Mountain Molds

Well it seems my friend of tumble lube groove fame isn't going to make renditions of my BRP/RD 432-375GC and 432-400GC so I suppose I'll have to start deciding on what new molds i want !

Since I have Mt Sourdough's 433-425GC version working to suit me I can step it up to a 450 or 465 grainer with a gas check . Also I'm thinking I need a 360 or 365 grain gas check mold as well for my Retro 444P rifle !

6pt-sika wrote:Well it seems my friend of tumble lube groove fame isn't going to make renditions of my BRP/RD 432-375GC and 432-400GC so I suppose I'll have to start deciding on what new molds i want !

Since I have Mt Sourdough's 433-425GC version working to suit me I can step it up to a 450 or 465 grainer with a gas check . Also I'm thinking I need a 360 or 365 grain gas check mold as well for my Retro 444P rifle !

So that is the word, huh? Bummer, I was thinking that could have led to Lee having a 400gr 444 bullet. That won't happen now. Any hints as to why he isn't interested? Time?

mt_sourdough wrote:

6pt-sika wrote:Well it seems my friend of tumble lube groove fame isn't going to make renditions of my BRP/RD 432-375GC and 432-400GC so I suppose I'll have to start deciding on what new molds i want !

Since I have Mt Sourdough's 433-425GC version working to suit me I can step it up to a 450 or 465 grainer with a gas check . Also I'm thinking I need a 360 or 365 grain gas check mold as well for my Retro 444P rifle !

So that is the word, huh? Bummer, I was thinking that could have led to Lee having a 400gr 444 bullet. That won't happen now. Any hints as to why he isn't interested? Time?

I'm not sure to be honest .

Our mutual friend "Bruce" in Florida sent me an email . And in it he said he had emailed him to tell him he wanted in if it happenned and Bruce said he got a reply saying he had decided not to do it .

That is a shame that he decided to not do it. He would have done a first rate job and been able to standardize 400gr bullets in the 444.

We've been doing the DCP deer hunting on a 1250 acre working beef and grain farm for a couple weeks now and have taken 5 whitetails so far !

Popped one with the RD 432-240GC at about 75 yards and as one would expect she didn't go 10 steps after the shot !

This afternoon we started Bear DCP hunting on the same orchard we've been hunting for the last 5 years . I carried my 2001 Marlin 444 loaded with the MM 433-425GC Huckberry !

Sorry to say nothing was seen to send lead at !

Well this evening I went back to the same place I was at Labor Day monday evening !

I was just about ready to start getting down and a deer walked out beneath me and I dusted it with my old Parker GH 16 gauge damascus gun shooting my handloaded shells with 10 of the #1 Buck pellets , Remington SP-16 wad and 21 grains of Unique . At the boom of the gun the deer folded up as I aimed at the base of the head and since it was less then 10 yards from the base of the tree well you get the picture . When I fired I heard another one behind me walking around so I laid the Parker down and picked up my circa 2001 Marlin 444 loaded with the Mountain Molds Mt Sourdough 433-425GC bullet I had cast and pushed with 37 grains of RL-7 . Another one stepped out above me by about 15 yards and I drilled her behind the shoulder . She went 10 yards and fell back in a small ravine !





The Parker GH 16 gauge damascus gun ,





The Parker and my 2001 Marlin 444 .





By the time I got down the tree it was pretty dark and my pics ain't so great .









Next trip back in here I'll take my Ithaca NID 10 gauge #3 Buck in the right barrel and 000 buck in the left barrel .

And I'll use my MM433-400GC bullet in the 444 !

I hope you enjoy the meat as much as I would.

Thanks for sharing.

mtngun wrote:I hope you enjoy the meat as much as I would.

Thanks for sharing.

I cut the tenderloin and back straps off to keep at home . The rest u cut off the bone for my buddy . He'll grind it into burger and we'll eat it at the shop for lunch !

He and u started hunting in mid July and so far between us we've gotten 11 deer and a bear . Still have 3 more weeks .

Wow 6pt. That's a lot of critters.
In Arizona, a guy's gotta feel lucky to get one deer tag a year. I am preparing for a Coues deer hunt for a week at the end of October. That is the length of the season, one week! I am going to use my '65 444. I have been doing load work for the '65 with my MM 237gr Sage Country II bullet. I have been on a roller coaster ride with it, but I have things ironed out now. I am pushing the 237gr bullet about 2550fps.

Last week, I received a new MM mold in the mail. The 187gr Chino Valley bullet is now a reality, but I wont be able to do any serious load development with it until after my Coues deer hunt. I did take a little peek at velocities using AA1680.


This was with 58gr AA1680. After 5 shots of shooting the Chino Valley around this velocity range, there was zero leading. Bullets printed clean holes at 100 yards.

237gr Sage Country II on left and middle. The Ranch Dog 432-240(250) on the right for comparison. The 187gr Chino Valley is the other bullet,