selmerfan
06-16-2014, 10:02 PM
I purchased a very, very nice H&G #51 - 10 cavity - from a member here at a sweet price. I've never seen craftsmanship like this on an iron mold (I've got a very nice NOE aluminum that is comparable.) My first impression was "Uffda, this thing is HEAVY!" When I opened the sprue plate I doubted that the holes were actually .35 caliber - they looked more like 7mm or .30 caliber because the blocks are so wide. Anyway, I was puttering in the shop and decided to fire up the Lee Production Pot and try out the mold. I preheated mold and melt while cleaning, then started pouring. I've got to figure out a diagonal track to run this thing on - it's so darned heavy. BUT I CAST 100 BOOLITS IN LESS THAN 12 MINUTES!!!! They are beautiful. They fall out of the mold like the rain that came down in sheets today. It's almost mesmerizing. I'll have no trouble feeding my K38 Masterpiece with this mold...now I can focus on just reloading, because I can make a ton of boolits in very limited time.