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I really appreciate NOE’s effort in making my designs available through this business and I thought I would offer a short introduction as to who I am and just what exactly a “Ranch Dog” is.

About 15 years ago, I became interested casting for my Marlin leverguns. I immediately saw a need for bullets specifically designed for specific cartridges as nothing worked perfectly, bullet designs where too generic in nature. Everyone seemed to be “beagling” molds for greater diameter and worrying chamber fit, so I decided to put my money into bullet design rather than buying existing designs.

My interest was in developing a bullet that was simple to cast, lube, and size, fit like a glove, in the specific chamber, and had superb killing authority. My first efforts were directed at my beloved 444 Marlin and with that as a test bed, I went to work.

What I learned, is what I applied to each of my bullet designs;

[*]Bullet diameter – .015 to .020 over the actual groove being cut in the target firearm[*]Bullet Nose – A round flat nose for cartridge fee using an ogive that fits the throat of the chamber, fills freebore, and allows a maximum overlength.[*]Meplat – Based on my hunting experience, well over a thousand big game animals taken with these designs, a 72% meplat for killing authority.[*]Micro Bands – For tumble or dip lubing with liquid Alox. I’ve tried all the lubes and have not found ANYTHING better for bullets shot a Maximum SAAMI pressures and maximum possible velocities. I shoot all my ammunition at factory ammo velocities![/list]

My designs have been fine tuned over time, I constantly evaluated the bullets, and adjusted the dimensions for fit when I saw a need. I took a “shine” to the Rossi levergun and made sure my existing designs could be used with the R92 chambered in 357 Mag, 44 Mag, and 45 Colt, as well as adding bullets for the 454 Casull and 480 Ruger. Many think of me as a levergun nut, which I am, but I also shoot the heck out of handguns. I expanded my bullet lineup to include bullets for the 25 ACP, 32 ACP, 9mm Luger, 380 Auto, 9mm Makarov, and 45 Auto.

This is NOE’s business and forum, but I will try to pitch in with any questions that would be appropriate. I do have a web page that show my bullet design lineup and offers some data for their use: Ranch Dog Outdoors

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