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Hmmm Now I’m back to being confused again. I’m using 3% Tin and 5% Antimony which is between Lyman No. 2 (5% Tin and 5% Ant) and Hardball (2% Tin and 6% Ant) I should then be getting bullets...

Thanks for the great info. According to the calculations I could be getting bullets at .45652 which is what I am seeing. I guess if I want hardball bullets I am going to have to start lifting...

I’m glad I came across this thread. I am new to casting so forgive me if this is all common knowledge.

Does a harder alloy make bigger bullets.? Is there a formula somewhere to determine how much...

Just to offer an update. I have now smelted these blocks into lyman bars with the right ratios of Antimony and Tin. I smelted at 780. The blocks melted in around 15 or 20 minutes. I crushed the raw...

I have approximately 100 lbs of range lead cast into soda can shaped blocks about 8lbs each. I have new Lee pro 4-20 fitted with a PID controller. I want to smelt these down to nice little bars for...

Nitrobenzene was most likely added to enhance the smell. It’s use as a solvent is very limited. Since it is a known health risk the idea that the old Hoppes is better than the new is just silly...

My guess is 932

Appreciate the comments. I wouldn’t consider working on somebody else’s molds unless I had a mill and could do it right. Mucking up my own mold is one thing, but mucking up somebody else’s is too...

I started my modifications one cavity at a time. I would first dremel out 90+% of the lube groove then with the mold halves in the vice and the reamer inserted into the cavity I turned the reamer by...

Next I purchased a Lee 452-200 mold. I cleaned the mold and removed a few burs. I cast some test bullets to see how the bullets looked before I possibly mucked up this mold. I found that the bullets...

The first step was to purchase and fabricate a cutter. I started with a 29/64 carbide reamer purchased off of eBay for $8.50. This cutter was nearly new with sharp carbides. Testing with pin gauges...

I am a newbie to casting and this forum. My first casting goal is the reproduce the great ACME 200 SWC NLG HiTech coated bullets I have been using for several years. I am documenting the process I...