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davidgonzalez
I would like to know if there will be another production of the 46 grain hunter pellets in 4 cavity?
I bought the magnum version of the .30 cal molds back in 2018. The same issues that rsterne mentioned with the tumbling did occur out in the field and while target practicing. I mitgated this by weighing out my batches of pellets and choosing the lighter pellets, I also cranked up the regulator
I have a hard time reaching out past 50 yards with the fx bobcat mk2.
Rsterne reference:
https://noebulletmolds.com/smf/index.php?topic=2960.0
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Mike B.
If I were you I would most probably want to have Bob talk to Al about your specific request … for more of the 4 cavity variety…
If I had to make a guess… I would tend to look to see if what of any of that particular mould … design is still in stock currently … There appear to be a goodly amount of 2 cavity but no 4 cavity… versions in stock.
Most everything else due to COVID has been sold out for quite a while now…
Some of the multiple requests for similar moulds have been completely sold out of product from mid to late 2020 and early 2021, & are just now starting to get filled …
https://noebulletmolds.com/site/product-category/308-311/300-46-rf-cc4-hunter-pellet/
There are a couple of versions of the two cavity 300-46-RF moulds still in stock…
9 of the Aluminum type, & 11 of the Brass variety …They may not be a four cavity version, but at this point in the game … a two cavity version … may possibly be better than nothing …
Your call… on that… subject…
Take Care & Stay Safe…
RevRich
I just bought the 2 cavity version in aluminum. I prefer aluminum because it heats up quicker and with a heat sink it dumps heat faster and I like to run my molds hot and fast. I usually run three or four molds at a time just to allow them to cool before I dump them.
Anyways, I would also like a 4 cavity version of the 300-46-RF-CC4 so if there is a production run count me in.
Pure lead for air gun pellets melts at 622 degrees F (621.5 to be exact)
About the same if you are running a tiny bit of tin 1-2% as some people tend to like to do…
Thus all you really need is ~ 700 degrees of heat to melt the lead … Too hot a pot, & one can tend to start to tend to warp the brass moulds, & tend to decrease the life of the aluminum ones…
For me the moulds are tools… it’s like anything else… if you take care of your tools, they will tend to last longer than you will…
You will I believe find that the longer that the sprue puddle takes to cool is a potential gauge on how hot you mould body itself is getting…
I have a separate pot for BP & airguns setup with soft alloy… mostly pure lead for the BP shooters…
Also separate pots for the medium to harder alloys… for different cast bullet applications, & different product…
I’ve found in either case… that waiting until the sprue on top visually seems to cool, (You can see the visual change) … That is for basically long enough to get good product, without causing lead smears on top of the mould body…
Not waiting for the sprue puddle to cool is an easy way to get lead smears on the top of the mould body…
Thus one can get a pour cooled, dropped, & basically be ready for the next run in about 20 seconds… So roughly 3 to 3.5 pours per minute…
When and if the cast product… starts to show some frosting … then … (for me) … it is basically time to let the mould cool a down tiny bit…
Some individuals like the frosting … Some do not …
Your call … on how you want to handle any or all of the above…
I tend to believe that there are about 15 in stock at the moment as far as a 4 cavity version is concerned….
https://noebulletmolds.com/site/product-category/bullet-moulds/308-311/300-46-rf-cc4-hunter-pellet/
Take Care, & Stay Safe…
Mike B.
RevRich
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