2013 Casting Binge

[williamwaco]

Well I am running out of cool weather so I am wrapping up my casting for the year.




Lyman 3118
650


Lee C309-170-F
400


Lee C309-150-F
300


Lee 356124TC
1600


Lee 358148WC
840


Lee 358158RFP
750


Lee TL358-158-SWC
1600


Lee 358158SWC gc
350


Ballisti-cast #651
1330


Lee TL401-175-SWC
650


Lee 430240SWC
300


H&G 68
450


Lee 375-250-RF
300


Lyman 375449
250


Lyman 375248
250
































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[PS Paul]

Why so little casting this year, Bill?:kidding:

[dragon813gt]

I ran out of weather conducive to casting well over a month ago. Since then it's been exterior home repairs. I'd rather be casting :)

[Green Lizzard]

what are you going to shoot after june

[williamwaco]

what are you going to shoot after june

That would be all those .22's I bought from Cheaper than Dirt at $150.00 per brick.

[fcvan]

Nice spreadsheet of your progress. I may have to do something like that. Mostly I keep track of how may pounds of boolits I cast. This month, I've cast 20 pounds of 225-415, 25 pounds of 356-120 TC, 10 pounds of .690 round ball, and 40 pounds of 454 round ball. Tomorrow will be 15 pounds of 40 using 401-145 SWC and 401-175 TC molds. Today, no casting but I powder coated a bunch of the 225-415 boolits. Good fun

[41 mag fan]

Casting coming to an end??? After last month, I now can proudly say I can cast year round! It's cold out, it's 80* in my shop, it's hot out, the a/c setting is at 64*.
I gotta say I love it!!

[williamwaco]

Nice spreadsheet of your progress. I may have to do something like that. Mostly I keep track of how may pounds of boolits I cast. This month, I've cast 20 pounds of 225-415, 25 pounds of 356-120 TC, 10 pounds of .690 round ball, and 40 pounds of 454 round ball. Tomorrow will be 15 pounds of 40 using 401-145 SWC and 401-175 TC molds. Today, no casting but I powder coated a bunch of the 225-415 boolits. Good fun



I used to do that, then spend hours inspecting them.

Now I cast slowly, inspect every bullet as it drops. I pile them in little piles of 5 at the far end of my drop pad.

When I have 10 piles, I move them to a little aluminum foil dish to cool. When I have ten more, I move the contents of the dish to a plastic tub and move the next ten piles to the aluminum dish. Each plastic tub will always have an even multiple of 50. I usually quit on an even 50 or 100 but some times The pot gets too low and I quit on a smaller number.


I don't think this saves any time but I don't think it wastes any either and it allows me to control the mold temperature more closely.