PDA

View Full Version : First time casting HP's, Thanks


silverjay
05-17-2013, 10:54 AM
Got a new NOE HP mold last night and couldn't wait. Seasoned the mold and cranked up the pot. From reading here I knew I had to run the mold hotter sol I turned the lead temp up and the first run still came out wrinkled. Raised the lead temp another twenty degree and they started dropping pretty. After a few passes the HP's were breaking and the mold was too hot. Dropped the lead back down ten and was in the zone. Ran off 300 or so that looked like this. Thanks for all the information posted here that helped me figure this out.
Cane_man
05-17-2013, 11:03 AM
looks great... what temp did you settle on?

i have the same problem, if it runs too hot the HP tears/shears, but have not yet found the magic temp...
silverjay
05-17-2013, 11:10 AM
735 degrees
Smoke4320
05-17-2013, 01:20 PM
T^hose look great ..keep it up
runfiverun
05-17-2013, 06:52 PM
it's a combination of mold and alloy temp.
once you get the mold working you can turn the alloy temp down 50* and maintain mold temp through pace.
Boolseye
05-17-2013, 10:14 PM
Nice job. And they shoot as good as they look.
treadwm
05-17-2013, 10:21 PM
Good job! I have a NOE HP also. It took me longer to get the hang of it. Had trouble getting the mold up to temp. Gotta say I really like the boolits it casts. They shoot better than store bought for sure! :)
GlocksareGood
05-19-2013, 07:22 PM
I was casting today also, just not the NOE 9mm BB. I was running their 200GN 45 HP brass mould. Took a while to get it going but I finally got decent returns. My real issue was consistant nose fill out. The nose wall thickness is pretty small in that mold and it is easy to get a bullet with uneven nose fill out. I was running 25/1 alloy by they way. This was the first time I have caste in about 8 years and the first time ever with a HP mould. I really enjoyed it though.
41mag
05-19-2013, 08:41 PM
You did a great job on them especially for your first time.

One thing you might try is tilting the mold just a little to the left, or right, to alloy the alloy to swirl in as you pour. That really seems to help out with the HP's I have poured.

These are some I poured using the MP 452-200 with a similar alloy,
71050