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Frosted or shiny doesn't matter to me. I put my boolits in classes. Grade 1, 2 and 3.
If I see really good cast with no imperfections, of course that is grade one.
One or two slight imperfections...

I would shoot some jacketed through it before shooting cast.

Boolits look nice. Seems you had a pretty good session.
Makes me want to start casting some again, but first I have to find the time to load the ones I have casted.

303Guy. All was in good fun but, you might do better eating them instead of using them as a filler, depending on the cartridge you are filling. I have read fillers such as cornmeal and grits can...

There is a myth about grits being good to kill fireants. Found out it is just a myth as I sprinkled some around a number of piles in my yard. No dead ants but lots of little cornstalks began to...

I always set my mold on a flat surface to close also.
Bullplate as a case lube? Okay.

Now that makes sense, as tin has a melting point of 449.47F and Lead, 621.43F

Lavid. If you never size your boolits, there is no need to re-lube them. When sizing, at least with my Lee sizers, it does remove some lube and leaves bear alloy. It is best to re-lube after sizing. ...

HF. That was not my point. The point was, he thinks, but was not sure, these were loaded on an LNL AP. That, in itself is a problem.
Only point I was making.
I have nothing against progressives,...

That, in it's self, is a problem.

I agree on some points. He did say arsenic and not antimony. And some alloys do contain arsenic, which adds to hardness. It would be better if he specified what alloy he is using, along with bore...

One word of caution if you are not sure how to seperate your WWS. Never, ever smelt WWS in your casting furnace. It will ruin your day and for days to come. Been there, done that.
Get a Turkey...

Now me thinks we are all getting a little out of hand here.
But just as an added thought. Remember, shot placement is your most crucial objective.:Fire:

One reason I haven't started casting for my Mini 14 is because those little suckers seem they would be hard to get right. I'm still shooting jacketed in it, but have an itch to start trying. I know I...

Ahh Grasshoppa'. Good to see you here.:-D

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Tex. One question. What accidentally beagled your mold?

Wow. Great find.
Antimony is a little hard to smelt as it's melting temp is around 1100 or 1200. Not saying it can't be done. You can get it from ROTOMETALS, at the top of the page.
The pure lead...

Really. If I ever saw a werewolf, I wouldn't worry about killing it, would just hope I woke up before it killed me.
Some are pretty cool and would probably buy the Make my Day one to put on a chain...

As I posted a reply before. I tend to agree with all of your sentiments.

I have a rather old RCBS loading block that holds 80 cases. When charging, I never put more than 40 in the bottom half of the block. When I charge the case I start from the top left had portion at...

In most cases excessive leading is caused by sloppy boolit fit to bore. You can drop boolits with straight linotype, which has a BHN of around 22. If you have sloppy boolit fit to bore, a smaller...

Hummmm. Funny. I had the same thought.
Some type of really big secret here that may jepordize our national security or something?

A cast boolit .001 or .002 out of round is not that bad.
Hell, the average sheet of paper is only .003.
Does that make that much of a diference?

Ahh. A fellow coonass. I'm on the westbank of the New Orleans area, Gretna. We call it the best bank. LOL

Going over some of the other post I have to make a correction. Maybe a few to many Buds....