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Interesting tip, thanks Clint

I still GC my powdercoated bullets if there is a GC shank. Don't go cutting up a perfectly good mold. In my experience shooting a bullet with a GC shank without a GC in place results in sub-par...

If you powdercoat you should take a look at this group buy going on for a mold that should be perfect for the 30-30 - http://noebulletmolds.com/smf/index.php/topic,2081.0.html

Thanks guys, I'm trying to decide if I should hang on to the molds or not, the WC mold I could load in my 44, but the round ball molds I'd have to pick up a new revolver... but then again I've wanted...

I was given some old Lyman / Ideal bullet molds by my granddad in a bunch of other reloading stuff (including thousands of 12ga wads and shotshell primers [8D][8D]) and thought these molds might be...

"Where zinc comes into contact with another metal, the potential for corrosion through a bi-metallic couple exists."
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I actually meant i think it might fetch a higher price on ebay or something rather than the scrapyard, but I'll post up what happens all the same.

Boolit_Head - wow that would suuuuuck. I wonder...

I've been musing over ways to take advantage of the increasing amount of zinc in my wheel weight buckets. Obviously it's just a matter of cranking up the heat to melt the zinc and it can be poured...

Also seems like he's not seating the checks fully before running them through the sizer. The gas check shanks on that bullet may be a bit large for the gas checks. He would either chamfer the bullet...

Why not just use a silicone baking mat? The one I've been using has been through several dozen cycles and is holding up fine.
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Very well done! You should post that picture up on the NOE site too, Al has a thread going for game pictures

All those who are interested should also post in the inventory run thread on NOE's forum. I put the link in the 1st post.

I really like the idea of using a loading block or something similar to plop down 50-100 bullets at a time on the spray table.

I could just be a cheap bastard, but i don't like the idea of curing...

I see guys on here and other forums who ESPC and bake thousands of bullets at a time in commercial ovens. My question is this - What's your process for standing thousands of bullets on their bases...

Cheap is fine. I ordered this 2 pack off amazon and was able to get two separate mats for my toaster oven out of a single one (see picture). The other one is actually used for baking normal food......

Sounds like you've got it, if you're intent on doing shake-n-bake. The one thing I'd suggest is pick up a silicone baking mat instead of the parchment paper. I've used the same silicone mat at least...

Awesome!

OAL?

I also like to ESPC relatively thick. I put the bullets on aluminum foil to spray, then transfer them w/ forceps to a silicone mat to cure. No skirts and no sticking

check here ---> http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?68017-NOE-Gas-Check-seating-Tool

I updated the first post to include the link to the interest thread on NOE's site

Because Al's stuff is awesome.

But honestly because I would rather have a purpose built tool

Like a lot of you, I've got a couple molds that cast GC shanks that are a little tough to get checks on by hand. A few of us are trying to get Al to do an inventory run of the gas check seating die...

Careful, might wear down your bore pretty quick that way [smilie=l:

You've got the right idea with the silicone.

First I'd put a thermometer in your oven to make sure the bullets are preheating to the right temp and not getting too hot. Preheating bullets always...

Could you post up a drawing for the gas check seater?

Ha! I hear that. I'm a cheap bastard and I couldn't bear to waste the powder that was left on the foil so after I transfer the bullets from the foil to the silicone I sweep up the powder that stuck...