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fishnnut
03-11-2017, 09:13 AM
Hello Gents,
I just finished casting up a few hundred 45acp bullets using the Lyman 452374 mold. I like to size them to .452. I measured several after casting with WW and found all of them small ranging from .449 to .451. I powder coat so I increase the size a bit over.001. My question is, what is the best combination of alloy does everyone use? I also have some #2 laying around to use but I prefer to use that for my magnum boolits + some tin.
fishnnut
GRUMPA
03-11-2017, 09:18 AM
For mine I'm using range lead. So far so good since they aren't really going all that fast and PC'ing them gives them that hard outer shell. I used to use WW back in the day, but I figured why waste WW lead when what's going down the pipe isn't going that fast.
Budzilla 19
03-11-2017, 09:30 AM
50/50 WW -PB, 2% SN, works for me. Powder coat or BLL, they work good. Good luck.
fishnnut
03-11-2017, 09:44 AM
Thanks guys! I have some range lead and some pure lead so i will give both a shot and see what happens.
For mine I'm using range lead. So far so good since they aren't really going all that fast and PC'ing them gives them that hard outer shell. I used to use WW back in the day, but I figured why waste WW lead when what's going down the pipe isn't going that fast.
What he said!
fishnnut
03-11-2017, 09:51 AM
I like this Budzilla 19!
"I firmly believe that you should only get treated by how you act, not by who or what you are!!"
fishnnut
jsizemore
03-11-2017, 09:59 AM
I'm with Budzilla. I've cut my Sn back to 1% and raised my casting temp 25degF. Boolits still look good.
243winxb
03-11-2017, 10:19 AM
all of them small ranging from .449 to .451. More antimony content is needed to increase as cast bullet diameters.
lightman
03-11-2017, 10:27 AM
I just use plain old clip-on wheelweights. They are still plentiful here and thats what I have the most of. I find them to be pretty consistent and I good good fillout.
spfd1903
03-11-2017, 10:33 AM
Fishnut
Just for information, are you measuring the diameter with calipers or a micrometer?
Scharfschuetze
03-11-2017, 10:59 AM
I've always just used COWWs for the 45 ACP. At its pedestrian velocity that has always proven to be more than adequate, even in the 1917 revolvers.
I'm down to two 5 gal buckets of very old WWs though. When those are gone, I guess I'll have to figure out something else.
I have about 1.75 5gallon buckets of ww that I have got to smelt down into ingots,looks like the wx is going to fine for it.
fishnnut
03-11-2017, 02:40 PM
I have been using the micrometer,
Fishnut
Just for information, are you measuring the diameter with calipers or a micrometer?
NoAngel
03-11-2017, 03:12 PM
I powder coat too, and for 45 I use Crapaloy. That's whatever I have laying around. Mostly dead soft. At speeds of 800-900 fps you don't need anything special.
edler7
03-11-2017, 03:16 PM
50/50 WW -PB, 2% SN, works for me. Powder coat or BLL, they work good. Good luck.
Yep. Works great and allows me to stretch both WW and PB stash a little further.
fishnnut
03-11-2017, 05:41 PM
I'm with Budzilla. I've cut my Sn back to 1% and raised my casting temp 25degF. Boolits still look good.
What temperature are you casting at?
Ed_Shot
03-11-2017, 05:56 PM
Do a search here for "beageling a mold". I just got a 452374 off ebay this week that cast .451~.452 with my hardball alloy. Beageling with aluminium tape brought it to .453+......pretty quick and easy.
gwpercle
03-11-2017, 08:05 PM
When I had a free unlimited supply of wheel weights I used that. Now I cut the wheel weights 50/50 or 50/60 and add 1 % tin to the mix. These being Clip-On of course . Air cooled, this mix works just fine for all my handguns boolits.
Gary
jsizemore
03-11-2017, 08:27 PM
What temperature are you casting at?
700degF
tinsnips
03-11-2017, 11:33 PM
I was going to try 2 pure lead to 1 ww plus a little tin in hopes to save some of my ww. Does anyone see a problem with this are far as to being too soft.
MattN
03-11-2017, 11:57 PM
Lately I've cast my 45 acp and 38's 2-1. I pc everything. No issues. I started the same with 9mm. No problems with those either. It's amazing how far your cww will go then. I do cast pretty hot though.
teg2658
03-12-2017, 02:11 PM
50/50, range scrap/linotype for 45 ACP bullseye loads, size .452 with 0ld NRA lube formula, 50/50 2138f/beeswax, H&G 68.
Tom
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