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Slower powder?

Gear always has had advice that worked out well for me, so thats a great starting point. I was having leading in my RIA 1911 for a while, and was trying to figure out why. Was eventually lead to...

id be interested in a 150 gr, especially if its available in a plain base option

Damn, forgot to update this. The burner I got works like a champ, itll melt 300 LBS of wheel weights in about 35 minutes going full blast. The burner is mounted about 10" below the surface that the...

So the lady and I went to the range yesterday and played around, had a great time overall. Need to get her some new earmuffs though, hers gave her a headache.

I had previously cast up a bunch...

Ill get some up next time I get a chance, i cast up at my parents house cause there is far more space.

I do have some lead "staining" on the blocks, but nothing that I can wipe off with a hard piece of oak with a sharp edge when the mold is hot. Just enough to be visible apparently. I have tried...

I preheat the molds on a hotplate before I cast, it usually takes 2 pours to turn out perfect boolits. How hot should I heat and cool them?

Hmm, I hear ya but that seems unlikely, I have only used them a few times. How would I have warped it? Never hit them with a hammer, and just use them to cast boolits with a frosted appearance. It...

I have noticed that a couple of molds appear to have a strange condition with the cavities. When the mold is closed, the top and bottom of the mold will be completely flush, no light is visible when...

WOW does that stuff work! Made my molds start working like a champ!

Where does one get these?

All you need for this is a blender, ambition, and an iron stomach. Came up with this recipe tonight, and im still not sure if I regret it or not.

5 ripe large tomatos
5 ripe large jalapenos...

Looks like the pin has enough wiggle room to clear the depth of the grease grooves, which is all it really needs to have for the boolit to slip free of it. If you try casting with it I bet itll work...

Read the thread about mold fillout problems that I started in this forum, you can read it and say "gee, this sure sounds familiar" lol.

On an interesting side note, I also did some casting with a 420gr RD mold, and wow is that ever a different beast than a 358158! the RD mold casts at a MUCH slower pace, and have to wait about 15...

Absolutely helped. As you stated, I really was having a hard time comprehending just how long it takes to get a mold up to temp. [smilie=s: I slowed down a bit at one point, and had a couple of...

OK, wanted to update for everyone that helped with this. Everyone who said the mold was not hot enough, spot on. Got a hot plate, let the mold sit on the hot plate while my pot was heating, just...

I wouldn't think it'd be that great, here is why. ASSuming you are using this for rifle brass : brass of different thickness would take more or less energy to achieve the same (measureable) amount...

Thats some damn good tech there Larry, makes perfect sense too. I guess what I am trying to figure out is why a faster powder would have an effect on the center of mass vs. geometric center? I know...

In reguards to the RPM threshold, the simplest way to put that is the maximum amount of centrifugal force your boolit can endure before it spins itself apart. This is purely a function of
the...

I sure do appreciate the advice guys, next session ill clean, then preheat the mold on a hotplate instead of the top of my furnace. I won't stop till i get frosty bullets as a point of reference, I...

I should clarify a couple things, I am using a lee pro 4 20 lb bottom pour, and have it set up for a fairly fast flow. Fills 6 cavities with generous sprue plate in about 5 seconds. Alloy is WW +...

Ok, tried scrubbing the mold cavities and faces out with acetone, problem still has not gone away. I think next i'll take the blocks off the handles, and completely soak and scrub them down in dawn...

Use hotdogs as a treat, and build some walls on the sides of the treadmill. start off by just getting her to sit on the treadmill when its not moving, reinforce with praise, give treat. straddle...