500 Jeff Cast bullets

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25 March 2009, 00:11

Gerhard.Delport

500 Jeff Cast bullets

Here is a photo of my 500 Jeff casts....

580gr

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25 March 2009, 05:03

jeffeosso

nice looking bullet

opinions vary band of bubbas and STC hunting Club

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What is an AR round? Case Drawings 416-458-470AR and 500AR.
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25 March 2009, 12:10

doclee

Nice... who made the molds?

25 March 2009, 14:00

Gerhard.Delport

I have a guy that make the moulds for me in South Africa.

The trick was to find .511 gas checks....

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02 May 2009, 00:19

Paul H

I know in the states the molds cut for 50 cal are designed to use 1/2" freeze plugs as the gas checks. I've never looked for a commercial source of 1/2" freeze plugs, but I bet one could find them in bulk for less than ones sold as gas checks.

How's the acccuracy of the bullet? I've found when a cast bullet is seated with the base below the neck of the cartridge acccuracy is often degraded. I ended up using a 470 gr pistol bullet in my 500 Jeffrey, as it is short enough to be seated with the bullet base in the neck of the case.

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