New to 6 cav molds

[Victor N TN]

When I was given the 6 cavity 45 acp 230 grain mold, I had a lot of trouble like that. I finally got to where I would lay the mold on top of the pot when I turned it on. And when I got started casting... The pot never came up to heat after that unless I took a break.

I need some tin as well. I'm thinking on getting it from Roto Metals.

[Hondo 60]

Turned up the heat & cast 200 TL 452-200-SWC bullets in no time at all. All is good in the world.

Although this has me thinking about a 20lb pot.
The 10 pounder was running out.

Gee, its just awful I might need another toy. lol

[toallmy]

Yes a 20 pound will help , then you will have 2 pots =30lb , but you will need to load more , then more shooting , it's a viscous cycle . Glad to hear you are a happy caster .

[fredj338]

The 6cav molds require a faster casting tempo once hot. Preheating helps. I also will pour the front three & then rear three to heat the spru plate up, then start casting all 6. I have a few Lee 6cav but really prefer 4cav for efficient casting. I think there is a balance between time filling & the spru cooling to dumping the finished bullets. It seems, for me anyway, that a 4cav works a bit better for me.
And yes, a 10# pot is too small to keep the alloy hot. You go thru it 3x faster than a 2cav. Also preheating the ingots helps when adding alloy to the pot & keeping that tempo up. I sue mostly range scrap for 45, almost never add anything to it.

[Hondo 60]

toallmy said: but you will need to load more , then more shooting, it's a viscous cycle

Yup, it IS a vicious cycle, but I'm up to the task.
It's now my duty to rid the world of paper targets, plastic jugs, tin cans & other such dastardly evil things...