Which Mold for 1911: HG34 or HG68

Boolit Man Join DateMar 2013Posts79

which boolit design do you prefer for the 1911: HG34 RN or HG68 TC? (regardless of mold maker, design only!)

NOE HG 34 RN Clone

Accurate HG 68 TC Clone

Last edited by Cane_man; Yesterday at 04:19 PM.

I use both. The #34RN weighs approx 230 grains an duplicates the GI ball ammo. It can shoot accurately, but leaves a ragged hole in the target which is sometimes hard to score. The #68 is a semi-wad cutter that also feeds well. Its in the 185-200 grain range weight-wise and cuts neat holes in the target which are easier to score if you are shooting BE/comp. Its simply a matter of your personal choice/preference and/or what your gun likes. LLS

That Accurate design is not an H&G 68 clone. This is an H&G 68:

Boolit Bub Join DateMar 2013LocationMichiganPosts22

The 230Gn round nose shoots better, and loads better. Mine are in Lyman dies.

My totally stock Springfield Armory Milspec liked the SAECO #69 flat base 200 grain wadcutter over 4.0 grains of Bullseye (similar design to HG68). First five shots I fired with it at 50 feet, rested, went into a ragged hole about the size of a quarter.

http://www.grafs.com/retail/catalog/product/productId/16893

Last edited by catboat; Yesterday at 06:53 PM. Reason: link added

The picture you posted is NOT an H&G 68. The mold pic by imashooter2
is a H&G 68 design, altho there are BB variants, too. Std boolit is 200,
not a TC. My mold is a flat base, but I have used a LOT of BB commercial
versions.

H&G 68 is THE boolit for the 1911 platform in .45 ACP. Absolutely reliable feeder, one
of the most accurate boolits, cuts great holes in targets. What is not to like? I have shot
several hundreds of thousands of them over the last 33 years. Strongly recommend
the design.

Bill

If it was easy, anybody could do it.

Boolit Buddy Join DateFeb 2011LocationBredasdorp South AfricaPosts70

I totally agree with MtGun44, the H&G 68 or clone works 100% in a 1911 type pistol, the 230gr RN works better in 2011 type, since you have to make them shorter to work reliable in these pistols.

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