I was looking for a light weight bullet for my Marlin 45-70 and a 458x2 bolt action. I had Jard at Arsenal Molds cut his 453-230 Gr RF for me. He offers custom diameters in any of his designs. The bullet is designed at .453 and I had him bring it out to.459. The plan is to powder coat and size accordingly. I use NOE expanders to try to get good neck tension. If a crimp is needed I’ll lightly crimp in the lube groove. I don’t feel that a crimp is needed as these are going to be run at around 1000 - 1100 fps.
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I’ve also picked up a NOE collar button mold on their last sale. Unfortunately due to life’s circumstances this project has been put on hold for a bit. Hopefully will get back at it soon.