I , do a good deal of reloading for the guys I hunt with, and at times I gain some insight and get useful info,
well Jack purchased a new bullet mold , awhile back from NEI,
we tried, the new NEI bullet mold projectiles out recently.
I found a decently accurate cast bullet for the 358 win, he uses.
45 grains of varget powder with a win mag large rifle primer
in my friends bolt action 358 win hes getting 1.5" 100 yard 3 shot groups very often off the bench rest
this is about a 35 rem velocity and power load but for deer & hogs here in FLA ,
where ranges seldom exceed 120 yards its proven to provide dirt cheap yet very effective ammo.
for most of us, purchasing ammo in any quantity gets rather expensive,
and use of cast gas check bullets, in reloaded ammo,
has the advantage of producing significantly less barrel wear,
and its far less expensive too reload and use,
per cartridge, both important factors if you want to become an excellent shot.
bullets have not been recovered from game as they all exit so far,
but theres evidence the bullets expand before exiting,
https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1009281345/hodgdon-varget-smokeless-gun-powder
this NEI mold was one of several tried and its the most accurate, found for his rifle so far,
bullets cast from 95% WW alloy,5% pure tin, and sized .359
cast hot so they look frosted and dropped into a 5 gallon bucket of water.
http://www.neihandtools.com/catalog/index.html
for about 12 years he used this lyman mold
https://www.midwayusa.com/product/5...r-358-diameter-204-grain-round-nose-gas-check
its not as accurate as it produces about 2.5" groups with the same load in his rifle under identical conditions,
and while thats still certainly more than adequate to hunt hogs and deer with either bullet, the more accurate NEI design has given him increased confidence,
using cast bullets and its certainly far less expensive than using jacketed bullets
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/bullet-lube.4835/#post-84993
well Jack purchased a new bullet mold , awhile back from NEI,
we tried, the new NEI bullet mold projectiles out recently.
I found a decently accurate cast bullet for the 358 win, he uses.
45 grains of varget powder with a win mag large rifle primer
in my friends bolt action 358 win hes getting 1.5" 100 yard 3 shot groups very often off the bench rest
this is about a 35 rem velocity and power load but for deer & hogs here in FLA ,
where ranges seldom exceed 120 yards its proven to provide dirt cheap yet very effective ammo.
for most of us, purchasing ammo in any quantity gets rather expensive,
and use of cast gas check bullets, in reloaded ammo,
has the advantage of producing significantly less barrel wear,
and its far less expensive too reload and use,
per cartridge, both important factors if you want to become an excellent shot.
bullets have not been recovered from game as they all exit so far,
but theres evidence the bullets expand before exiting,
https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1009281345/hodgdon-varget-smokeless-gun-powder
this NEI mold was one of several tried and its the most accurate, found for his rifle so far,
bullets cast from 95% WW alloy,5% pure tin, and sized .359
cast hot so they look frosted and dropped into a 5 gallon bucket of water.
http://www.neihandtools.com/catalog/index.html
for about 12 years he used this lyman mold
https://www.midwayusa.com/product/5...r-358-diameter-204-grain-round-nose-gas-check
its not as accurate as it produces about 2.5" groups with the same load in his rifle under identical conditions,
and while thats still certainly more than adequate to hunt hogs and deer with either bullet, the more accurate NEI design has given him increased confidence,
using cast bullets and its certainly far less expensive than using jacketed bullets
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/bullet-lube.4835/#post-84993
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