Rufus28
04-13-2014, 03:58 PM
Hi all, here is some pics of my first ever bullet casting session.
I am using a Lee 20 lbs bottom pour and 180gn .309 bullet mold
First batch came out wrinkled, but after 10 to 15 bullets some nice looking bullets.
After casting and letting everything cool. i started weighing each bullet to see if they weigh up to the 180gn as the box description. It turns out that all the bullets weighed between 170gn an 174.8 gn.
The most consistent weights were 172.6, 173.3 and 174.6
I expect the weight of the bullets to be closer to 180 grains.
I am using WW lead and a single cavity mold.
Any advice?
Frosting means that the lead or the mold is to hot, correct?http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/14/u9u3u8ub.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/14/azu3aquq.jpg
I am using a Lee 20 lbs bottom pour and 180gn .309 bullet mold
First batch came out wrinkled, but after 10 to 15 bullets some nice looking bullets.
After casting and letting everything cool. i started weighing each bullet to see if they weigh up to the 180gn as the box description. It turns out that all the bullets weighed between 170gn an 174.8 gn.
The most consistent weights were 172.6, 173.3 and 174.6
I expect the weight of the bullets to be closer to 180 grains.
I am using WW lead and a single cavity mold.
Any advice?
Frosting means that the lead or the mold is to hot, correct?http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/14/u9u3u8ub.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/14/azu3aquq.jpg