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  • ultracovert
    Junior Member
    • Nov 2011
    • 38

    #2 ogive cast boolits in a 1911?

    As the title says, has anyone tried using #2 ogive cast bullets in their 1911? I'm afraid the angle may be too shallow for the gun to feed reliably, or the bullet may be seated too deep to get the proper COL. I bought a 6 cavity lee 230gn rn #2 ogive mold at an estate sale, hopefully it will work for me.
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    stilly
    I need a LIFE!!
    • Jul 2009
    • 10680

    Originally posted by ultracovert
    As the title says, has anyone tried using #2 ogive cast bullets in their 1911? I'm afraid the angle may be too shallow for the gun to feed reliably, or the bullet may be seated too deep to get the proper COL. I bought a 6 cavity lee 230gn rn #2 ogive mold at an estate sale, hopefully it will work for me.
    230gr should be fine AFAIK.

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    • #3
      Cowboy T
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      • Mar 2010
      • 5706

      OP you're good to go. I shoot 200gr wide-meplat LRNFP's in mine with no problems.
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      • #4
        ultracovert
        Junior Member
        • Nov 2011
        • 38

        Thanks guys, I'm going to cast a few and see how they work. I have cast and shot thousands of SWC but I tend to get a couple failure to feeds every now and then. Hopefully the RN will be more reliable.

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        • #5
          noylj
          Senior Member
          • Oct 2010
          • 713

          The 2R should be easier to feed than the 1R, and neither is any problem feed/chamber-wise.
          Many/most 1911s can feed an empty case.
          My snark is: why buy the mold and THEN question whether it will work?
          If I had to shoot 230gn, it would be a TC. SWC tend to be a bit more accurate than TC, which are a bit more accurate than RN.

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          • #6
            pacrat
            I need a LIFE!!
            • May 2014
            • 10258

            Originally posted by noylj
            The 2R should be easier to feed than the 1R, and neither is any problem feed/chamber-wise.
            Many/most 1911s can feed an empty case.
            My snark is: why buy the mold and THEN question whether it will work?
            If I had to shoot 230gn, it would be a TC. SWC tend to be a bit more accurate than TC, which are a bit more accurate than RN.
            OP said,

            I bought a 6 cavity lee 230gn rn #2 ogive mold at an estate sale, hopefully it will work for me.
            Bargains are where you find them. If it doesn't work out send the bargain along to another.

            JM2c

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            • #7
              Pablo5959
              Senior Member
              • Jan 2013
              • 1288

              The 230g R2 is what you want. You are GTG.
              The R1 is to wide and will need to be seated to short.
              That mold will eat the lead though.

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