Just another mould..or two.

[Distant Thunder]

Jim,

I cut that mold at 1.460" just as I did all of my molds back then because I didn't understand ROT and bullet length and how important they are for long range stability. If you'll remember, I shortened the mold to 1.440" before loaning it to you to get you hook...., ah, started on paper patching.

So back when I first made #6 and I was shooting that bullet in my Hepburn it was just a bit too long for optimum stability at .45-70 velocities. As such it shot very well out to 600 yards and I shot my best ever mid range score with it. I tried it for Creedmoor and it was not anything to write home about, so I set it aside and went back to my Lodi bullet (my #4 mold).

When you came along I saw a chance to unload...., er, help you out, but I knew by then that the mold was too long for your .45-70 so before I sent it to you I shortened it and that certainly didn't hurt it's long range performance any. You did very well with it.

I don't know if you noticed or not, but I some how I bored that cavity off center in the blocks and when I put the sprue plate on the hole was off center to the cavity. Even that didn't seem to matter, it still shot great. Once I am able to I plan to make a new plate so the hole is centered on the cavity and also it could use a smaller hole, that one is for some reason way big.

I didn't correct those error early because I rather quickly move back to my #4 bullet and never use the #6 again. It just sat there until you showed up.

I think it was last May at Lodi when you were shooting at 800 yards on your last relay of the match. The wind was strong and switching quickly every few minutes. That was just one of those times when everything comes together. You were shooting very well, I was lucky to pick just the right wind to have you shoot in and I had my eye on a solid condition indicator. You laid one after the other in the 10 ring and that relay was a big part of your 2nd place finish in that match. That was your first BPTR match too, wasn't it?

Yes, #6 has a bit of magic to it!