Recently, I bought an RCBS mould in 7 mm. Nicely made, and it immediately started dropping bullets graded from “satisfactory” to “excellent." (Personal grading system!)<G> But--it was listed by RCBS, as well as by Midway, as being 168 gr. in weight. Actually, the bullets weigh 180 gr. which is heavier than I wanted for the 7 mm. I admit that I've not yet shot any of these bullets, which may make me look pretty foolish, (to be questioning) but the bullet is awfully long, and, inasmuch as all my lead bullet shooting is at less than 1800 ft./sec., I am concerned about stabilizing such a long bullet. Has anybody had similar experiences with moulds? I'm casting with W-W, and am certainly not dissatisfied with the mould. It shows excellent craftsmanship, and many times will drop bullets freely, without tapping the mould handle hinge line. IMHO, that's a mark of precision machining. In any event, I'm looking for comments from anybody with applicable experience. BTW: I'll get a chance to shoot some of these bullets next week, and will post the results, if anybody shows interest. Bill Glaze
In theory, there's no difference between theory and practice. In practice, there is. My fate is not entirely in Gods hands, if I have a weapon in mine.