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I'm casting the 95g SWC from Saeco for my custom 32 magnum Single Six. They actually come out weighing around 98 grains. It shoots these bullets extremely accurate from very low velocities(600-700...

I haven't posted for a while, and really not much at all here on this site. What I have done is read a lot, and experiment with a lot of the things I've seen ya'll discuss on here.

I just got my...

I'm not using a heater:neutral:. Should I be? Maybe that's the problem?

I'm using Javalina lube. This lube is very soft at room temperature. I can easily mash a chunk between my fingers. It's 50%...

My casting has come a very long ways in the last year, and I've learned a wealth of stuff from here, and by trial, and error(mostly here[smilie=1: ).

I've been sizing my 32 bullets with a set-up I...

Thanks fellows!

I've been saving my loose change for the last few months to buy a sizing press, and all the other goodies to size my bullets, plus "hopefully", I'll have enough for a good 357 mould to boot. I'm...

Hollow base WC's like the Hornady's turned backwards, loaded in 38 cases, and fired from a rifle do tremendous damage to groundhogs innerds. I haven't tried them on a coyote, but up to 50 yards it...

Thanks fellows. I tend to be a little on the obsessive side when it comes to this kind of thing. I'm thrilled that I'm getting the accuracy I am already. I just thought maybe holding the variance...

I understand that this is a relative question depending on the degree of accuracy that is expected from a given gun/bullet/combo. Even with plinking loads though, I tend to be obsessive in trying for...

I'm very new to casting, so my experience is very limited. The only casting I've done is for my 32 magnum. I'm casting the Saeco 95g SWC, and this bullet is amazingly accurate. It also has a wide...

In a few weeks when funds permit, I'm going to buy a lube-sizer. I've tried the LEE, and was not too impressed to say the least. It worked but was very messy, and somewhat tempermental to use.
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Cbrick,

If those bullets are expanding that violently in just water, they'll likely fragment on impact with flesh or clothing.

I've tested a "LOT" of bullet designs in dozens of mediums ranging...

Thanks for the replies.

The lead smearing is my fault for getting in too big a hurry. I know better than to cut the sprue too quick, but you know how it is sometimes[smilie=1: .

The thing that...

I had a little bit of lead smear on my mould the other day under the sprue plate. After cleaning it off really good, I figured(in all my infinite wisdom[smilie=1: ) that if I tightened the plate a...

I'm shooting them from a custom 32 magnum Single Six. I try to keep shots at game within 50 yards, but I regularly practice with my revolvers at 100+ yards.

Interesting! Keep us posted on your results please...

I spent a while weighing my 32 magnum boolits last night. This 95g Saeco SWC mould is dropping them on average at around 97.5g which is fine with me.

My question is this...

I decided that + or...

Thanks for all the good input!

Looks like I'll be experimenting quite a bit with this stuff.

Thanks fellows!

I've read quite a bit of contradicting info on exactly "how long" to wait before sizing a bullet. From what I've gathered, most casters say to wait a period of time, but the times I've read have...

If you start casting at say 700 degrees, and then change to say 800 or 900 degrees, would that change the weights of your bullets? I haven't tried it yet, but I'm figuring that at the very least, the...

I've been smelting my weights into usable mini-muffin ingots, and the other evening, I got to looking pretty closely at them. A lot of mine have a number 57 on them, but there are a lot of numbers...

Thanks for the info fellows. My bore slugged at exactly .310", and my throats are .312". I can chamber a .313" bullet, but have a hard time chambering the Hornady .314" 90g WC's unless they're flush...

Actually, I'm needing a .313" bullet. This Saeco .313" 95g mould is dropping bullets at around .315" so I have to size them down. I contacted Saeco, and he said that this .313" mould is "supposed" to...

First off, what hardness is pure wheel weight alloy? I realize that it likely varies, but "around" what hardness are they?

Second, my wife informed me that there just "might" be a nice Redding...