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Hey all - 338 Spectre is a great wildcat chambering that's not unlike the 300 Blackout, except it's .338 caliber, projectiles are up to 300 grains (and sometimes a bit more), and a lighter, smaller...

I’m also looking to cast for 338SPCT! Would love any info you all may have gleaned - mold selection in particular!

Noted! I've already got a roll, so I'll start with it. I think the problem was overspray from ESPCing building up on the foil - seems like that wouldn't happen at all with this method. Thanks!

Makes perfect sense. Think I'll do BBs, then use tweezers to set them all on their bases. Can't take that much longer and can only help!

I was a bit afraid of the clear because I worried I wouldn't be able to tell if the finished product had coated well - thanks for "clearing" that up :)

Ok, oh my gosh...just watched this one of Elvis Ammo's videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGqLzWzKfes

...in which he shakes and bakes a bunch of 300BLK boolits, then just sifts them on a...

Ah! Silicone mat - is it worth getting a $20 one vs. a $6 one? Then would just put that on top of the tray...sounds pretty simple to me!

Wow...so just to recap from everything I'm picking up -

1. Cast
2. Cool
3. Acetone wash (unless freshly cast)
4. Shake
5. Transfer to tray covered with parchment paper with tweezers or...

Well that's a good idea too - I love this forum.

Thanks, all - makes good sense. So just so I'm clear, when you shake and bake, even the *bottom* of the boolit that bakes facing down against the foil still gets coated well? That's some fancy...

Yeah, I had to use a *bunch* of powder, plus I still got several that didn't have good enough coverage. Although my whole damn work bench, and thus the floor as well and by extension the floors...

Hey all - thanks to this fine forum I started PCing maybe two years ago with my HF ESPC gun and HF matte black on some hollow point 45 boolits nose-down on a jig. I'm now trying to load some...

Gotcha. So new plan is Hornady crimped-on gas checks. Are you using H110 also in 308 to get the 2400/2700 or a different powder?

Thanks again!

Popper, this is hilarious! I've just been running some errands and was reading while I waited and, noticing that you are *the* guru of autoloader 308 casting, literally the first thing I was going...

Well heck. I've read over and over that gas checks and suppressors are bad, bad news, as a gas check that comes loose would basically run the can. So even if I coated the base, gas cutting would...

Hey all - long story short, I'm about to start loading for my .308 DPMS AR. I'll be powdercoating them and eventually (when I'm darn sure there's no keyholing) I'd like to be shooting them through a...

Thanks to the thoughtful wisdom shared in this thread, I've completely changed my thinking about rifles and cast. Can't wait to jump in! I think I'll start with my AR10...

Great ideas! Thanks.

Hey all - I made the tray that came with my cheapo toaster over unusuable for anything but hollow point boolits by putting a long screw every 3/4"! I'd like to lay some RNs on their base to coat -...

I love this forum. Many thanks for the insights - I'm going to go ahead and do it. Like many have said, it's just one more option to have. Who knows - I may get spoiled by the low recoil and cost...

Well, there is a lot of info here - thank you very much! I confess I'm still torn. I've read a lot about people wondering if there is any lead buildup at all from an uncoated base - normally it...

Hey all - I'm firmly on the fence (which is uncomfortable) about whether I should dive headlong into casting for some rifles of mine.

Here's my biggest issue: I'm aware of the limitations of...

Thanks popper! So were that to happen, I'd just notice leading in the barrel? Will give it a shot!

Hey all - PCing has given cast a whole new life for me since I largely shoot through suppressors, and only one of mine is user-serviceable. Thus, being able to coat boolits and replace lube is a...

!!!! GREAT idea!!! Thanks!!