Michael J. Spangler
05-05-2012, 08:57 PM
alright guys i know i just saw a thread on this but i can't find it anywhere, i don't think the thread was labels as such i think it was about the mold or about a first try with a new mold or something
ok so here's my issue
Mold: mp .454-200 cramer HP
i noticed on my COWW cast boolits that the bottom of the HP cavity isn't always filled out well, and cash have some pretty ugly holes and inconsistencies in the bottom of it.
i looked back at my first boolits i cast that were a mix of 50/50 COWW and SOWW and they don't seem to have that issue at all so i don't think it's the alloy, i even added some pewter to the last 2 pots to sweeten it a bit encase that was the issue
should i be running hotter? is there a better way to pour? i use a lee bottom pour and try to pretty much center the stream in the hole, and pour away, but i've always done that from the beginning.
what am i missing? what should i try to solve it? i know the weight variance is pretty small, maybe 5 grains or so. i'm more worried about the balance being off because there's a bb sized hole off to once side of the bottom of the hollow point cavity.
is that an issue? I'm not shooting bullseye either so i'm not too worried but it would be nice to fix it and have pretty boolits right?
thanks in advance guys
ok so here's my issue
Mold: mp .454-200 cramer HP
i noticed on my COWW cast boolits that the bottom of the HP cavity isn't always filled out well, and cash have some pretty ugly holes and inconsistencies in the bottom of it.
i looked back at my first boolits i cast that were a mix of 50/50 COWW and SOWW and they don't seem to have that issue at all so i don't think it's the alloy, i even added some pewter to the last 2 pots to sweeten it a bit encase that was the issue
should i be running hotter? is there a better way to pour? i use a lee bottom pour and try to pretty much center the stream in the hole, and pour away, but i've always done that from the beginning.
what am i missing? what should i try to solve it? i know the weight variance is pretty small, maybe 5 grains or so. i'm more worried about the balance being off because there's a bb sized hole off to once side of the bottom of the hollow point cavity.
is that an issue? I'm not shooting bullseye either so i'm not too worried but it would be nice to fix it and have pretty boolits right?
thanks in advance guys