Dragoon 45
07-04-2013, 10:34 PM
Went over to a friends for the 4th for a cookout. He had just bought a .40-65 Highwall, but does not have time to cast or have the moulds so he ordered bullets from a commercial caster. He showed me the bullets he received and after looking at a few of them I would have thrown every bullet he had back into the pot. The bullets were wrinkled, had rounded or poorly formed bases, were not totally filled out on the driving bands, lube was not applied evenly in the lube grooves, and every one looked like the sprue had been torn out of the base instead of a clean cut (craters in the bases). And what really suprised me was the lube was melting in 80 degree heat. With the poor quality of the bullets, I don't see how they can be even close to the caster's claim that every bullet in the box is within +/- 1 grn of weight.
I advised him that if it was me I would send them back for either a refund or replacements. I don't want to name the commercial caster just yet pending what he decides to do, but boy oh boy, for an outfit that has a supposedly good reputation these were some very poor products.
I told him I would give him bullets for the next match and for practice. But if he is going to rely on commercial casters for his bullets, he needs to find a new supplier.
The only outfit I have dealt with on cast bullets is BACO, which puts out a good product. Any other recommendations I can give him?
I advised him that if it was me I would send them back for either a refund or replacements. I don't want to name the commercial caster just yet pending what he decides to do, but boy oh boy, for an outfit that has a supposedly good reputation these were some very poor products.
I told him I would give him bullets for the next match and for practice. But if he is going to rely on commercial casters for his bullets, he needs to find a new supplier.
The only outfit I have dealt with on cast bullets is BACO, which puts out a good product. Any other recommendations I can give him?