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Any of you guys in here mentioning problems with Al checks used ones you have made yourselves out of soda cans? I just got some check makers and am wondering how much it's going to affect my loads.

I dropped some fishing weights into my pot once and it did something very similar. Sometimes stuff falls in as it melts as well.

I thought that all the stuff I read about how bad Lee molds were was hogwash until I cast with a 2 cavity iron mold. It was so much easier to use. I got rid of all my Lee molds. I still have some...

So I pan lube and have found it very beneficial to use a shell to slide down over my bullets before the wax fully hardens now to break them loose. I have been using a 50 BMG shell for 475 L but it...

The Hornady ones fit all thee different 41 molds I own. Custom, NOE, and Accurate. The Gator ones are good to go also

Best I can really find in a 2 cavity or more is an NOE mold but it’s only a 375 grain. I’d like 400 or heavier. Anybody making an off the shelf GC mold or am I stuck having someone like a Mountain...

I’m going to have to give that a whirl. That’s right about what I load my 420 gr to, so that would be perfect

NOE makes a great 200gr GC mold and Sage reloading sells a gas check that is perfect for that bullet. I use #9 exclusively and load them to stupid levels for shooting out of my Buckeye special and to...

What kind of speeds are you getting and with approximately what amount of powder? Just curious if it is worth going away from 296

I had a Bowen Nimrod in .475. Sure wish I had never sold it. :(

I have done it in the past and stopped because I push mine too fast. No matter what I get leading.

I am satisfied that wile not completely reliable, primers are a fair indicator. Combined with me other resources, it gets me by.

I buy from wherever I can get it depending on how desperate I am. I have only been let down once or twice.

I'd be happy to buy some as well.

I prefer not to gas check if I can get away with it. Honestly, If I can get a 310 to 1200 fps out of the 2.5" barrel I will be very happy. If I ever have to shoot anything that doesn't feel that,...

That is correct and I do expect the smaller barrel to be slower. I was clarifying for Fredj338 that the Alaskan actually is a softer shooter even though it has a shorter barrel.

I cast up some...

The Alaskan is a 2.5" barrel. The 4" Redhawk actually weighs a few ounces more than the Alaskan but is rougher shooting due to a different grip design.

44 man, are you running gas checks?

I am using a .44

I have a ton of 296 so that sounds like a good plan. With a lot of testing I am seeing a consistent loss of 400 fps from a 6.5" to the Alaskan with my regular jacketed rounds.
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Aww dangit. I totally forgot about that deal Hodgdon has on their site that shows the pressures and such. Very good. Thanks Beagle.

Looking to cast up some new 300 gr. loads for a Ruger Alaskan and everything I find for a load is very slow. What is the purpose in running a load that doesn't need a gas check so much slower than a...

There I was casting 10mm with a Lee 6 cavity mold. The wood sprue handle was loose so I gave it a tap to seat it on the metal. I was about 40 rounds in and went to cut the sprue and snap! The metal...

Holy smokes! I bet you didn't have a problem with him after that.

Sorry to jump in and give the thread a twist but sometimes search yields pages and pages of searching with few answers. : So about 50/50 then with some Tin added would make a decent alloy? I am...

SO what if you have no access to clip on weights? I have several hundred pounds of stick on weights. Is the best route to go with these just buying the Antimoney alloy from rotometals?