I was casting some 188 grain 40 cal boolits with a cup point and I was thinking about the cadence of various molds. This particular mold really requires hot lead (near 700 degress) for fill out of the nose and a kind of slow cadence. The cadence was maybe a 20-30 second drop. And then some breaks to let things cool down. One thing I noticed today was the sounds of the lead in the mold. The pour you can hear, then I could hear a little sucking sound and then the sprue glazes over.
Last casting session was a 125 grain 9mm boolit which requires a faster cadence and medium hot lead (near 650-675 degrees). That mold is a 5 banger so the whole session was really quick!
The session before that I cast a ton of 30 cal 90 grain boolits. That was a FAST cadence with hot lead (700 degrees) and then I switched to 44 mag which is a slow cadence and cooler lead (600-650 degrees)...
It's really funny - this hobby is all about tweaking each and every aspect of what we do at every step...
This is my haul today:
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The cup points:
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