LittleBill
12-26-2014, 05:21 PM
I have a .40 S&W semi auto and I want to cast for it. I am running into some problems which I hope someone here may have answers for.
First, the barrel slugs right at .401. I slugged it twice just to make sure. After doing some looking around, I do not see any sizing dies for either my Lyman or from Lee that go above .401, preferably to .402. But then, I encountered problem number two, which is my Lee six cavity mold. This was a gift, and I had some trouble getting it running right, but after reading through some of the stickies, got it casting some really nice looking boolits. However, they are dropping at .402/.401/.400, depending on where I put my micrometer on the driving bands. I am not confident that they will end up at .402 all the way around even if I find a die.
I am wondering what might be my next step here. I bought some stuff to try powder coating for a different reason, but I am wondering if the extra bulk from the baked on PC will do the job of sealing the barrel properly? Should I sell the Lee mold and buy one from NOE or Accurate that throws bigger boolits? Has anyone here run into a similar problem in the past, and if so, how did you solve it?
First, the barrel slugs right at .401. I slugged it twice just to make sure. After doing some looking around, I do not see any sizing dies for either my Lyman or from Lee that go above .401, preferably to .402. But then, I encountered problem number two, which is my Lee six cavity mold. This was a gift, and I had some trouble getting it running right, but after reading through some of the stickies, got it casting some really nice looking boolits. However, they are dropping at .402/.401/.400, depending on where I put my micrometer on the driving bands. I am not confident that they will end up at .402 all the way around even if I find a die.
I am wondering what might be my next step here. I bought some stuff to try powder coating for a different reason, but I am wondering if the extra bulk from the baked on PC will do the job of sealing the barrel properly? Should I sell the Lee mold and buy one from NOE or Accurate that throws bigger boolits? Has anyone here run into a similar problem in the past, and if so, how did you solve it?