Beaverhunter2
05-14-2008, 12:10 AM
First let me say thanks to everyone for answering my never-ending questions! You guys are a big help to a newbie!
Now, here we go again.
My 480's smallest cylinder throat slugs at .4770 on the smallest dimension and .4775 on the largest. The largest throat goes .4775 (smallest) and .4780 on the largest. My mold casts ACWW at .4775 on the smallest dimension and .4810 on the largest. Question 1. What size would you suggest I size my boolits to? Question 2. Can I get a Lee sizer to do it in one step? I'm going to need to have a custom Lee sizer made because they don't make any in the standard sizes near .475. Last question (for now! :oops:)- could I open up a .457 sizer I don't need?
My 1895M is just loving cast boolits! Accurate, no leading, just a joy to shoot.
On the other hand, my .480 loves lead, too. So much so it tries to take some from every boolit that passes through it! My previous boolits were casting small. I'm hoping these larger boolits will help but I'm concerned they are too big to shoot as cast.
Thanks again for all the help!
John
BTW Two more molds should come in tomorrow's UPS truck from Natchez! A TL314 90gr SWC and a TL401 175gr TC. It figures I'd have commitments I can't break for tomorrow evening! :( Something tells me I'll be staying up late!
Now, here we go again.
My 480's smallest cylinder throat slugs at .4770 on the smallest dimension and .4775 on the largest. The largest throat goes .4775 (smallest) and .4780 on the largest. My mold casts ACWW at .4775 on the smallest dimension and .4810 on the largest. Question 1. What size would you suggest I size my boolits to? Question 2. Can I get a Lee sizer to do it in one step? I'm going to need to have a custom Lee sizer made because they don't make any in the standard sizes near .475. Last question (for now! :oops:)- could I open up a .457 sizer I don't need?
My 1895M is just loving cast boolits! Accurate, no leading, just a joy to shoot.
On the other hand, my .480 loves lead, too. So much so it tries to take some from every boolit that passes through it! My previous boolits were casting small. I'm hoping these larger boolits will help but I'm concerned they are too big to shoot as cast.
Thanks again for all the help!
John
BTW Two more molds should come in tomorrow's UPS truck from Natchez! A TL314 90gr SWC and a TL401 175gr TC. It figures I'd have commitments I can't break for tomorrow evening! :( Something tells me I'll be staying up late!