I always cast frosty boolits. I like them.
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I always cast frosty boolits. I like them.
The solid soft lead bullet is undoubtably the best and most satisfactory expanding bullet that has ever been designed. It invariably mushrooms perfectly, and never breaks up. With the metal base that is essential for velocities of 2000 f.s. and upwards to protect the naked base, these metal-based soft lead bullets are splendid.
John Taylor - "African Rifles and Cartridges"
Forget everything you know about loading jacketed bullets. This is a whole new ball game!
#MeAlso...I get my best boolits just at barely frosty temperature. Fill out is best , least internal voids.Originally Posted by Shuz
Bigslug--Now that was funny!
I actually prefer frosty RVS-TMG boolits because I've determined that fill out is usually much better than shiny cheap boolits(SCB).
If mine are shiny ...I up the temperature .
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Frosty boolits = good mold temperature
Don't look at 'em...shoot 'em. 😁
If you rub them w/ a cotton towel they become shiny. Doesn’t take long to do this. So if the frosting really bothers you just twist them in a towel after loaded in the case.
This I didn't know. So much to learn (sure, and it doesn't amount to anything except aesthetics, but it's just one of those little things that I find interesting).
Just remember that the temperature of the mold is controlled by the pace at which you cast much more than the temperature of the melt. Of course, the melt/pot temperature limits the mold temperature but as long as the pot is hot enough your pace is the determining factor of the mold temperature.
Sometimes life taps you on the shoulder and reminds you it's a one way street. Jim Morris
I have found that wiping lightly frosted bullet nose with a rag after it been loaded will make a high shine return to the exposed lead.
If you pickup the freshly cast bullet, right out of the mold, and
lick the frosting off you won't worry about frosting ever again!!!
your alloy is to hot
no worries though they will be fine
just turn down pot
Hit em'hard
hit em'often
Lots of personal preferences, opinions, but frosty bullets will shoot/preform just fine. I've found mold temperature for my molds and alloys determines, for the most part, if a bullets comes out "frosty". Some times I'll use the damp cloth method to cool the mold a bit, or slow down my cadence. I like to run my molds/pot to just at the edge of frosty-shiny...
I won't admit it here, but I sometimes keep a spray bottle full of water on my casting bench. A light squirt will cool the mold (closed mold, light, even spray from about 2 ft.)...
My Anchor is holding fast!
BTDT! almost. One time when I first started casting I got excited when a perfect bullet dropped from my mold, and I picked it up. Only has to happen once...
My Anchor is holding fast!
That's like when you first start blacksmithing. It doesn't take a person long to look at hot metal when they pick it up.BTDT! almost. One time when I first started casting I got excited when a perfect bullet dropped from my mold, and I picked it up. Only has to happen once...
The solid soft lead bullet is undoubtably the best and most satisfactory expanding bullet that has ever been designed. It invariably mushrooms perfectly, and never breaks up. With the metal base that is essential for velocities of 2000 f.s. and upwards to protect the naked base, these metal-based soft lead bullets are splendid.
John Taylor - "African Rifles and Cartridges"
Forget everything you know about loading jacketed bullets. This is a whole new ball game!
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