Does anyone here hand cast their own big bore slugs ? I’m casting several slugs for .257,.308, .218, .251 .. I am in the market for .510 slug molds . Curious to see what you guys are using .
Airforce .510 Texan hand cast choices
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I've had reports that this is a good one to test:
noebulletmolds.com
No one has ordered any of the Lee casts to date.
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510-401-TC-BJ6 4 Cavity PB | NOE Bullet Moulds
noebulletmolds.com No one has ordered any of the Lee casts to date.
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I have hand casted several diff. .510 slugs with limited success. Best results thus far has been with the Rebaited Boat-Tails from African Air. I'm still relatively new to hand casting and have much to learn.
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The biggest thing for me is weighing each one into the prevailing weight class .. and it’s painstaking for those little .218 40 grain slugs I’m use to . So I’d like to branch out to some .50 cal stuff mostly hollow points to hunt with .. and they are less finicky about weight .. I have all the dies for sizing them from .495-.513 just no molds unfortunetly
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A Lee .515 2 cavity mold 450 grain will get you started..My best mold is a NOE 450 Grain Gas Check design...I also have Accurate molds that shoot good..Can give you slugs before you buy a mold to see if they shoot..
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I dont have the mold any more but it was a noe .512 or .513 it ended up casting huge hollow points at 474 grains..They shot good in my Texan. I still have 25lbs or so.. I dont use the hollow points for hunting anymore.
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My favorite mold for my Texan...These are my free wheel weight lead slugs..It's my go to...Shoots one hole at50 yards if you do your part...
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Here are some a little lighter, but they both shoot well in my .51 Element Max. 310 gr. Arsenal and 340 gr. Lee. I size them to .510
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