Aluminum.
Its one of the NOE mould designs that I have an interest in also… which is basically why I have been tracking said mould design… availability…

1. tringler          266-140-FN  2 Cav GC AL    09-15-21,  2nd request 09-22-21, & 3rd request 11-13-21
2. Biednick      266-140-FN  2 Cav GC AL    12-02-21
3. Mike B.        266-140 FN  4 Cav GC AL    12-02-21  I will also take a 2 Cav Al if it comes to that.

1. tringler          266-140-FN  2 Cav GC AL            09-15-21, 2nd request 09-22-21, & 3rd request 11-13-21
2. Biednick      266-140-FN  4 or 5 Cav GC AL    12-03-21
3. Mike B.        266-140 FN  4 Cav GC AL            12-02-21  I will also take a 2 Cav Al if it comes to that.

Unofficial list amended.

1. tringler          266-140-FN  2 Cav GC AL            09-15-21, 2nd request 09-22-21, & 3rd request 11-13-21
2. Biednick      266-140-FN  4 or 5 Cav GC AL    12-03-21 Will also take 2 Cav if needed
3. Mike B.        266-140 FN  4 Cav GC AL            12-02-21  I will also take a 2 Cav Al if it comes to that.
4. HadesMN    266-140 FN  4 Cav GC AL            12-11-21 Will also take 2 Cav if needed

Updated Mike’s list

Add me to 266-140-FN-BY2 PB. In an ideal world I’d prefer brass with an option for a HP. But at the end of the day, I’ll buy whatever in the size, weight, and PB. # of cavities doesn’t matter much to me. Also a Lyman top punch for it too please.
Thanks,
Joe

Joe

In order to create a ~ 266-140 Gr HP bullet one would have to start with something like 160 Gr bullet… Otherwise one will basically end up with something close to the 126 Gr when all is said and done…

Take Care & Stay Safe…

You don’t really need to use a GC unless you plan to regularly push your cast product faster than 1600 FPS or powder coat…
Powder coating will tend to make your cast product be about .268 in diameter… Your call on how you want to proceed….
I already have you on my unofficial list from 1-11-2022.
1. tringler          266-140-FN    2 Cav GC AL                    09-15-21,  2nd request 9-22-21, & 3rd request 11-13-21
2. Biednick      266-140-FN    4 or 5 Cav GC AL            12-03-21    added 12-24  Will also take 2 Cav if needed
3. HadesMN    266-140 FN    4 Cav GC AL                  12-11-21    Will also take 2 Cav if needed
4. joearledge    266-140 FN    Any  PB          Lym TP    01-11-22    2nd request 1-17-22

That is correct… I went a looking in a slightly different direction…

I took the basic 269-160 mould (160 Gr) mould design … which I happen to have a number of from various different mould manufacturers… in my war bag…

While I was waiting for one or more of the 140 GR designs to become available to try … I got an idea … & basically created a new set of HP design drawings for a 140 Gr & 150 Gr mould design based on the original ~ 160 Gr mould design… format and body design shape…

You see I tend to like the way the basic form for the 160 Gr flies… in my 6.5’s.. So why not expand on that potential idea…

I then took the basic HP dimensions for the 266-126 HP design, & in doing so increased the meplat to .200 which allowed the incorporation of the 126 HP design into creating a couple of HP designs…

By setting up to HP a mould one can increase a mould’s meplat by having the mould counter drilled for a potential HP design in various formats… in this case a .200 meplat as I tend to still have blank mould pins from before the great shortage occurred to draw upon…

I.E. an ~ 150 Gr by setting up to reduce the cast bullet oal to 1.080  produced an ~ 150 Gr version… with a cast bullet oal of  1.010 producing an ~ 140 Gr version…

Both versions now being of a HP design… are now of a slightly lighter bullet weight and thus potentially available to try.

Plus having a potentially desirable HP design format.

I’de post the aforementioned design drawings … However the forum apparently is still not allowing direct attachments … only apparently webpage drawing attachments …

So there you have it… since you asked… why I am potentially no longer on the 140 gr cast bullet listing for a new mould run…