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I think for me the 50 -150 is about right. I just started casting them and using gas checks with lube on a lyman 4500. Great set up. I would shoot further as the terrain permits, but long...

Like it Whitespider !

I have not gone to the extent you have, but, I dig my range scrap lead, pick my brass, bought some Lee molds, 9 mm , 30 cal , and 45 feed my needs. spend my bucks on...

I like that one !

I was banging them this weekend with that Lee 230 TC, out of my S+W 460 Mag at 1100fps, sounded good, and others at the range heard them as well. Ours are hung from chain. Man that 460 is...

Now I have a Benjamin that I should clean as well as a few 22 cal.......maybe you have inspired me to get that Done !

Had a good day ( actually Sat.)
GC - size, lube 100 +/- 30 cal 170 g from lee mold. loaded them into 300 Blk out.
loaded 50 of the S+W 460 mag with lee 230 g TC.
GC, size , lube 150 of...

Thanks Rick, Yes my melt looks good, not too hot with the gold hue, although I don't see it often, I keep a fairly heavy layer of sawdust flux on it. I am now trying to see if I can calibrate this...

Good question, it's the Lyman casting thermo, not sure how the probe is made.

I guess I should stick to what has worked, and " if it fits, it ships" out the pipe and down range !

BZ,
I'd say the mold (s) is up to temp, some casting sessions are 15 - 20 # of 9 mm on a 6 cavity, with just enough time for the sprue pools to create the small divots as it cools and hardens -...

I think my brand new Thermometer is off, first time I had a thermometer. I wanted to start looking at the differences with temperature changes in the pot. I set my pot at the usual number, for...

Set up my Lyman 4500, used a lube I made, (Bee's , Vaseline , Carnubula ) 3 steps in one ! I like that.
Matt

Hope that's concrete under that load ! and I thought I was doing well with my 100 pounds !
Matt

Yes Hick,
I was surprised as well, I had loaded many round nose jacketed at 2.55, no issue, but it seems the lack of sufficient taper on the lee is causing the rifling to engage the boolit for...

Ah, good to know, I was looking at the 170. I just checked the 165 and see the larger nose. I'll try shorter COAL with the Lee, and see how the works before I look at a new mold.

Thanks Rick, I'm using 30g of LVR, Seating at the crimp grove is 2.53, at that length chambering seats the bullet deeper.
At the 2.37 , the GC will be out of the neck, I have a tight GC, so that...

If I seat them to 2.53 coal the nose enters the rifling by apx .16 on a Win 94

To keep if off or just touching, I would have to have coal of 2.37

Does anyone else have this issue ? It...

Hi All,
Cabella's has the sizer and heater $155 + $5 ship. Midway has dies at $23

I just bit the boolit and got the sizer and 4 dies. Now I need two new molds for the dies I have.....
Matt

I think I am like most all of us, I cast / reload / and count pennies for many reasons:
- I wanted to get started out of curiosity, when I was a kid my Uncles reloaded 12 gauge
- with funds tight...

Boolseye, we have a bunch, hard to give it a number because the winds have blown it all over the place, snow blow the driveway, 2 hours, can't even see any driveway anymore. Lost power for a few...

H.P - Thank you for the reply. Yes, someday I would like to make my own GC punch when I have the correct tools, they do appear to be straight forward machining. The Gator's worked well for me...

The only volume I cast is 9 mm. On start up of the 6 cavity, I examine the first 3 -4 sets of casts, after that I am confident the mold is up to temp and casting well, then just spot check a cast...

HI All,
I'd like to duplicate the Gator .30 cal copper gas checks. It seems that I have found :

Gator material Thickness - .017 I have only seen this number once can anyone verify. I don't...

i just speed checked a 3.6gr red dot in the garage at 1050 fps



Now that is what I need, I have to go outside about 25 yrds to do that ! and right now my sand pile is frozen, so my lead loss...

I'm sure more experienced folks will chime in, I'd start with the larger, less pressure, slower moving bullets. They are less apt to leading. 9mm has been posted about numerous times for leading. ...