gundownunder
07-09-2013, 09:08 AM
The postie arrived today with a pair of really nice molds from NOE.
My new 315-115-SWC molds arrived today and I couldn't wait to get out to the shed to try them out. I've only got one set of handles so far so had to settle for just trying one mold, and soon noticed a problem.
I have had 3 molds for my 357 and all of them were happy for me to just dump a load of lead on the sprue plate, and the cavities would take what they wanted and leave the rest. When the puddle set knock the sprue open and dump the bullets on a towel.
Now I have my new molds and the first thing I noticed was that the only way I could fill the cavities properly was by directing a small stream of lead directly into the sprue hole from a height of 1" - 1.5". I know some molds are different to others, and I can live with this mold being like this if that's the way it is, but is this the way the mold is or can I fine tune it?
Second problem is that some of the bullets are breaking part of the forward driving band off as I dump them from the mold. Never had this happen to me before, is it a timing issue, or a problem with the alloy I've been using ( range scrap with 2% tin added ).
My new 315-115-SWC molds arrived today and I couldn't wait to get out to the shed to try them out. I've only got one set of handles so far so had to settle for just trying one mold, and soon noticed a problem.
I have had 3 molds for my 357 and all of them were happy for me to just dump a load of lead on the sprue plate, and the cavities would take what they wanted and leave the rest. When the puddle set knock the sprue open and dump the bullets on a towel.
Now I have my new molds and the first thing I noticed was that the only way I could fill the cavities properly was by directing a small stream of lead directly into the sprue hole from a height of 1" - 1.5". I know some molds are different to others, and I can live with this mold being like this if that's the way it is, but is this the way the mold is or can I fine tune it?
Second problem is that some of the bullets are breaking part of the forward driving band off as I dump them from the mold. Never had this happen to me before, is it a timing issue, or a problem with the alloy I've been using ( range scrap with 2% tin added ).