time to cast something

[reflex264]

I have had a very trying year. Long story. I am ready to get back at it however and will finish a overdue project hopefully this weekend. We set up a new pot that should allow me to work between 70 and 100 pounds of lead at a time. I have several molds that have never been touched so this should be entertaining. The pot is cast iron supported by uni-strut over a 70000btu burner. I am going totaly to laddle pouring and this new set up aloows easy access to the pot. It is mounted to a bench that also serves as a place to set molds while casting with another. Al together we have about 300.00 invested in it which will be cheap if all works as expected. reflex264

[Wayne Smith]

Aahhh! Too far away!

[Me not you]

I'm about to start casting for the 7.62x39 in a Mini-30. I bought the LEE 155gr mould for the cartridge. I also have a batch of "clip-on" wheelweights to work with. I would like to work up a load running about 2000 fps. Would dropping the bullets into a deep bucket of cold water be enough, or should I go the route of oven heat treating and quenching?

Incidently, I slugged the bore and came up with 0.310, and it's a 189 series.

[runfiverun]

waterdropping will suffice.
back it down to about 1950 fps.

[Calamity Jake]

Is that 50fps really going to make any difference?

[Me not you]

runfiverun I'll keep your advice in mind. Normally, velocities can run lower than expected when using a powder that's "too slow" for the application. There's really no load data for TAC in the 7.62x39, and faster powders are usually used.