sundog
02-26-2007, 03:30 PM
From time to time I have mentioned how much I like to cast on cool, damp or rainy days. (I also like RCBS moulds, but that's not what this thread is about.) It's about environmental conditions during the cast.
Saturday was very unsettled weather in here. Storms late Friday, early Saturday, with periods of torrential rain - came down in freaking buckets a few times. Big front moved through which eventaully spawned some tornados on east into Arkansas. I went to the range when it was calm after the storm (early Tulsa IAP was S1G7), but the wind picked up to S 25 g 40 from then SW then calm again, then hard blow from W. Then back S. Really screwed up. It was rather difficult to even sit at the bench without getting buffeted around, let alone stay on target. So much for a calm day shooting.
When I got home, I tried to cast some .22 boolits. "Tried" is the operative word here. Worked at it for a couple hours with 2 different moulds and got almost nothing! All went back into the pot. Quit for the day. Beer was cold.
Sunday afternoon I fired the pot up again and using a Ly 225646, a mould I had tried using the previous day, and I cast for 3 hours straight and got a right tidy pile of pretty darn good boolits. Nothing changed except the weather. It was fair, temp about the same (mid 50s), but the atmosphere was much more settled, but still a bit windy, but steady. I have no idea what the pressure or humidity was either day. This I do know. Some days are just NOT good for casting. Just thought I'd ramble a bit.... Have I ever mentioned that I like RCBS moulds? sundog
Saturday was very unsettled weather in here. Storms late Friday, early Saturday, with periods of torrential rain - came down in freaking buckets a few times. Big front moved through which eventaully spawned some tornados on east into Arkansas. I went to the range when it was calm after the storm (early Tulsa IAP was S1G7), but the wind picked up to S 25 g 40 from then SW then calm again, then hard blow from W. Then back S. Really screwed up. It was rather difficult to even sit at the bench without getting buffeted around, let alone stay on target. So much for a calm day shooting.
When I got home, I tried to cast some .22 boolits. "Tried" is the operative word here. Worked at it for a couple hours with 2 different moulds and got almost nothing! All went back into the pot. Quit for the day. Beer was cold.
Sunday afternoon I fired the pot up again and using a Ly 225646, a mould I had tried using the previous day, and I cast for 3 hours straight and got a right tidy pile of pretty darn good boolits. Nothing changed except the weather. It was fair, temp about the same (mid 50s), but the atmosphere was much more settled, but still a bit windy, but steady. I have no idea what the pressure or humidity was either day. This I do know. Some days are just NOT good for casting. Just thought I'd ramble a bit.... Have I ever mentioned that I like RCBS moulds? sundog