cbrick, I saw that earlier. Make's sense to support the home team, in both respects. This #2 is large enough to cast 6 cavity lee 9mm? I read another post (can't find the thread now) where one of fellas commented that casting 6 cavity with a ladle was almost beyond his scope, as he couldn't cast fast enough to keep the molds hot. When the kids bought me these molds at Christmas, the 9mm I got was 6 cavity, so...
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I use the Lyman ladle and cast 230 gr. 45acp's in a 6cavity Lee mould with no problems.
I also have a Rowell #1, but only use it for ingots. The Rowell ladles don't lend themselves well to us left-handers. That situation takes you down to RCBS & Lyman ladles of recent production.
I almost exclusively ladle cast including all of my 6 cavs, if he can't keep the mold hot he's doing something wrong.Originally Posted by histed
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I have a Rowell #2 and the casting is **** IMO. Maybe it is just because I know what good castings look like. I spent some time smoothing the casting and getting the spout the way it should be.
The Rowell is designed as a simple tool for pouring molten metal. They don't finish the inside at all, neither does anybody else.
If you're using a smaller ladle on a 4-6 cavity mold, you can also simply pour the first 2-3 cavities, then refill the ladle and pour the remaining ones. The bullets will come out the same, and it only take a couple more seconds to do. I've never had issues with larger 4 cavity 45 cal molds and an RCBS ladle, but I can see the potential.
I just finished a session with a newly purchased Rowell #1.. I had always previously used the Lyman dippers... got to say the Rowell was a pleasure to use... I only cast about 300 LFN's for my 44, but they looked great... never saw any sign of pin holes or debris on the surface... wish I knew about them sooner... hands down a whole lot better than any other dipper than I have used.
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so, is the rowell #1 big enough to cast 6cav mold of 9mm in one pour??
Yes it is.
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Barely. I suggest getting the #2 as needs change over time and if a larger boolit mold comes your way you can still only get so much into the #1, you can pour less from or not fill it as full with the #2.
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great advice, i will go with the #2, thanks
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