BBQJOE
05-16-2013, 04:18 PM
Is any cast bullet truly round?
I swear I can measure a lee TL.356 cast bullet, and get four different numbers from like .354 to .358.
I'm using WW+straight lead 50-50.
Today I slugged my M&P 9. I know I got a good slug because I had a nice round ring get cut off.
I did the aluminum can wrap because it's a five groove barrel. AVG measurement came @ about .356, but even that didn't give me a perfect no questions asked measurement. And yes this was done with a micrometer.
But back to my first question, I did polish the mold using the drill motor toothpaste method, and the bullets drop out pretty nicely.
Am I having a fill out issue, is it that lee molds suck? I know it's hard to tell fill out problems with TL bullets, but really, I'm about to pull my hair out over measurements and stuff until I can get rid of the leading.
Otherwise, I may just take a dumb pill, forget about all this stuff, and just shoot my bullets knowing the guns will need a good cleaning when I get home.
What is the perfect bullet to shoot out of a .356 bore, the perfect lube, and the answer to life the universe and everything?
I swear I can measure a lee TL.356 cast bullet, and get four different numbers from like .354 to .358.
I'm using WW+straight lead 50-50.
Today I slugged my M&P 9. I know I got a good slug because I had a nice round ring get cut off.
I did the aluminum can wrap because it's a five groove barrel. AVG measurement came @ about .356, but even that didn't give me a perfect no questions asked measurement. And yes this was done with a micrometer.
But back to my first question, I did polish the mold using the drill motor toothpaste method, and the bullets drop out pretty nicely.
Am I having a fill out issue, is it that lee molds suck? I know it's hard to tell fill out problems with TL bullets, but really, I'm about to pull my hair out over measurements and stuff until I can get rid of the leading.
Otherwise, I may just take a dumb pill, forget about all this stuff, and just shoot my bullets knowing the guns will need a good cleaning when I get home.
What is the perfect bullet to shoot out of a .356 bore, the perfect lube, and the answer to life the universe and everything?