What did you >>> CAST <<< recently?

[Tom W.]

A bunch of Lee boolits for my 9mm pistols.

[murf205]

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A bunch of Lee boolits for my 9mm pistols.

Me too, with powder coat

[15meter]

Batches of 50-70 and 43 Spanish boolits.

[MOA]

Did a small batch of 8mm Karabiner for my new 1867 Swede rolling block, about 150 pcs.



Then like a newbie, I got in such a hurry to gather up my booty, I forgot which ones were the hot ones I last dropped.


These weighed out at 233-234grs

[alfloyd]

I cast and loaded about 600 of these.




Lafaun

[OS OK]

Did a small batch of 8mm Karabiner for my new 1867 Swede rolling block, about 150 pcs.



Then like a newbie, I got in such a hurry to gather up my booty, I forgot which ones were the hot ones I last dropped.


These weighed out at 233-234grs

Ha! ... Been there, done that a time or two! Betcha you turned them loose pretty dang quick!

[EMC45]

I cast a bunch of Lyman 358-477 150gr. and 358-429 170gr. and Lee 105gr. SWC .358s. Going through the process of lubesizing them now.

[Mjdd23]

Did a test run with my brand new rcbs. 243 caliber mold. First time with a non Lee aluminum mold and I like it. It took longer to heat up but seemed to hold the right temperature easier/better.

[brewer12345]

Today was 30 caliber day, with something a bit over a thousand boolits destined to end up in my 30-06. I did Lee soup cans, Lee 150 grain RNFP, and a Noe copy of the RCBS 180 grain flat nose that came in at 194 grains unlubed and unchecked.

One more day of casting for 35 caliber and I will be hanging up the casting gear for at least through the summer.

[Grmps]

[OS OK]

Beautiful work Grmps...you gonna glue fins on those missiles?

[Echo]

Cast some 358156's for a loan officer of my acquaintance - sized & loobed, but had to be careful to really squeeze the handles, else the blocks sprung apart, to the extent that I would get fins on the boolits. THOSE were the obvious ones - the ones with no fins not so much, but weighed a few grains heavier. A pain.. may put that 4-banger on ebay... Here's a sample...

[iwottopq]

And those are mine...

[MOA]

Got those Karabiner's lubed up for some low velocity shots this weekend. I am thinking of getting a custom mold made up for a heavier and longer boolit.

[autopilotmp]

452460, about 300 of them. Second time using a non aluminum mold. After the last sessions rounded bands I turned up the pid to 750 from 700 and found better fill out. Found that this mold also prefers head pressure so need to stay above 1/3 pot. Also found it to not be a big deal to lightly oil the mold after each session and clean before each casting.Attachment 216411

[Walter Laich]

did a batch today
18 lbs
from first cast to PC to sizing 2 hrs.

it's cool here so bullets didn't hold in heat too long

200 gr RNFP .45 Colt slugs

[robg]

405 gr 45-70 Lee mold and 190gr 57 mag rcbs mold .

[Grmps]

30 more # of 311-247-FN

[TXGunNut]

Cast a few hundred each of NOE 453-200's, Accurate 40-180C's and Lee 452-255's. Cast the NOE boolits because I needed practice ammo for my carry gun, the Accurate 38WCF boolits in memory of John Kort and I have no idea why I cast the Lee 45 Colt boolits.

[Grmps]