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  1. 07-03-2015, 09:34 PM #1
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    Herters 45230

    I've got a question for the experienced caster out there ....


    I just picked up a Herters 45230 mold, and poured about 50 boolits. Everything looks good but these only weigh out at 192-193 grains, does this sound right?


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    Herters numbers don't always mean what you think ?
    Is this a RN that duplicates Mil Ball ammo and should be near 230 gr ?

    Or is it a SWC ?
    Maybe ole' George tried copying the H&G 68 ?
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    It's the round nose.... I just tried a few more with a different batch of lead and they are much closer to the 230 mark.

    Now I have to figure out what sort of alloy mix I have here.
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    mono/stereo-type probably.
    @40 grains is 20% ish lighter, that's a lot of something in the alloy.
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    Quote Originally Posted by runfiverun View Post
    mono/stereo-type probably.
    @40 grains is 20% ish lighter, that's a lot of something in the alloy.
    Please explain "mono/stereo-type "
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    Quote Originally Posted by dsh1106 View Post
    Please explain "mono/stereo-type "
    There are several alloys that older printing machines use.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_metal
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    Also, I wonder if your 'light' alloy is solder ? 50-50 ?
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    50/50 or 40/60 solder would be about the right weight.
    tin is about half the weight of lead.
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    IIRC these ingots were made from about a half dozen old lead hammers that I had when I was tool maker. That was in the late 80s to early 90s.

    I guess I need to find some soft lead and start mixing, I have about 10lbs of this stuff.
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    I purchased some range lead, not sure what this hard stuff is but with the alloy I received I had to mix it at about 3.5# of range lead to .5# of the mystery alloy (LINO/MONO).

    The above mentioned mix gave me a bullet that matched up weight wise with one that was made from some 92-5-3
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BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
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