44fanatic
02-25-2010, 10:13 PM
Im new and still learning allot. Had fun smelting down 150lbs of wheel weights and have now cast a couple of hundred 44 and 9mm bullets. It has been pretty relaxing so far and enjoying the heck out of it.
Both of my moulds are Lee moulds.
For the 44's, bullet weight is ranging from 254-259 grains. The mould is a 240gr mould. Im not surprised that I have heavier bullets and I did adjust the temp on my pot while casting which probably explains the difference in bullet weight.
For the 9mm, bullet weights were 125-126 gr. Smaller bullet, smaller varience.
Now for my serious questions. With the difference in bullet weights, what issues am I looking at? . Do I need to seperate these bullets by weight? I have a Lee and Hornady loading manual and cant find any load data for the 44 in those bullet weights reccomendations on where to find load data?
Loading strictly for the pleasure of loading and hitting paper, accuracy is not a major concern with my bullet casting at this time.
Both of my moulds are Lee moulds.
For the 44's, bullet weight is ranging from 254-259 grains. The mould is a 240gr mould. Im not surprised that I have heavier bullets and I did adjust the temp on my pot while casting which probably explains the difference in bullet weight.
For the 9mm, bullet weights were 125-126 gr. Smaller bullet, smaller varience.
Now for my serious questions. With the difference in bullet weights, what issues am I looking at? . Do I need to seperate these bullets by weight? I have a Lee and Hornady loading manual and cant find any load data for the 44 in those bullet weights reccomendations on where to find load data?
Loading strictly for the pleasure of loading and hitting paper, accuracy is not a major concern with my bullet casting at this time.