Bwana
01-30-2010, 08:20 PM
Here is something I dreamed up years ago. Bullets with the bases of aluminum Blazer 38 Spl or 357mag cast into the base of the bullets.
The first picture is a side view of a base modified for use with 45acp bullets, weight-13grs. The second a Lee 225 45acp with the base placed into the middle band, wgt-103grs. Third is the same mold with the base in the bottom band at 151gr. Fourth is a 205 Lee at 108gr. Fifth is a 255 gr Lee 44 mold with the base placed in the bottom band. Then a look at the top and then the side of the base.
The base are made by cutting off the bottom of the Blazer case with a tubing cutter and then the body portion is tapered by squeezing between a Lyman powder drop tube and a Lyman blank shellholder in a press. A hole is punched through the bottom above the primer pocket.
For use in 44 bullets they are pushed through a Lee 429 bullet size die.
For use in 45acp after tapering they are squeezed between the blank shellholder and the bottom of a 357 steel size die or similar sized die like 223. This expands the rim out to the desired size (451,454,457). Then push through the proper Lee bullet size die.
You can also use brass cases; but, the aluminum bases don't need to be preheated as the brass ones do and since you have to handle them to place them in the molds it is much less hassle to use Al. The sprue plate is not used during the casting of these bullets
To pour the lead into the mold you need to hold the inserted base up against the pot nozzle. There will be a button of lead of some size on the bottom of the bullet and I use a pair of dikes to snip it off and then trim as needed with a sharp knife. Size and lube as usual and load and shoot.19388
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The first picture is a side view of a base modified for use with 45acp bullets, weight-13grs. The second a Lee 225 45acp with the base placed into the middle band, wgt-103grs. Third is the same mold with the base in the bottom band at 151gr. Fourth is a 205 Lee at 108gr. Fifth is a 255 gr Lee 44 mold with the base placed in the bottom band. Then a look at the top and then the side of the base.
The base are made by cutting off the bottom of the Blazer case with a tubing cutter and then the body portion is tapered by squeezing between a Lyman powder drop tube and a Lyman blank shellholder in a press. A hole is punched through the bottom above the primer pocket.
For use in 44 bullets they are pushed through a Lee 429 bullet size die.
For use in 45acp after tapering they are squeezed between the blank shellholder and the bottom of a 357 steel size die or similar sized die like 223. This expands the rim out to the desired size (451,454,457). Then push through the proper Lee bullet size die.
You can also use brass cases; but, the aluminum bases don't need to be preheated as the brass ones do and since you have to handle them to place them in the molds it is much less hassle to use Al. The sprue plate is not used during the casting of these bullets
To pour the lead into the mold you need to hold the inserted base up against the pot nozzle. There will be a button of lead of some size on the bottom of the bullet and I use a pair of dikes to snip it off and then trim as needed with a sharp knife. Size and lube as usual and load and shoot.19388
19389
19390
19391