P.J. Postel #45020 mould

[Lumpy Grits]

Just rec'd this mould from a friend, and it was cut for a Shiloh bbl.
I know there has been different versions of the Postel made over the years. Is this PJ mould more like the original or?
Bullets drop out at .4584 dia with a .4483 'nose' dia using 30:1 alloy. Weight is right at 535gn.
I will shoot them as cast, and pan lube with DGL.
TNX,
Gary

[Kurt]

http://three-peaks.net/bullet_molds.htm
Go here and look up the 457-132 and compare them.

[Lumpy Grits]

TNX Kurt-Kinda looks like P.J.(and Steve Brooks)followed the more current Lyman nose profile.
Looking forward to giving this bullet a go.
Plan to use the same load in my .45-90 Shiloh that I use for the P.J. Creedmoor. That's 85gn(weight)of Old 'E' 2F, w/.060 fiber OPW wad.
Did notice that I will compress about .040 less with this Postel, than with the C'moor.
G.

[Kurt]

Gary the only mould maker that I have seen that reproduced the Ideal Postell is Walt at NEI the 458-525 PB # 348-A

[Lumpy Grits]

Thank you-I will search that out.
Looks like they have shut-down. Only find a drawing is all.
G.

[Don McDowell]

TNX Kurt-Kinda looks like P.J.(and Steve Brooks)followed the more current Lyman nose profile.
Looking forward to giving this bullet a go.
Plan to use the same load in my .45-90 Shiloh that I use for the P.J. Creedmoor. That's 85gn(weight)of Old 'E' 2F, w/.060 fiber OPW wad.
Did notice that I will compress about .040 less with this Postel, than with the C'moor.
G.

Brooks offers the original postell nose and the "new" postell. The "new" postell is awfully close to a money bullet profile, his original nose shape is spot on with what my original Ideal moulds throw.

[Lumpy Grits]

TNX Don
Looks like PJ followed the profile of the newer Lyman version.
G.

[Kurt]

Don the Brooks original isn't anywhere near to the original Ideal profile. Thee base band and ogive radius is not like the original.
I have never seen the PJ postell so I cant say anything about it.

[Don McDowell]

I'll grant you the base band..

[Lumpy Grits]

Kurt-Does this help about the PJ Postel?
http://www.sageoutfitters.com/catalog/it...451781.htm

G.