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  • Dirty506
    Senior Member
    • Jul 2010
    • 636

    bullet mold .45 ACP prefered ogive

    so i am trying to get into casting my own bullets. i am looking over everything i will need and trying to price it out. anyways i was looking at the molds for .45 and there are the lee molds with either 1 ogive or 2 ogive. i want reliability and as close to factory shape as i can get with cast bullets. my question is which ogive radius would give me more of a factory 230 FMJ shape 1 or 2 ogive? i'm thinking 2 ogive but i oculd be wrong this is new to me so ya. i will be shooting them out of a kimber custom II. also if you have any input on needed equipment for casting or have any good links to get started and maybe a list of essential supplies that owuld be much appreciated. thanks guys
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    bohoki
    I need a LIFE!!
    • Jan 2006
    • 20815

    i'm a cheapie so i bought the lee 452 rn tl

    i dont really like the sharp shoulder it has because i get some that tear and separate a little when i knock them out of the mold

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    • #3
      Dirty506
      Senior Member
      • Jul 2010
      • 636

      ya i'm gonna be a cheapie too. i guess the 2 ogive is my only option off midway if i want the 230 grainers. i can get a 228 grain mold in 1 ogive. which one do you think would feed better in a 1911 platform

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      • #4
        bohoki
        I need a LIFE!!
        • Jan 2006
        • 20815

        they seem to both be on sale get em both

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        • #5
          noylj
          Senior Member
          • Oct 2010
          • 713

          Does it have to be a 230gn RN?
          I get top performance and accuracy with the RCBS 452-201-SWC. This bullet is slightly more accurate than my REAL H&G #68 mold. Next, any of the 200gn L-SWC molds perform better for me than a 230gn RN. If you have to get a RN, then a Lyman 452374--but how boring...

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