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When you find pewter take some time to try and ID some marks. Some can be worth a good amount.What was the pewter we shouldnt get becsuse it's not really pewter?
It'll be a few weeks for me, unfortunately. I'm still buttoning things up for the 'big move' on Sunday and all my reloading equipment is already in Indy.
I'll post some photos when I make some progress though. I'm really excited to try out that new .30cal mould from @1919FAN too! Such an excellent job you guys do with the seminar...I hope you both know how much we all appreciate you lending all of us your expertise!
I haven't yet but have showed everyone I know how you can go from wheel weights to some beautiful bullets. I am on-call this weekend and plan on loading up some different loads for testing on Monday. Will post pics. Was such a good seminar. Thanks again
You’re very welcome. Thank you for coming. Awesome man! I’m glad to hear I’m not the only one who walks around with a cast Buker in my pocket from time to time. Just waiting to show anyone that will give me the time of day. Which bullets did you cast? The 45 round nose and some 30 cal? Did you get to size all of them?I haven't yet but have showed everyone I know how you can go from wheel weights to some beautiful bullets. I am on-call this weekend and plan on loading up some different loads for testing on Monday. Will post pics. Was such a good seminar. Thanks again
What was the pewter we shouldnt get becsuse it's not really pewter?
THANK YOU!!It is RWP{ here is what the stamp looks like.
Next time we will do a ladies night casting seminar. Or a casting seminar/speed dating class.Chicks...needs more chicks
Next time we will do a ladies night casting seminar. Or a casting seminar/speed dating class.
Nice find. Looks to be sturdy too.I see Bass Pro has a Fish Fryer with a 58,000 BTU Propane burner regularly $40 on sale starting Wednesday for $25. Thinking of picking this up to use the burner for a smelting pot.
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One thing that I think could be done differently that may help is, in the beginning, have a brief overview/outline without too much detail of the entire process.
From Wheel weights to ingots to bullet to coating/lubing.
What cartridge? 45 Colt?Seating the bullet to the crimp groove gives me an OAL of 1.75. It fits the cylinder at that length. I have read a couple recipes online that have exceeded the 1.60 OAL but by only a bit. Should I seat past the crimp groove? What about pressures?View attachment 314117
Yeah the 230 isn’t a normal bullet for the Colt but along the same lines as loading longer. You can use load data for a 250 grain bullet with a 230 grain bullet. Lighter bullet. Less pressure.Yes, 45 Colt. Jeeze, I knew it was a lube groove too. I am going with W231 as I have a ton of it. Still trying to figure out the charge. Not much in my books (Lee, Hornady, Lyman) for this grain bullet. Looks like a start maybe around 6.5grs. Probably will go out for a ride tomorrow and grab a jug Unique if I struggle anymore. Thanks
Going to start with 6.5 of W231 and work it up. My OAL will be at 1.655 which exceeds all book's max but my cylinder is long and it fits. It also looks good. Seating at 1.60 would require a lot of crimp to make it look right and... it didn't look right. The press is all setup and I will startup tomorrow and on Monday I hope to have a good report.I meant to post this View attachment 314133
Going to start with 6.5 of W231 and work it up. My OAL will be at 1.655 which exceeds all book's max but my cylinder is long and it fits. It also looks good. Seating at 1.60 would require a lot of crimp to make it look right and... it didn't look right. The press is all setup and I will startup tomorrow and on Monday I hope to have a good report.View attachment 314142View attachment 314143
I looked up the mold, like the profile.that OAL looks and sounds good. Just deep enough so the crimp follows the profile of the ogive. 45 Colt usually uses a flat point bullet because of the common use of that cartridge in lever guns and the worries of a pointy bullet setting off the primer of the next cartridge in the tube.
So a round nose profile will give a longer OAL.
I have a nice NOE 453423 mold. It was Elmer Keith’s bullet for the 45 auto rim and 45 ACP. It works great in 45 colt too.