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Originally Posted by Por_sha911
Is it possible to have a mold made?
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Yup, and I do have one on hand. I shoot cast bullets by preference from most of my lever guns and single shots. Most, however, are black powder cartridges, or were originally and I load them with smokeless to black powder velocities. Cast bullets are made to order for these calibers.
The .348, however, is a far more "modern" chambering, capable of much higher than "black powder" velocities and, therefor, cast bullet velocities. It will shoot these 200 grain Hornadys at over 2,600 fps, which is a large part of its appeal. It makes it an honest 250 yard hunting rifle, which is almost unheard of in a traditional lever gun.
So, yeah, I can shoot cast bullets at substantially reduced velocities and use them as "plinking" loads so I can save the jacketed bullets for hunting. I thought I had (and posted above that I did) a 250 grain mold, but it turns out it is a 200 grain mold. I've been meaning to cast some bullets and get busy working up a plinking load anyway, so maybe this will be the impetus to finally do that.