New .308 air gun bullet for my Corsair

80 grit: Thanks man

ASSMAN: I can tell you this about big bores, even detuned, they eat air big time compared to a small bore. It is the nature of the beast (gun). But, they are hella fun to shoot. if you have the range and the place to get your tank refilled every week, then you will love shooting a big bore. I thought about writing a post about owning big bores cause i still think people don’t fully understand what it is to own and shoot a big bore. When you own a big bore and you take it out with you, you learn to shoot it first cause your scuba tank is FULL, then break out your other guns that require less fill pressures. A lot of guys get big bores and then don’t shoot them much cause of the requirements it takes to shoot one all day long. For MOST folks, 3-4 shots is simply not enough no matter the WOW factor of pulling the trigger on a big bore. But that is what a big bore is all about, POWER, not shot count. And most folks cannot differentiate between a 30-60 shot 22 or 177 and a 3-4 shot .308-72 caliber big bore….lol. But hey bro, i think you should get one, they are hella fun and hella accurate and can kill most game with ease. The Korean big bores are a great start as well as the corsair.

JUSTFORFUN: In all of those pics, those bullets are fresh outta the mold. No pics of SIZED bullets in this post. The bullets drop at about 310-.310.5″ then i resize them to .308″ with my RCBS sizer die. I also have a .309″ sizer but, i haven’t sized any to .309. I know already that .309 is TOO big a diameter for the Corsairs liking. The bore in the Corsair is .308. Also, my molds are all modified by Erik at http://www.hollowpointmold.com/. this guy is simply the bomb and he knows his shit and is FAST. I order my molds and have them delivered right to him and he has em back to me in like a week or a week and a couple of days. his machine work is SUPER and he will email you back and forth with any questions that you have.

Melloroadman: You hit the nail on the head for sure.

Assman (lol),

Its a bit of both. Yes, I can choose a bullet type and weight of my liking. Then i have it modified to a HP which does cost MORE money but hey, its a HOBBY…lol

As far as cost goes, i honestly haven’t broken it down but i can tell you that if you go on a website like EBAY, you can buy pure lead for lets say, $50 for 50-60 lbs of lead. So lets just stick with 50 bucks for 50 lbs of lead. Now, there is 7,000 grains in 1 pound. So 50 lbs of lead is 350,000 grains. If you then lets say cast a 308 bullet at 128.5 grain each, then from 50 lbs of lead will yield you 2,724 bullets. That’s a shit load of bullets for a big bore. If you cast 45’s at 300 grains each then 50lbs of lead will yield you 1,166 bullets. Even if you buy commercially hard cast bullets for lets say a 45 airgun, they are OVER 50 bucks for only 500 rounds. So you would have to spend about 125-150 bucks on commercially cast bullets to equal what you would spend on casting your own. And casting your own also will allow you to mix different types alloys to your liking. Hell, you can even make PURE TIN or GOLD bullets if ya wanna…lol.

There are some commercially cast 308 bullets but, they might or might not be right for your gun or for you. The commercially cast 45 bullets have a much better selection but again, they are probably all hard cast which might give you decent accuracy but might not be a good performer on game.

And yes, its cheaper than buying from other bullet casters plus, its fun to do. Its satisfying to cast your own bullets and then see them perform well on paper and game.