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Excellent info. Thank you!

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True! And my results were not as good as THE OP's. His patterns were amazing in that gun with that load. Here are my results out of a gun I no longer own. Range was only 25 metres.

I shot the last...

Of course, all this reloading stuff is at our own risk but I am going to make the assumption we are all adults here. Be safe! These recipes are not mine and whilst they worked for me.... Blah...

I am not very technologically gifted so I am going to take a photo of the email I was sent regarding this exact problem. I remember now, I had the same problem as you. The balls would blowing holes...

Yeah mate I will double check now but I am 99% certain that that was part of the recipe that was given to me. I'll get back to you as soon as possible.

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So by the sounds of that, the biggest difference are: the hull, the use of mica wad slick and no thin overshot card under the bottom ball?
I used Fiocchi hulls which I was advised were...

I agree. My experience leads me to suggest to you to look elsewhere for problems before buffer. Some pics of your recipe and results will be a help. Don't give up!

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Well you have obviously done what you had to do in life up to this point to facilitate that awesome luxury. One day I'd love to have the same. Thanks again!

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You are doing some awesome work there. Thanks for keeping us in the loop. Slug and buckshot loading is just so interesting.

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Well there ya go! I'm using 50/50 pure Lead and Linotype.

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WellI finally got my Lee 000 buck mold to work today. Took 6 times trying with different slightly hotter temperatures. I ended up having to run the mold VERY hot as several of you advised. I ended up...

It's a bit of an optical illusion Hogtamer. It's well enough away from the heat. Nice spot though! That's my American flat longbow. My favourite rig at the moment.

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I think you are right. I'm at 750 and still no dice. Ambient temp here is 31C so around 90 deg in your scale so that's not a (comparable) factor in temp loss really. I'll keep creeping up.

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It's funny you should say that. I have just fired it up again and I am going for 720°. I am also heating the mold up on the gas stove top to get it pretty warm before I start. I will let you know how...

You will not be disappointed once you get the tri ball recipe correct. Absolutely incredible pieces of equipment. I reckon you could shoot a dinosaur with one of those things and flatten it like...

Will be casting some more soon myself. Have some Linotype and pure lead and dusted off the PID controller and melting pot so I am good to go. Still trying to decide whether or not to water drop...

I think he may mean the tiny little dimples all over the balls that is from the spherical shot buffer? That is if you use spherical shot buffer? If you use #47 or something else well then I don't...

Yes please.

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Well the plot thickens!! Ha ha ha!! I wnt down the triball road too a couple of years back. Living in Australia it was a real journey getting components but I did it. How amazing are they......

This is excellent. I've never fired a 10g but would love to have a go.

So excellent. This is really along the track I'm after. If I can get patterning like that with 000 I'm sorted. Ranges are often very close but occasionally out to 40 or 50 metres. Where do you...

Thanks Drakehammer! I wouldn't be surprised if 4 layers of 2x #000 buck would fit in a 3" hull with a gas seal and teflon wrap. 8 of them is roughly 1 1/3 ounces of lead. Realistic weight and they...

Thank you Hogtamer!

Hello to you all,
I am looking at firing up the cauldron and making some more high quality #00 buckshot again. (Water quenched 50/50 lead/WW)

I am in Australia and a while back imported some...

That's very interesting. Thank you for the information. My rolled cartridges seem to be just a whisker (0.010") under max OAL for rolled 3" in a smoothbore. Still, too long to cycle in my gun. It's a...