As I sort through the projectiles from my first casting session, I figured what better time to finally register here and say hello and most importantly, thank you all. I have been lurking for a couple months while piecing everything together to start casting and I have run into a wealth of knowledge and tips to get started. So a little about me and my casting, 22 years old, and always been one that loves projects. I got into reloading about a year and a half ago for 9mm. Quickly got bored and wanted to do something new, so I went and bought a .40,this beginning the 2nd caliber. Still kinda bored and wanted to step into the ar realm, so I built a 7.5" 300 blackout. Man is it a fun gun, and so much fun to reload for! I got to thinking though, it's still kinda pricey to reload for, granted leaps and bounds cheaper than factory ammo. The quest couldn't stop there, so i started toying with the idea of casting. I always helped my dad as a kid, he casted sinkers, so i knew i could do it, and here I am, first batch down and about to sort.
I was also wondering if I could post a couple pictures of some of my results and see what you guys thought, any tips that could come from that would be awesome for myself and many other people who are new to casting.
My next question was, (forgive me if there is one) is there a thread where people can post pictures of their CBs and get feedback? Get tips and such, kind of a "rate my boolit" kind of thing?
So this is one of the ones I was curious about. The one in the center looks fine to me, base is smooth, seems good to go. The ones on each side have a sort of crater in the base. My question is, would this be bad, fine to shoot, would powdercoat fill that void? If it's bad, what would cause it, so I have a better idea of what to do differently to solve that.