The first cast [Archive]

311-200

04-07-2010, 04:07 AM

Hi Casters,
Here are my first Lee mold, the first cast & GC maker , the shot and off course the boolit.
Everything this is thanks to your help guys.I read a lot of treads, I asked a lot and I learned a lot from this forum !
Thanks again.
http://i947.photobucket.com/albums/ad311/311-200/DSC00058.jpg
http://i947.photobucket.com/albums/ad311/311-200/DSC00063.jpg
http://i947.photobucket.com/albums/ad311/311-200/DSC00057.jpg
http://i947.photobucket.com/albums/ad311/311-200/DSC00052.jpg
http://i947.photobucket.com/albums/ad311/311-200/DSC_1214.jpg

armyrat1970

04-07-2010, 05:42 AM

Nothing wrong with those boolits.
Is that from the Lee C324-175-R? I have two single cavity. One drops great boolits. The other makes me pull my hair out at times.
Are your mold handles all the way on? That mold looks a lot longer than any of my Lee double Cavity molds. Like the handles can go in a little more.
Good job on your first cast.

EMC45

04-07-2010, 06:13 AM

Great Job! Love your tooling. Automotive possibly?.....

303Guy

04-07-2010, 06:58 AM

Nice castings!

That boolit looks a lot like my Lee 311-something single cavity 180gr. Might I ask what rifle and load? I've started paper patching castings I made a long time ago (maybe thirty years ago:!: )

That fired boolit has some gas cutting on it. Do you plan to use gas checks? If not, some form of buffer filler might work. I like cotton wool but I have managed to ignite some and I've heard of grass fires being caused by it.

Bret4207

04-07-2010, 07:01 AM

Good on you! Far better than my first attempts.

runfiverun

04-07-2010, 08:51 PM

that was a valve.

311-200

04-07-2010, 11:58 PM

The mold is Lee C312-185-1R and I shot through an AK-47 barrel the boolits with GC.
The GC maker was really a valve, but passed very good to the measure.
I've tryed light loads like 6-7gr. for subsonic speed and reach 982 fps.

chrisx1

04-08-2010, 12:30 AM

Great job with the GC tools!!