First time casting without the master caster.

[runfiveslittlegirl]

Well, I got a late graduation gift. A 51 Navy, 36 cal. From 45nut and I about flipped out. I was super excited. (Yes that's a castboolits teddy bear I got for a birthday a while ago)
http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp255/_DnA_/Mobile%20Uploads/0307131619_zpsf22df298.jpg

I was super excited then dad told me it meant I had to cast the balls for it myself and by hand. Dont like burning myself so much.
http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp255/_DnA_/Mobile%20Uploads/0307131811a_zps87c2532b.jpg

But I did it, without even burning myself.
Then dad started taking pictures..

http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp255/_DnA_/Mobile%20Uploads/0307131754a_zps3e111340.jpg

http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp255/_DnA_/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsfe52a552.jpg

http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp255/_DnA_/Mobile%20Uploads/0307131754_zpsc00eed1c.jpg

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[nhrifle]

Happy belated graduation! Those BP pistols are a hoot to shoot and you wind up going through a lot of roundballs, so keep on casting!

[waksupi]

Atta girl, Dawnikins!

[Olevern]

you go, girl! Them is sum fun firearms. I think ur hooked. Now u need a 44 c&b, and a .31 and...maybe a squirrel caliber long rifle...
enjoy

[P.K.]

WTG! "Every journey begins with...." well you know. Good looking RB's, should be alot of fun to shoot.

[DLCTEX]

Have you shot it yet? How did you like it? I love shooting mine, a second generation Colt.

[Blacksmith]

Shooting the holey black is great fun big boom lots of smoke gets attention. You did good and nice looking Boolits!

[shredder]

That is awesome. You go girl! Anyone notice the ENOURMOUS pile of ingots under the bench?

[Curlymaple42]

Holy ingots!

I will show my daughter your picture. I always like to show her other girls doing stuff like shooting and casting and such. Great job and have a blast!

[Ajax]

Awesome Dawn i know Lamar is a proud papa.


Andy

[LAH]

The round ball is a very good place to begin hand casting. Let us know how they shoot.

[EMC45]

Seeing all those ingots made me catch my breath.

[Love Life]

Sweet!! Enjoy it.

On a side note is your dad looking to adopt any children? I clean up after myself and I am pretty reliable, but I eat alot...

[Kull]

The first picture is great....what more could a girl need.

[runfiverun]

no one say's anything about the giant super efficiant dual spout casting pot.
nooOOO.
but a pile of 1% tin and 3% antimony ingots,,, yeah,, that they see..
apparently i suck at taking pictures.:lol:


richard:
if i adopted you, that's the room you'd have to sleep in.
it has carpet,cable t.v., separate heating, micro-wave,fridge,and cross flow ventilation.

[Ramar]

I really like the Pot!
ramar

[runfiveslittlegirl]

olvern I dont think I need any other form of gun really, dad has me pretty well off in that category :)

Dlctex nope, haven't shot it yet, waiting for summer,

Dad, I still think you took the picture like that on purpose, subliminal bragging.

[Catshooter]

What giant super efficient dula spout pot? Just in case you needed confirmation, yes, those pics suck. Focusing can make a difference, you know! :)

So show us a pic of this magical pot please.


Cat

[runfiverun]

you can see it on the left on the bottom picture.
those are a set of 6" dial calipers sitting underneath it on the mold holder/box.
it's just a magma pot i built a stand and stuff for.
you can just see the top of the other one behind dawn in the same picture.

[JeffinNZ]

I'm gunna show this thread to my daughters and say "Look, this good girl casts for her daddy....."

[LUBEDUDE]

You're lookin' good girl! Hope you're having fun too!

[JonB_in_Glencoe]

Dawn,
Safety glasses PLEASE !
Jon

[Firebricker]

My first casting ever was for my 1851 cap&ball except mines in .44 one of the funnest handguns ever to shoot. Didn't have a lead pot back then so me and a friend used his moms stove top to melt the lead and used old spoons for ladles. If his mom would have came home early and caught us I probably wouldn't be alive to type this. LOL FB

[OeldeWolf]

Cnsidering the present supply situations, a word about wads.

Not necessary, but do seem to help the shooting and clean up. Oxyoke makes some fine ones. but you can soak a piece of felt in a mix of 50/50 beeswax and olive oil, then use a punch to cut the wads out.

And a little lube on top of the cylinders, after seating the balls seems to help as well.

[runfiverun]

thanks for the reminder oldewolf,i have some either 44 or 45 cal oxyokes we should be able to trim to size.
I was gonna make up a mix of b-wax and Crisco for the over lube,but had forgot about using an under wad.

[OeldeWolf]

You're welcome. :)

Having tried things like trimming small round items in the past, it might be easier to make them in the size you want. :)

It hits 114 here in summertime, and I am tired of the odor of rancid crisco. I am going to try beeswax and olive oil for over the ball.

Hasve fun with the c&b, R5LG. As mentioned, everyone will want to see what is making the stinky smoke. And if anyone tries to say that percussion is just a toy, remember that <IIRC> both Wild Bill Hicock and Doc Haliday both used .36 cal percussion revolvers to put how many folks under the sod? :D

[hiram1]

You go girl have a good time.he is lucky to have you to help.

[SlippShodd]

Nice job!
I got one of them '51s myself (it's the thing you can almost see in my avatar pic) that likes .380 balls... wanna run a batch off for me as well? :wink:

mike