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Me too, Rick!
Wayne, lead pressure - versus - both mold and lead together temps, is the only game in town. It is just sometimes easier with a good ladle to find that perfect situation. Of course, it all varies with the ambient conditions, so nothing can be set in stone except for that one condition. The larger diameter the boolit is, the more pressure is NORMALLY is required with lower lead temp, but still a relativity high mold temp. ... felix
felix
I used to smoke the molds.
I got tired of re smoking when I got troublesome boolits. Had to be a better way.
After boiling the molds, I scrubbed with Comet cleanser. I scraped the corners of the cavities to make sure there was nothing in them.
I don't need to smoke anymore. The boolits fall with a gentle tap of a rawhide mallet.
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Well, I thought the problem was solved...now its back to casting small and then large. Maybe something I'm doing or not doing. I have noticed that when I get one that has the correct diameter, say 457 or 458, I can leave it in my calipers and turn it and the diameter goes down to 451 up to 454, down to 434 and back to 457. I think it may not be a truly round mold.
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You need to lap the mold. I bought a kit from a member here, years ago. Don't know if those are still available.
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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 |