Big Thanks!

[Hogokansatsukan]

Well, I've been lurking around for some time now and have been filling my little brain with all things pb. I have been using a lot of Lee molds, and just got my first Lyman in the mail yesturday... 356637 (9mm Devastator). Cast up 250 last night with 8 pounds WW, 2 pounds pure pb, and 2 ounces tin. I cast with a ladle from a cast iron pot.
Thanks to everything I have been reading on here, I had some very good success with a very small "back to pot" percentage.
I hand lube by rubbing the lube into the grease groove (yes, very slow). I size with a Lee die.
I loaded up 50 that had been sized to .356 and another 50 as cast. They came out of the mold at .357 and weighed 132.
Loaded with 6.1 HS6 and will be testing this weekend in an M9.
We will see how it goes as far as leading and accuracy.

Anyway, just wanted to say thanks for all the info you folks have here. Great site!

Last nights work:
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[1874Sharps]

Very fine looking boolits and gun leather!

[lwknight]

Cooll Beans Bro,
Welcome to the forum.

I love a succes story. I didn't even know that mold existed. I shall have me one of those.
Your boolits look great too.
I suggest you inspect for leading before you shoot too many. I shot about 100 rounds that were leading and it was a booger to get out when it was so thick.

[Hogokansatsukan]

Thanks! These are some of the boolits I've been making this last year including a .69 ball for the 12 guage (this one was pulled from the burm).
I was using Alox, until the wife threatened to kill me as the smell was giving her headaches. I stayed with Lee molds up until now, but after using this Lyman, I think I may get a custom mold for the .308.
I've gone with straight WW and pure pb (for a 1858 Remington) up until now. This is my first attempt at "Playing with the alloy" in order to get good expansion on these HP boolits without them exploding into fragments when they hit.

lwknight: Yes, I check for leading after each magazine. The worst leading I ever had was in a Mossberg 590A1 with home grown buck and ball. There was a lot of scrubbing that night as I wasn't checking while shooting as I didn't think you could lead a smooth bore shotgun. I was wrong.

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