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    Cast Weights

    410 grain mold dropping 365 grain bullets using lead & Linotype Why?

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    Hard to say with the details provided. Could be your alloy is lighter than the alloy the manufacturer designed to. Could be the manufacturer didn’t make a mold that drops the stated weight. Could be poor casting technique.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wartrail View Post
    410 grain mold dropping 365 grain bullets using lead & Linotype Why?
    Dealt with this before. Start with pure lead. Then add a little bit of lineotype To your pot. The harder lead weighs less.

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    Wartrail,
    welcome to the forum.

    If the mold was designed and rated for pure lead (ie muzzleloader conicals), then it will cast lighter with an alloy that contains a good portion of Linotype.
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