Hello from a newbie

[CHeatermk3]

Hello all
I've visited here a few times and like what I see so I registered so I could post

I've been casting my own for a few months now, and I bought a Lee mould for minies to shoot in my rifled slug barreled shotgun using sabots. The nominal as-cast diameter is .575 but my first attempt using wheel weights came out .579-.580 which is a bit too fat for the sabots I want to use(Ed Hubel's). They'll go into the hull but the resulting shell is real tight fit in my gun's chamber.

Would a different alloy produce a smaller casting or do I need to find a sizing die to squeeze them down? That hollow base could be trouble pushing the slug thru a die.

[cpileri]

I asked the same question when using Hubel sabots w .578's. Ajay told me that tight bore fit was ok and in fact desired w rifles barrels. I shot them and they work fine.
C-

[CHeatermk3]

Thanks for the reply but the problem is that the loaded shells require a LOT of effort to go far enuff into the chamber for the action to close.

They definately won't work in my 835.

[Sweetpea]

Try it with lead that is closer to pure.

It should make a couple of thousands difference, and what you're shooting probably won't know the difference.

Brandon

[CHeatermk3]

I just cast some using pure lead--they came out right at .575.
They still make a slight bulge in the hull but they'll chamber OK in my 835.

Now to get out and see how they shoot.

Thanks for the tip.