So everyone keeps saying "you should not need to cast at 800F to get good boolets. The other thing that perplexes me is that no mater what my Lee pot needs to be above 725F to not freeze the spot. Then I started wondering about Zinc contamination causing spot freeze (read that on this forum). I think that is a long shot. My pot doesn't drip. It's perfect. Bullets look good at 800F. So I decided to test my Lyman Thermometer. I live just under 4700 so I think water boils at 205F around here.
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I stuck my Lyman Thermometer into a pot of boiling water and it read 222F. Seems odd to me. It was a rolling boil. I tested several others. My two good food ones both read 204F.
So now I am second guessing if I am even casting at 800F. It would help explain why my spot freezes at such a high temp. Any other thoughts?