First Day Casting

[sw1115]

The new Lee 4-20 and 6 cavity 45-200 SWC mould showed up Friday. Saturday night i cleaned and smoke the mould and stared casting. 3 hours later I had a nice pile of boolits. 3 more moulds on order and let the fun begin. This site is invaluable for new guys starting out. Thanks for all the info.

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[zomby woof]

Nice job!!
Just curious, what size do your boolits drop? My same mold drops at .455.

[sw1115]

They run from .4515 to .454 using WW's

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[rmatchell]

Looks good, I'm melting down ww right now. I hope my pile looks just as good.

[captaint]

sw1115 - Nice job. You're hooked. There's no going back now. Wait till you shoot those and think - Wow, that cost me almost nothing. One thing though, your diameters should be more consistent that 3 thou or so. Be sure to stay away from the sprue plate handle when you're pouring. Make sure the mold halves close completely each time. Good job !!! enjoy Mike

[RobS]

Nice pile of boolits you have there..........many more on the horizon, many more!!!

[sw1115]

Thanks for the input. Captaint, funny you should mention that. I had a couple of boolits that had a little finning around the base. I thought maybe to mold got too hot and was smearing the lead with the sprue plate. I'll keep an eye out for that on the next session. I think tonight I'll try a couple a hundred 358-105 SWC's. This is as much fun as shooting.

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[EMC45]

Got the same breadpan on my loading bench right now! Nice bullets too.

[mold maker]

Casting is such fun, I cast for guns I don't even have,,,,,YET.

[sw1115]

I like that.

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