Hello,
Please give me advice on this, I am strongly considering buying a 45 185gr devastator mold, all I have is wheel weights, I melt up 20 pounds and add 12" of antimony/tin solder to the mix, is this going to be good? I will probably water cool em, which will case harden em but when I size em it should soften em back up. I am debating on this or just buying another cheap lee mold 45 instead, I want something thatll feed good but still have expansion, I heard flat points are good for this for mild expansion but have some problems feeding?. I have read some horror stories with complications casting the devastator molds, any one got some tricks for this maybe just run the pot a little warm. any one cast in thier home or does this really need to be done outside? also I am going to be getting a 9mm lee tl 124gr rn and if I get the dev mold and it works good in 45 then maybe ill get a 9mm one after tax returns.
ok the 45 dev will be pan lubed and lee die sized, the lube will be candle wax, vasoline, and stp.
the tumble lube will be 45% lee alox, 45%johnsons paste,10% mineral spirits.
I have casted for a few years in various calibers, but you guys on here are the experts, and I am grateful for and humbled by your knowledge.
Please feel free to just throw useful knowledge and experiences at me, I am always eager to learn!!..
Thank you for any advice.