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Is anyone else casting for this? I am using a Lee 459-500 R3 mold, and would like suggestions for other molds for subsonic use. Thanks!

I like how you made it a combo unit. Need to figure out something similar for the 50 cal box rig I built.

Thanks guys. I already have 10 loaded, and wasn't able to get any trigger time in today. Shooting out of a Glock, and will keep an eye on the primers. Will drill them out next time.

I just got lucky using 3 of the #4's in my mold. There is a little play in it, but not too bad. Using several makes it very difficult to have them seated evenly. After further inspection, one of the...

Cool! The gold mica coating is interesting. Info?

Thanks for the tips, Jim! Thought I'd get laughed off the site. What size bit for the flash holes? I won't reuse the brass, and all I have is 800X, so no idea how much to use, if any. I used the...

I'm spending too much time here!

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Powder is hard to come by, and hot glue sticks and buckshot are pretty...

Thanks for the help, guys. And I did clean the pot before pouring boolits. Took like 5 minutes .

That's pretty kick-***! Now I have a new project to do.

I was smelting mine on the back deck yesterday and getting strange looks from the neighbors on the end. Then the grandfather yells over, you melting lead?:redneck:

Well, all is good fellas. Poured off over 400, and no issues, other than tripping the breaker and getting a few finned. Used almost pure lead before, and these came out so much better. Only had to...

I did. No other choice. It's a new pot, only 700 boolits poured through, and then all this. Looks pretty clean.

ETA: I did flux with gulf wax on a full pot, as well as before and after adding more...

I was hoping to get them all cast today, but not if they're ruined. Is there a reliable way to test them without wasting time? Thanks. I should add that I used a 4x2 muffin pan, and 2 of the molds...

I saw a few pics of ingots ruined by zinc, and there are no brown/orange stains or any foreign-looking objects in them. I used my PID to control the temp, and can't imagine it being 100* off. I need...

I did my first smelting yesterday, and had some concerns. I set my pot (Lee 4-20) to 680*F, and ran off the rest of the clean lead I had. In the following pictures, they are the 3 ingots on the left....

Grafs had some 2 weeks ago. I didn't think twice!

Thanks, Randy! I did have a few issues seating some of them. While I had plenty of case flaring, a few of them shaved. I have the Lee boolit sizer kit, but all it does is smear the driving bands, so...

Looks like I will require more manuals. I have the Lyman 49, and it only lists 2 loads for that size, without converting data for jacketed 180gr bullets. I still have much to learn.

As a new loader, it is the first powder I could get. In 10mm, I hand weighed every charge, and it's a serious PITA. I wish I could find some AA7 or AA9.

Monster Rehab ain't fizzy! :takinWiz:

Thank you. They were round, layered scrap ingots from the recycling center. No telling what's in it. Seems fairly soft.

Good evening, everyone. New loader here, and I cast several hundred boolits awhile back, and finally started loading them today. They are .401, 175gr Lee tumble lubed with straight alox (with the...

I have about $150 in mine, minus the ammo box. Not exactly a logical business venture. The experience of building it means more than it's actual usage. It'll be months before it gets fired up again.

Up to 600!

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I just started casting recently, and went with the Lee 20. Built a nice PID also, and am looking forward to a lifetime of casting. I will no longer be buying Lee products, however.