Mold Oversized Need 454 but have 500 Help ??

[Tom_et]

Hello all
I am in the Mind again and Thinking (No Good)
But If I have a Mold that is .400 and has 3 Bands cut out to .500
what can I do to Bring the bands down too .454 which comes to
.o46 I have to add
I hear this beagle thing but is that to enlarge or to Shrink
any Help Appreciated
Thanks
Tommyt

[Tom_et]

OK guy I need 452 454 and then I'll put them through the sizer
to make my own the cutter or .500 is only 12.00
SO can I Beagle it
can you explain Beagle

Tom

[NSP64]

Beagling is where you use some type of abrassive to enlarge the mold to cast bigger boolits. I have enlarged .429 up to.432. You can also add thin pieces of aluminium tape to the mold halves to get a bigger boolit.

[Tom_et]

I took this off the Net then changed a few things
But if you look at the Picture
What I am going to do is take 2 aluminum blocks and put them together with
4 screws and nuts by drilling each corner,
Then while it’s together I will Center Drill a .400 whole x? Amount in Depth
I will then remove nuts bolts I should have what looks to be like a funny Bullet,
I will then chuck up a .500 cutter and with a Jig draws each Block to Center
I will do this a 2 different Depths and where the Last cut (bullet Bottom) I
Will bolt them back together and drill a .500 just a little ways in
If I do this all and it works on Aluminum I will do the same on Brass Blocks
Some where along the way I'll work on the aligning pins and handles

Tommyt

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i319/tommytt1/BulletforGBO.jpg

[Tom_et]

Oops the reason I can't cut it correct size is .500 cutter is 12.00 to have it turned (cut down) too .452 would cost 120.00 the would be a costly experiment
also if it works I can get Brass bar

Brass 360 Flat ¾” X 1” X 36”
9 lbs
In stock
$46.00 each


6061 Aluminum Flat ¾” X 1” X 36”
3 lbs
In stock
$12.00 each


I say a Cheap back yard Project

[wiljen]

If my guesstimation of the length is close, you would create a roughly 280gr .454 bullet. Plenty of these exist so why put the $ into creating a new one? I'd look at:

Lyman
452651
457122

Lee
C452-300-RF

BRP
454-283 SWC
454-310 SWC
460-325 Hammer

NEI
454-270-PBK
454-315-PB