Sunday, with the Ranch Dog

Beagle333 · October 20, 2013, 11:32 AM

Today, I got a Ranch Dog design from NOE to try out. It is the SC 311-165-RF in HP.
I do not know what the SC stands for..... They have a "TL 311-165-RF" also, that is tumble lube. I guess the "SC" stands for "traditional lube".

It looks pretty good on their website.

We shall see if I can make some of them. Here is the mold......

Beagle333 · October 20, 2013, 11:35 AM

And here is a shot of the high-tech casting area.

And the mold prep station (as it is known.)

Beagle333 · October 20, 2013, 07:01 PM

Here's the results. I like em.

I made enough for quite a while too. I was so amazed at how well this mold cast on the first time out. I usually have to use one for 2 or 3 castings before it works really smoothly.
(Mike says I never show the rest of 'em.)

Mike / Tx · October 21, 2013, 05:17 AM

Hey those are PRETTY!!

Now get some slathered down with lube and show us how well they group.

If they shoot as good as they look I might have to look into getting one myself.

YunGun · October 23, 2013, 11:45 AM

As usual, some great pics of some really nice-lookin CBs there Beagle.

Would've really liked to get in on that run but the budget wouldn't let me play.

Looks like those run about .06" shorter than the (older? / 'standard'?) NOE 311-165"G" mould I've got, which would probably eliminate the very stiff lever-closing I run into when chambering those rounds.

Those pics really make me want to send mine off to have a cavity or two HP'd now though, thanks for that!

Beagle333 · October 25, 2013, 11:51 AM

And.... to point out something that might be misleading.... in one of the pics

, I'm warming the mold on an open-coil hotplate... but note I have a piece of metal in the background that I was using over the coils when the mold blocks were on the hotplate (an old circular saw blade works great), and in this pic, I had it sprue-plate down to warm the top....
Don't put your mold blocks directly on an open-coil type hotplate. It has the potential to warp the blocks.

(it is too late to edit that frame, so I'm writing it here.)

October 20, 2013, 11:32 AM	#1
Beagle333 Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2012 Location: Auburn, AL. Posts: 2,332	Sunday, with the Ranch Dog Today, I got a Ranch Dog design from NOE to try out. It is the SC 311-165-RF in HP. I do not know what the SC stands for..... They have a "TL 311-165-RF" also, that is tumble lube. I guess the "SC" stands for "traditional lube". It looks pretty good on their website. We shall see if I can make some of them. Here is the mold...... __________________ . . . Have a Colt and a smile. Last edited by Beagle333; October 20, 2013 at 07:03 PM.

October 20, 2013, 11:35 AM	#2
Beagle333 Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2012 Location: Auburn, AL. Posts: 2,332	And here is a shot of the high-tech casting area. And the mold prep station (as it is known.) __________________ . . . Have a Colt and a smile.

October 20, 2013, 07:01 PM	#3
Beagle333 Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2012 Location: Auburn, AL. Posts: 2,332	Here's the results. I like em. I made enough for quite a while too. I was so amazed at how well this mold cast on the first time out. I usually have to use one for 2 or 3 castings before it works really smoothly. (Mike says I never show the rest of 'em.) __________________ . . . Have a Colt and a smile. Last edited by Beagle333; October 20, 2013 at 07:06 PM.

October 21, 2013, 05:17 AM	#4
Mike / Tx Senior Member Join Date: April 8, 2000 Posts: 2,101	Hey those are PRETTY!! Now get some slathered down with lube and show us how well they group. If they shoot as good as they look I might have to look into getting one myself. __________________ LAter, Mike / TX

October 25, 2013, 11:51 AM	#6
Beagle333 Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2012 Location: Auburn, AL. Posts: 2,332	And.... to point out something that might be misleading.... in one of the pics, I'm warming the mold on an open-coil hotplate... but note I have a piece of metal in the background that I was using over the coils when the mold blocks were on the hotplate (an old circular saw blade works great), and in this pic, I had it sprue-plate down to warm the top.... Don't put your mold blocks directly on an open-coil type hotplate. It has the potential to warp the blocks. (it is too late to edit that frame, so I'm writing it here.) __________________ . . . Have a Colt and a smile.

October 23, 2013, 11:45 AM	#5
YunGun Member Join Date: March 8, 2013 Posts: 22	As usual, some great pics of some really nice-lookin CBs there Beagle. Would've really liked to get in on that run but the budget wouldn't let me play. Looks like those run about .06" shorter than the (older? / 'standard'?) NOE 311-165"G" mould I've got, which would probably eliminate the very stiff lever-closing I run into when chambering those rounds. Those pics really make me want to send mine off to have a cavity or two HP'd now though, thanks for that!