38ExtraSpecial
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Going to try the hi-tek today?
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Jay77
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Another couple of days of deer season and it’s back to casting. Waiting to extract the round from the deer I head shotted last Saturday. I’m curious why it didn't exit the head.
Not today start casting next week if i have time then go from there
Found a doe on my property with a head shot it was small hope that's not why they left it. Been alot of people in the woods accent to my property but walked my property with the dogs and found that with alot of foot prints across a fence but not posted
Lead opens faster unlike coated but causes a larger impact area as it travels so slows faster
Have a bunch of lino type what's the blend to pistol bullets 3 to 1
?3 parts pure to 1 lino
Was just thinking have 100 or so lbs of wheel weights. But have probably 150 to 200 lbs lino if I could turn that in to 600 to 800 similar too ww I would be good for awhile I also have some mono and foundry as well.
Probably have 2 ton of pure on hand
38ExtraSpecial
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I get so stingy with known alloys!
I would push it 5-1 with a touch of tin if the alloy doys not fill out the mold well.
Are you coating them ?
Yes plan on hi tech was going to start with ww this week. Waiting on a new thermometer can't find mine in the hoard. I have a hand held but tend to run hot when I use it
Depends on the pistol
45 acp can be done with almost pure
9mm and magnums need a little more hardness
3:1 will likely work in both - especially if coated
Mostly 45acp but don't know what else. Pretty stocked up on everything else in fmj
45 ACP is fine with very soft lead with a good lube or even better when coated.
I run mine on straight range scrap at around 10 BHN coated without issue - and I'm not shy on the load pressure.
Jay77
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45acp is not a bad place to start your coating journey. I will test new colors or process changes with 45’s and will lube my failed coatings so I don’t have to recast the bullets. My ammo can has been filled with an array of colors as I’ve had a few failures.
Jay77
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Nice looking stuff do you notice any difference when coating with different colors. Or pretty much the same.
Jay77
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Like @38ExtraSpecial mentioned you have to play a bit with the different colors if you are looking for perfection. The really dark ones are the Tru Blue. The other colors are bronze, kryptonite green and zombie green. If it helps I use 3 pounds of bullets with a 1/2 tsp of color for 9mins in my oven at 203C.
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I had planned to cast bullets this morning and was going to use a second pot I got at the casting seminar. The second pot is a 10 lb Lee, but it allowed me to continue casting while the other pot got new lead and heated up. I did the six cavity MP 9mm no lube groove 135 gn. I made about 1000 bullets or so.
I got a better groove (no pun intended) going later in the morning and I think these came out pretty good. This was also the first time I didn't burn myself!
I got a better groove (no pun intended) going later in the morning and I think these came out pretty good. This was also the first time I didn't burn myself!
Jay77
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Working on some 45ACP. Coated 18 pounds.
38ExtraSpecial
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They look great to me!!
I wish they made this mould a little lighter. I would love a 125 solid 115 hollow point. I love the 125 weight but it’s only in HP form so I’m a little slower.
Basically I would love. 2 - 6 cavity of that design with lube groove. Solid.
I might be able to finally get a head on 9mm
38ExtraSpecial
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Finally those fuzzy animals have stopped taking all your time.
Switch to farming. It allows for more casting and sitting in the cold. I mean uhhh less hunting.
10lb pot is a good feeder pot for a 20lb bottom pour.
Gotta get back out and cast some of them. Have to wait until my current cleanup and organize frenzy though.
38ExtraSpecial
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Helped a buddy smelt up about 300 pounds of alloy today.
He scored some old wheel weights and a lot of them were brand new never used. CLEAN alloy and easy smelting job for sure.
He scored some old wheel weights and a lot of them were brand new never used. CLEAN alloy and easy smelting job for sure.
Jay77
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I need to score more wheel weights…..
Jay77
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If only my yard was big enough.
38ExtraSpecial
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Guinea pigs.
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I've seen some setups where they have it drip from the 10lb to the 20lb pot, but I don't really want to have a pot of lead 6 ft up. I currently have the main pot at 5 ft so I don't have to bend over when filling the mold. I will create a second station for the 10lb pot so I can essentially swivel to that one. I had it on top of a 5 gallon pail just to see how it would work.
I weighed them and apparently I did 1700 in 2.5 hours. That's pretty good for me.
