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03-19-2021, 04:27 PM
First time messing with PC and it was so easy, like falling off a log, with just one snag of my own doing.
Accurate mold, 416 grain .459" bullets for the .45-70 Henry single shot.
https://i.imgur.com/Q8boM9j.jpg
Eastwood Ford Light Blue just stuck in the toaster oven @ 400*F ...
https://i.imgur.com/KklWOzn.jpg
20 minutes later, ding! Cookies are ready ... you can see how the flat finish of the blue turned very glossy ...
https://i.imgur.com/RAXRlkn.jpg
All cooled down and resized to .459" and they are ***PERFECT*** in every way but ONE ...
https://i.imgur.com/Zwh1ndO.jpg
The aluminum foil stuck to the bases and I had to lightly sand it off.
The process I use was simple - I put a tiny bit of the powder in a closed container, threw in the bullets, swirled them around for a minute - but actually it took about 15 seconds to fully coat - stood them up one at a time on the foil, cooked 'em, air cooled 'em, sized them to .459". Clearly, the foil was not the ticket. What long range bullets require is a good base edge, so I'm thinking about setting each on a 1/4" disc of something to elevate it slightly off the pan, that way the bullet edges would be Perfect. There is no great bullet volume I require, maybe 60 at a time at most, so doing the extra stand up effort is no big deal. Or maybe a silicone sheet would still allow a good base edge?
Now to load these little blue devils up!
Accurate mold, 416 grain .459" bullets for the .45-70 Henry single shot.
https://i.imgur.com/Q8boM9j.jpg
Eastwood Ford Light Blue just stuck in the toaster oven @ 400*F ...
https://i.imgur.com/KklWOzn.jpg
20 minutes later, ding! Cookies are ready ... you can see how the flat finish of the blue turned very glossy ...
https://i.imgur.com/RAXRlkn.jpg
All cooled down and resized to .459" and they are ***PERFECT*** in every way but ONE ...
https://i.imgur.com/Zwh1ndO.jpg
The aluminum foil stuck to the bases and I had to lightly sand it off.
The process I use was simple - I put a tiny bit of the powder in a closed container, threw in the bullets, swirled them around for a minute - but actually it took about 15 seconds to fully coat - stood them up one at a time on the foil, cooked 'em, air cooled 'em, sized them to .459". Clearly, the foil was not the ticket. What long range bullets require is a good base edge, so I'm thinking about setting each on a 1/4" disc of something to elevate it slightly off the pan, that way the bullet edges would be Perfect. There is no great bullet volume I require, maybe 60 at a time at most, so doing the extra stand up effort is no big deal. Or maybe a silicone sheet would still allow a good base edge?
Now to load these little blue devils up!