totallycustom
03-02-2010, 02:27 AM
Well I finally did it! Got my molds a few days ago and got to fire up some lead tonight. I put about 10 pounds on my bbq side burner and melted back out the dental foil I got for free. That went fine by I had quite a few problems as I expected to. I started with the mold a little too cold, I couldnt get the lead in the mold before it cooled on the sprue, I was a little hesitant to get that mold right in there and get it too hot or burn up the handles, etc. etc. Once I got it going I ran into trouble with my ladle being a little too small. It was just a big table spoon srewed to a stick. I was anxious to get casting and havent got a proper ladle yet. As a result many of my bullets were wrinkled becuase of multiple dips from the "ladle". I got 33 good bullets and probably around that many (or little more) rejects. I will scrounge around a bit more for a better ladle and cast before it gets dark also.
Once I get enough cast up and fine some primers I will load these up and see how I did. I cannot find primers anywhere in the Tacoma/ Olympia area anywhere. Urggg.
Thanks for all your help guys,
Gavin in WA
Once I get enough cast up and fine some primers I will load these up and see how I did. I cannot find primers anywhere in the Tacoma/ Olympia area anywhere. Urggg.
Thanks for all your help guys,
Gavin in WA