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Getting closer to actually firing the NRA Sweepstakes Kreighoff. I received my bullet mold that I designed and had Mountain Molds cut. This is my first mold from him and now I'm thinking it won't be the last either. I specified a 500 gr. bullet with wheelweight alloy, .477" body, .471" nose, 70% meplat. Every spec is right on the money. It casts like a dream, and the bullets just fall out when you open the mold.
I have been slowly aquiring everything needed to handload this behemoth and now have everything but brass, which is near impossible to get right now. And I'll be darned if I'm going to pay $16 a round for factory ammo. I talked to a couple manufactures and they are both saying they are going to produce a run of 470 in a few weeks.
Hopefully I will get everything together and a good load working before deer season. You know how dangerous a rutting whitetail can be.
Last edited by TedH on Fri Jul 11, 2008 9:54 pm, edited 1 time in total.
buckeyeshooter wrote:don't forget the .475 grain handgun bullets for 'cheap' plinkers. I use them in my .470 capstick
That's my reason for going with this cast bullet. Even the 'cheap' 475 cal. handgun bullets aren't cheap anymore. Forget about jacketed bullets designed for this cartridge, at least a buck & half apiece.
NEET !! Nice lookin bullets. 
Don't drop one on ya foot or you'll be going no where!