GOPHER SLAYER
10-13-2013, 02:43 PM
By Jove I think I've got it. I said in a previous post that I was not able to cast a usable bullet from my Hoch .321 mold. Many of you advised me to use more heat. When I cast I usually cast with three molds and use them in rotation but this time I only used the Hoch. I also applied some added heat from a propane torch. Well to cut this narrative short, it worked. This was also the first time I had used a bottom pour pot. That did not go so well. I could not get more than a drip from the pot. I even used the torch on the spout but nothing helped. Not wanting to waste melted lead I just dipped around the lever. What a pain. Today I took the pot apart and I can not see any light through the hole. I tried the torch again without any luck. The point of the shaft that fits in the hole measures 35 thou across. I did the same with another pot and it measures the same. I know that pot worked because when I bought it I got a lot of cast bullets with it. At any rate I am I sure will press on to success. Some of you may feel as thou you should compliment me on the neatness of my work area. Please don't, I embarrass so easily.