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New to casting and powder coating.

Caliber 470 NE
400 gr - Lee mould
Alloy - 20 kg clip on Wheel Weights with 1 bar of 50/50 solder
Lee bottom pour pot
Cooled in tray of water

Powder -...

Thanks mate. Much appreciated. NSW is Australia, 2000 miles away. We also have a Blenheim in the South Island.

Thanks for that.

I have got similar advise from 2 others.

I am very careful not to allow any space between filler and bullet base. I ALWAYS make sure I compress the foam filler by 6 mm.

Being a double, they have their own unique attributes to regulation & reloading as per Graeme Wright's book on shooting the British Double rifle.

The 75% rule works with 400 gr bullets. I get...

Back here after a while.

I got the rifle in hand after last post above. Shot it first on 3rd Aug. I have been shooting it quite regularly - 10 to 20 shots at a time with a friend on his farm. ...

What is the source of antimony based lead apart from Linotype 11% and Clipped on wheel weight 4%?

There are is well known company here in NZ which sells lead alloys in bulk but minimum order is...

I ordered the NOE bushing size dies today.

The Powder coat material sample arrived today - Black. I'll try powder coating next week.

I went to a tyre shop and the guy is a keen diver and...

I cast some yesterday. I am now looking for the right sizing dies to go with my Lee and Redding single stage press. I found NOE website has the bushing system which looks good and also very...

You are right in that I am new to casting, as already stated.

Thanks for the input. Much appreciated.

I have been reloading centre fire rifle ammo with jacketed bullet for over 25 years.
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I did my first cast in my life. Thrilled with the outcome.

I used about 4 kgs of the ingots I made up last week and added on rod of 50/50 solder which was 208 grams. So about 2.5% tin added.

I...

Ok here are some conclusions I have made but happy to reconsider and get it right. Hence my posting here and asking for advise.

1. I am not able to find appropriate powder coating material here...

Dusty

My habit in life when preparing for something is to get deep in analysis to the point of being obsessive & even over thinking.

That said, my goals are Simple, Realistic and focused.

1....

243 Winxb - yes I have read about ringed barrels. I have Graeme Wrights book on shooting the English double rifle. Yes, I realise that some wad material can cause ringing. As long as the wad is...

Wow. Thanks you guys.

I have a friend in the US who has shot a lot of double rifles and did a lot of research on the CEB bullets and much more. He advised me not to worry about sizing or gas...

Greetings from New Zealand.

Thank you for your reply. I am new to casting. Reloading for 25 years.

I have a Lee 400 gr mold - new. I hope to try casting in the next few days.

We do not...

I am new here and want info on this old thread. Any updates?

I want to use the Lee mould for 400 gr bullets at 2000 fps or so for a regulated role in a 470 Double rifle.

Please help.

Hello and greetings from New Zealand.

I was advised to come here to learn about bullet casting.

My needs are specific and I want to keep it simple.

While I have been shooting centre fire...