Does anyone make a 22 caliber mold that will produce bullets ~ .223-.224"? Both my Lyman and Lee molds drop bullets around .225-6. I'd like something small, plain based, for powder coating, if I could get it for less than an arm and a leg. Thanks.
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Throat entrance diameter minus .0005" is a good place to start, maybe even minus .001" with a slick.
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The original 22 Hornet designs ran around .223. The modern ones seem to run .224-5 now. The Hornet designs are normally lighter in weight than the later ones, if this makes any sense.
Too bad I can't find a mold meant for the original 22 hornet. Speer used to sell 22 hornet bullets that measured .223. I used to have some. Bought my first Hornet around 1978 when they were "obsolete". It was a Savage 340. That one had a .224 bore but it shot the .223 bullets just fine.
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The original 22 Hornet designs ran around .223. The modern ones seem to run .224-5 now. The Hornet designs are normally lighter in weight than the later ones, if this makes any sense.
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Arsenal Molds looks like what I was looking for. They make a mold specifically for powder coating. A two cavity aluminum mold for $73 sounds reasonable. And they will cut it to your specifications for diameter. Now I need to do some home work to decide exactly what size I need for my Tikka 223.
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Arsenal molds make moulds to the size that you want. Excellent moulds, very similar to NOE in build quality and design. Not too many designs, though.
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I am sure NOE could accommodate your need since they make bullets as small as .17 caliber. Call Al Nelson and tell him what you need.
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