.243 Bullet Mould

[Remy700]

Does anyone know where I can purchase a bullet mould to produce .244 lead cast bullets.
Prefer 80 to 95 grns. in weight.
Any help, will be much appreciated.
Regards

 

[takbok]

Quite tricky to get hold of 6mm moulds unless you order from USA or Australia.

I use a .257 mould that I got cheaply off ebay and size the bullets down to .244

 

[Remy700]

Thanks takbok,
Never gave that a thought.
Something to consider, could you recommend a load for 100 yard paper targets?
Cheers

 

[takbok]

Thanks takbok,
Never gave that a thought.
Something to consider, could you recommend a load for 100 yard paper targets?
Cheers

I'm using them subsonic out of my 6x45 so probably not relevant to you unfortunately.

It's a 90gr flat point Ohaus mould that I have and it casts 83gr bullets. I powder coat them and I did get them up to 2600 fps without leading etc or so once but the POI was very different from jacketed bullets and I didn't try any more.

 

[Remy700]

Thanks again for your honesty and reply.
Cheers

 

[grandad of the woods]

Ok rabbit hole questions, been considering a .243 mould also just seen OP wants to cas .244 ? Can someone explain why .224 and not .243 ? Also am I correct in thinking the powder coating is to reduce lead fouling ?

 

[Bavarianbrit]

Ok rabbit hole questions, been considering a .243 mould also just seen OP wants to cas .244 ? Can someone explain why .224 and not .243 ? Also am I correct in thinking the powder coating is to reduce lead fouling ?

.224 is the .22 centrefire bullet diameter.
.243 is the next step up (ignoring .228) of 6mm for a .243 Win load. Do you have an actual paper loading manual?

 

[grandad of the woods]

.224 is the .22 centrefire bullet diameter.
.243 is the next step up (ignoring .228) of 6mm for a .243 Win load. Do you have an actual paper loading manual?

I don't have a paper loading manual I have the digital 10th anniversary Hornady manual, (wasn't overly impressed)

So if I buy a .243 mould do I need to do anything else to the bullet before it being usable ?

 

[Bavarianbrit]

I don't have a paper loading manual I have the digital 10th anniversary Hornady manual, (wasn't overly impressed)

So if I buy a .243 mould do I need to do anything else to the bullet before it being usable ?

Get a Lee .243 sizing die kit usually to be used on a second cheap old press unless you like swapping dies a lot.
As it is .243 Win which is quite fast you will need to also consider adding copper discs "gas checks" to the base of the cast bullets to stop the lead melting from the heat of the powder burning and then smearing it all along the rifling to the muzzle.

 

[grandad of the woods]

Get a Lee .243 sizing die kit usually to be used on a second cheap old press unless you like swapping dies a lot.
As it is .243 Win which is quite fast you will need to also consider adding copper discs "gas checks" to the base of the cast bullets to stop the lead melting from the heat of the powder burning and then smearing it all along the rifling to the muzzle.

I was under the impression that's why people powder coating them or is that doe something els lol

 

[Bavarianbrit]

Powder coating reduces leading on the rifling coming from the bullets side walls while travelling up the bore, gas checks stop the lead back of bullet surface melting and getting pushed sideways onto the rifling by the heat and pressure that is working on the back of the bullet. The gas check also is working as a scraper that removes some of the leading that is deposited in the rifling. I understood that powder coating was really for low pressure pistol velocity useage.

 

[grandad of the woods]

Powder coating reduces leading on the rifling coming from the bullets side walls while travelling up the bore, gas checks stop the lead back of bullet surface melting and getting pushed sideways onto the rifling by the heat and pressure that is working on the back of the bullet. The gas check also is working as a scraper that removes some of the leading that is deposited in the rifling. I understood that powder coating was really for low pressure pistol velocity useage.

Just seen lot of videos (mostly American) powder coating rifle rounds especially the .223 for reloading the AR ammo