Hi
Got all the range scrap smelted. thanks again for all the help.
Tried casting today. kept getting wrinkled bullets. It's a new mold, 358439. They seem pretty filled out, edges, base, even hollow point not to bad. Some had one side frosted. Lead temp was 750 plus.
I cleaned the mold with carb cleaner first and the wrinkles are not in the same place. I didn't smoke the mold or use PB blaster. ( I think that that is what I saw on a thread here to use on a mold that keeps casting wrinkled bullets.
I can not cast maybe as fast as I should because of limited use of one arm. But some of the bullets were frosted. At least on one side and the hollow point and nose are actually better than the sides. The wrinkles are small, but there. I kept 20 or so to tumble lube and shoot just to see.
Lee bottom pore pot. The 10 lbs version. I could not find the 4-20 any place. I need to re read some threads and try again, but any help is much appreciated.
Longer learning cure to this than I thought, but it's fun. I'm just not very effecient.
PS. hope everyone had a great Christmas.