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    nope

    I don't patch them. Come to think of it two of the other guys in our club don't either. Lee moulds see pretty good for the price but I know theres ment to be better ones created specificalyy for the MH by an Australian based company and some guy in the US called old jonti or something?.

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    Quote Originally Posted by swidds View Post
    I don't patch them.
    Could you measure one of the bullets ? I'd be interested to see if they are .457 unpatched.
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    Quote Originally Posted by davederrick View Post
    Could you measure one of the bullets ? I'd be interested to see if they are .457 unpatched.
    Sure! will send later this evening

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    i might get a slating here but as anyone tried trailboss instead of bp.
    i know of someone from another forum who as been very successful with the gahendra rifle.
    all you do is fill the case with this high density powder to a line where your bullet is seated then weigh it.....then use 70% of the volume as a starting point to a maximum of the original volume

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    Bullet size

    the lee mould is making 500grn bullets 11.62mm in diameter

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    or..

    0.45748031496063 of an inch

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    .457" unpatched ? I'm so confused. I thought it would have to be patched up to .468 ???
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