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kbstenberg
07-25-2010, 09:02 AM
Yesterday i messed up. I am testing for expansion, an am trying several different Alloys with 4 different bullet styles. I pan lube my bullets. An had luber 2 of the 3 alloys
I naturally kept alloy A,B,C separate. But i through all 4 bullet styles of each alloy together, thinking i could separate into there separate groups. WRONG. Little did i know that 2 of the bullets were basically the same except for the height of the top band.
I now have to line up 300 bullets an physically com pair the height of there rings. What a PIA. Especially when there is less than a 1/32 difference.
Oh well live an learn. Just gives me more time to putter with my favorite new Hobie. LOL
Kevin

qajaq59
07-25-2010, 09:59 AM
But i through all 4 bullet styles of each alloy together, thinking i could separate into there separate groups. I think you have a typo here.

It sounds like you're enjoying your new hobby so keep going.

mrbill2
07-25-2010, 10:45 AM
Use a caliber.

geargnasher
07-25-2010, 01:38 PM
Some of us have learned the same lesson casting with two different moulds at the same time, especially when the boolits are even slightly similar.

Gear

buck1
07-25-2010, 01:54 PM
and never tumble 45 and 44 brass together.

runfiverun
07-25-2010, 05:25 PM
try casting 454429 and 429421's together and not separating the piles as you go.
took longer to sort than cast.
or sorting 429421's and rcbs 240 swc g/c after they're loaded.

kbstenberg
07-25-2010, 08:46 PM
Well i don't feel so lonely now.
Kevin

qajaq59
07-26-2010, 07:41 AM
Well i don't feel so lonely now.
Kevin It's pretty hard to find a mistake that hasn't already been made by someone.

casterofboolits
07-26-2010, 09:26 AM
Set up two different dump areas for your boolits. I use old wooden coke and pepsi flats, one on each side of me set on gallon milk crates. I usually run three four cavity molds at a time. IE: two Lyman 38-158-RNBB and a Lyman 38-150-SWCKT or vice versa. Two to the left, one to the right. No need to sort boolits execpt when I have a brain fart and dump all three in the left flat, then I take a break and fish the four boolits out of the flat. You would think that finding a SWC in RN"s would be easy. Right? Nope!!!!