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[38ExtraSpecial]

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.

I thought about doing a refill pot but I realized just running them side by side works just as nice.
Empty one pot. Refill it with preheated alloy and start pouring from the second pot.
Works great.

 

[ddeck]

I thought about doing a refill pot but I realized just running them side by side works just as nice.
Empty one pot. Refill it with preheated alloy and start pouring from the second pot.
Works great.

100%. I was slightly concerned about the power usage if I ran them both on one breaker...but turns out the 10 lb is only 500 W and the Pro 4-20 is only 700 W (at full power). So, I had no worries.

And the 10lb pot had no problem with the spout. That's the one I got this year at the seminar, so it's being put to good use!

 

[Demoman]

Cast some 230 grain 45 to be coated ran out of time and I need a bigger pot

 

[Demoman]

Cast some 230 grain 45 to be coated ran out of time and I need a bigger pot

Just over 9lbs. Anyone running a lyman mag 25

 

[Demoman]

Just over 9lbs. Anyone running a lyman mag 25

Poured another 11lbs today might coat tomorrow

 

[Jay77]

Good luck with the coating. I have 9 pounds in the process of getting coated in black.

 

[mac1911]

Not a huge score , I dont think any of it is old either . Sitting road side so I grabbed it.
The dutch pot is pretty light duty . Thought the square eggpan was cool

 

[Demoman]

Loaded some of the lee 1 iz key slugs I cast. Bought a cheap lee load all. All I had was shot hulls need to work on the crimp. Might shot some of my factory slugs so I can play with the roll crimp and see the pretty lead

 

[mac1911]

Loaded some of the lee 1 iz key slugs I cast. Bought a cheap lee load all. All I had was shot hulls need to work on the crimp. Might shot some of my factory slugs so I can play with the roll crimp and see the pretty lead

Do you have a roll crimper?

 

[mac1911]

Loaded some of the lee 1 iz key slugs I cast. Bought a cheap lee load all. All I had was shot hulls need to work on the crimp. Might shot some of my factory slugs so I can play with the roll crimp and see the pretty lead

The lee slugs work just fine with standard crimp.
What wad did you use

 

[Demoman]

Do you have a roll crimper?

Yes and my dumb ass used the sizing die upside down so they wouldn't chamber.

 

[Demoman]

The lee slugs work just fine with standard crimp.
What wad did you use

Claybuster sw250. So I cut the crimp of those to remove slugs stack hight is low enough with one power card to roll crimp them with them cut to 2 1/4"

 

[Demoman]

Loaded some of the lee 1 iz key slugs I cast. Bought a cheap lee load all. All I had was shot hulls need to work on the crimp. Might shot some of my factory slugs so I can play with the roll crimp and see the pretty lead

Roll crimped the mistake from the other day and figured 8 crimp out. So those slugs are 18 cents each.

 

[Jay77]

Have you done any range testing with all the projects you’ve been working on? @Demoman

 

[Demoman]

Have you done any range testing with all the projects you’ve been working on? @Demoman

Nope have more projects then time trying to focus a little going to range at least one if bot more this week

 

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[ddeck]

I did 100 lbs of 9mm (140 grains about) so now I’ve got to coat them with Hi-tek. I did it in about 9 hours split over 3 days. I find that 3 hours with a six cavity brass mold is where I start to feel uncomfortable so I stop.

 

[mac1911]

I did 100 lbs of 9mm (140 grains about) so now I’ve got to coat them with Hi-tek. I did it in about 9 hours split over 3 days. I find that 3 hours with a six cavity brass mold is where I start to feel uncomfortable so I stop.

Heck I run 20lbs and quit , lol

 

[ddeck]

Heck I run 20lbs and quit , lol

I feel like getting the pot hot and getting the mold up to temp is 30 minutes alone so I want to make it worth it for anything I know works. Same with coating.

But once coated, I can do 500 sizing at any time. No waiting period required. I usually only cast on a day off or weekend when I have a 3 hour block

 

[mac1911]

I feel like getting the pot hot and getting the mold up to temp is 30 minutes alone so I want to make it worth it for anything I know works. Same with coating.

But once coated, I can do 500 sizing at any time. No waiting period required. I usually only cast on a day off or weekend when I have a 3 hour block

That’s basically what I’ve been doing for the past 20+ years years or so but now I’m just a lazy f***. I got a good stock pile of cast bullets. I would literally have to go shooting almost daily to piss through them. I don’t think I have enough powder to shoot all the bullets. I definitely don’t have enough primers.

So I’m at a point that unless I get a substantial raise or prices substantially come down even reloading my shooting is pretty much at a halt. I have plenty of 22 long rifle, which is what I shoot when the times are like these.

 

[Demoman]

So coated 20lbs of 45. Used tru blue hi teck wipe test smash test good all trays did three coats. Do you guys test each tray as you coat or just one a round? Also the blue turned black after baking each coat to hot? Not that it matters color if there good.

 

[Artie]

So coated 20lbs of 45. Used tru blue hi teck wipe test smash test good all trays did three coats. Do you guys test each tray as you coat or just one a round? Also the blue turned black after baking each coat to hot? Not that it matters color if there good.

The overcooked blue looks like the old dark blue Ford engine color. I like it.

 

[Demoman]

Ordered a mp 452 200 hp mold. Also just sized that 20lbs with a 451 instead of 452 sizing die. Don't even know were it came from was in wrong box. We will see was wondering why it was cleaning lube grooves down.

 

[Demoman]

Ordered a mp 452 200 hp mold. Also just sized that 20lbs with a 451 instead of 452 sizing die. Don't even know were it came from was in wrong box. We will see was wondering why it was cleaning lube grooves down.

 

[Demoman]

Ordered a mp 452 200 hp mold. Also just sized that 20lbs with a 451 instead of 452 sizing die. Don't even know were it came from was in wrong box. We will see was wondering why it was cleaning lube grooves down.

Tumble lubed loaded the 230gr no leading and real accurate. Put a new lone wolf barrel in to see if there was an issue. Also shot the lee slugs about a foot or two high at 25 yards hsve to push out a little far and retest

 

[mac1911]

Tumble lubed loaded the 230gr no leading and real accurate. Put a new lone wolf barrel in to see if there was an issue. Also shot the lee slugs about a foot or two high at 25 yards hsve to push out a little far and retest

What shotgun and what sights?

 

[Demoman]

What shotgun and what sights?

Winchester defender bead sight and 18" barrel. When funds allow i want something with longer barrel. Only one for now

 

[Demoman]

Winchester defender bead sight and 18" barrel. When funds allow i want something with longer barrel. Only one for now

Not a new one real clean probaly 70s or 80s

 

[Demoman]

Mp mold came in less than a week from them direct.

 

[Demoman]

BulletMatch. Nice calculator