I have seen the warnings. I have never warped a mold. I think that I may have warped a Lee sprue plate once. It was when I first started casting. I can’t remember the details, but I think it was from...
Type: Posts; User: Wheelguns 1961
I have seen the warnings. I have never warped a mold. I think that I may have warped a Lee sprue plate once. It was when I first started casting. I can’t remember the details, but I think it was from...
I set my hotplate a little higher when preheating a brass mold, compared to aluminum. I also run the pot a little hotter when doing hp’s. 750 will usually do it, but I have used as hot as 785....
http://https://www.mp-molds.com/tipsntricks/
If you hit on menu, you get a drop down menu. Click on tips and tricks.
There are alot of good tips and techniques on the MP-molds website. They are definitely worth reading.
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
Hardening up your alloy as you describe could be enough to stop the swaging.
Forum: Cookin' Recipe's
This is how I was taught to make it. I don’t always make it that way, though. To me, the key is getting the seasoning just right. I also sometimes make hamburger patties with the roux recipe. It...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I received the same email, and then about 20 minutes later, got an email from the real muzzle-loaders.com telling me about the scam email. 20 minutes after that, I got another scam email telling me...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I have MP hollowpoint molds for many calibers, mostly for handguns. I use 49% coww- 49%pure- 2% pewter. They expand great. I try to match the hp pin to the velocity. I have been really liking the...
A 30mm ultradot is about the best that you can get. I handgun hunt, and love the 30mm ultradot. I think that you just need a little more practice with it. After a while, that dot will come up in the...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I used to use the Lyman m-dies until I measured my 45 colt m-die. It measured .448”. To me, it should have measured .450” or greater. That is why I switched.
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
Are you already using an M-die, yet the bullets are being sized down? No, the Noe expander is designed to work with the Lee universal expanding die. I think the Lee dies are about $12. That is about...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
Look into NOE expander inserts. They basically turn a Lee universal sizing die into an M-die type expander. There has been plenty written about them on here, so I will not go into it again, except to...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
It is possible that your brass is swaging your bases down in size (as Steve Urquell suggested). It is much harder to swage down a gas check. Pull the bullet on a loaded round and measure the base....
Forum: Cast Boolits
I use a tiny drop of 2 cycle oil on the sliding pins, and a tiny drop on the male side of each alignment pin. Wait for the mold to heat up completely before applying the oil. I just use my hot plate...
Forum: Cast Boolits
The only place that I tap is the bolt on the handles. Tapping on the pins can cause irreversible damage to a mold. There are some good tips and techniques on the MP-molds website. They are worth...
Here is my impression. If you have a legitimate use for it, it is not bad. I played with the .314” cartridges for a couple years, and still own them. I don’t have any legitimate use for them. I can’t...
Just remember that it is important to use the proper expander when loading over sized bullets.
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
I picked up some brand new Starline brass in 45 colt years ago. I started measuring it, and the length was all over the place. I decided to size it, and guess what, after sizing they all measured the...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I use NOE expanders in all of the calibers that I load for. I used to use M dies until I measured my 45 colt M die and the expander only measured .448”. I can see using the Lyman dies if you only...
Forum: Casting Equipment
I have been using a PID from Hatch for a few years. I love it! It has worked perfectly, and makes it easy to concentrate on the bullets instead of the temp.
Forum: Cast Boolits
There is a sticky in the alloys section about testing with pencils. It is a very informative read. I believe it to be a reliable check on your Saeco.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I just went through my lead stash, and tested everything with Staedtler artist’s pencils. Some of the lead was smelted by me, so I knew exactly what it was, and some was bought from here. My recently...
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |