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fastgun
08-22-2010, 04:58 PM
I just cast my 100,000 bullet with my Saeco 4 cavity #068 200Gr SWCBB mold. It is still dropping perfect bullets just like when it was new. I am on my way to the next 100,000. Who says bullet casting isn't fun?
101VooDoo
08-22-2010, 06:57 PM
Outstanding - that's a serious amount of casting. Good to know they're that stout, I was looking at getting that mould myself (plain base version #69).
Question though, I've got a couple other 4 cavity Saeco moulds, a 441 and a 382. I can definitely crank out some boolits, but some have just a bit of rounding on one side of the front driving band. Haven't figured out what's causing it yet, guess I need to do some tests and dump the boolits separately into different piles to see which temp/cavities are doing it.
Can you share your casting temp, and timing for the #068?
Thanks,
Jim
frankenfab
08-22-2010, 07:30 PM
We're not worthy!
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Let's see that's 100,000 times 200 divided by 7000 carry the one .... uhh somewhere around 2900 pounds of alloy !!!!! :) :) Oh my aching arm ! :) :)
Jerry
M-Tecs
08-22-2010, 07:53 PM
Let's see that's 100,000 times 200 divided by 7000 carry the one .... uhh somewhere around 2900 pounds of alloy !!!!! :) :) Oh my aching arm ! :) :)
Jerry
Jerry
You’re stretching the truth!!!!!!!!!! It’s only 2,857.14 pounds:drinks:
M-Tecs:
I can't do those little decimal thingies in my head anymore ! :) :)
Jerry
Fastgun, what alloy are you using? Maybe a touch of additional tin would help with the fillout problem...
Wayne Smith
08-23-2010, 08:18 AM
Check your vent lines. I'll bet you have a microscopic speck of lead blocking one or two.
Yahoo! A milestone fer sure. Wow, 100K of boolits, plus 600,000 grains of Unique (roughly a .45 ACP load, about 86 lbs.), that's a LOT of shooting.
Congratulations!
bobthenailer
08-26-2010, 09:51 AM
i dont have any moulds with 100,000 bullets made from them but i have about 8 saeco moulds with between 50,000 to 65,000 made with each of them plus many more with 10,000 + made on each. i guesstmate ive made over 600,000 since i started casting, in 1969
all of the moulds are in excellent condtion
qajaq59
08-26-2010, 10:34 AM
A little TLC goes a long way with a mold.
Cowboy T
08-26-2010, 08:22 PM
Wow...you must be a really, really good shot by now!
Congrats on this milestone!
azcruiser
08-28-2010, 04:54 AM
Humm if you still know the number of bullets you have cast your still using your learners permit.
Three-Fifty-Seven
08-28-2010, 07:53 AM
Humm if you still know the number of bullets you have cast your still using your learners permit.
I've only been casting for about a year, and I couldn't tell you how many I've cast, but I'm still learning . . . just can't remember very well!
100000 is a lot of boolits from one mold, bet he has more than just one mold . . .
I got the pb copy of the #68 from MiHec.
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