lordgroom
09-07-2008, 09:43 PM
I have heard that you should wait 2 weeks before using bullets you have cast because they continue to harden. Has anyone heard this? If so can I at least load the bullets or should they sit for 2 weeks even before loading.
I thought I had a sizer die for 45-70 bullets but I was mistaken. I will have to order one. I am actually on vacation now and began thinking. If I was going to fire the bullets unsized, could I use LLA for 45-70 loads? Typically I use Voodoo lube. Could I smear this on by hand or melt it in a double boiler and dip the bullet in?
As I said, I am on vacation and I brought my casting equipment and reloading equipment. In the past week I have cast:
1100 boolits for 9mm
300 for the 8mm
300 for 38 special
I have loaded 1500 rounds of 45 ACP, 800 rounds of 38 Special, and I am about to begin working up a load for a 300 grain RNFP 45-70 round using unique.
I have discovered that I love the Lee 6 cavity molds!
What a great vacation so far. Oh and the beach in September is wonderful.
I thought I had a sizer die for 45-70 bullets but I was mistaken. I will have to order one. I am actually on vacation now and began thinking. If I was going to fire the bullets unsized, could I use LLA for 45-70 loads? Typically I use Voodoo lube. Could I smear this on by hand or melt it in a double boiler and dip the bullet in?
As I said, I am on vacation and I brought my casting equipment and reloading equipment. In the past week I have cast:
1100 boolits for 9mm
300 for the 8mm
300 for 38 special
I have loaded 1500 rounds of 45 ACP, 800 rounds of 38 Special, and I am about to begin working up a load for a 300 grain RNFP 45-70 round using unique.
I have discovered that I love the Lee 6 cavity molds!
What a great vacation so far. Oh and the beach in September is wonderful.