RikyRacr
06-16-2013, 11:29 AM
Well, with much help and advice from the awesome folks here I have embarked on my casting adventure.
I used a Lee .452" 230 grain, two cavity mold and a Lee 4-20 bottom pour melter. Both brand new out of the box. It took a little while to get the hang of poring decent boolits. I took some advice from a friend I met on this forum......"most issues people have with Lee molds is not following the instructions. Follow the instructions". This mold worked very well. I also tried my new .358 140 grain SWC but it was not acting the same. The cavity nearest the handle did not want to fill up. I will do some research on this.
I had ZERO drips from the melter in the 2 hours it took me to pour 250 keeper boolits. I made a couple of modifications to my melter before I even plugged it in. It worked flawlessly.
It will be a week or so before I can get to the range. I get to pick up my new Ruger Blackhawk .45LC/.45ACP Tuesday so that will go long as well.
I am excited to test these boolits! Thank you everybody for the wealth of information here.
- SK
73725
I used a Lee .452" 230 grain, two cavity mold and a Lee 4-20 bottom pour melter. Both brand new out of the box. It took a little while to get the hang of poring decent boolits. I took some advice from a friend I met on this forum......"most issues people have with Lee molds is not following the instructions. Follow the instructions". This mold worked very well. I also tried my new .358 140 grain SWC but it was not acting the same. The cavity nearest the handle did not want to fill up. I will do some research on this.
I had ZERO drips from the melter in the 2 hours it took me to pour 250 keeper boolits. I made a couple of modifications to my melter before I even plugged it in. It worked flawlessly.
It will be a week or so before I can get to the range. I get to pick up my new Ruger Blackhawk .45LC/.45ACP Tuesday so that will go long as well.
I am excited to test these boolits! Thank you everybody for the wealth of information here.
- SK
73725