Top 10 Cast Boolits tips

[pietro]

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Instead of ordering a package of the Lewis Lead Remover brass patches from Brownells at $3.99 per 10, you can order some brass pipe screens from a smoking supply shop for $7.84 per 100 with free shipping. (1" diameter)

They can be ordered in multiple sizes and the only difference is the hole in the middle.

How hard can it be to make a hole ? ............

Hope this helps some of you cast boolit shooters.






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[Big Mak]

What is a good mold protectant to apply once I store my molds for a while? I'm about done casting for this year's batch of bullets (thanks to miserable weather! Nothing to do but cast and make boolits!)

[noylj]

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[Tom W.]

If i have trouble with my molds and cleaning and smoking doesn't help I'll give them a healthy shot of Remoil.After a few more casts the wrinkles disappear.

Yes, I know that this is a tad late, but I was in the hospital for most of last year....

[toallmy]

All the above + start casting now don't wait 30-40 years . O yea the real Cast Boolit handbook is the archives !

[smilin jack]

Started casting 197X and still going.
Finding Pb at tire shops is no more.
Range lead is OK but slow.
Medical lead (radiation storage devises) are about 30 lbs.
Ship yards often have sailboat lead keels for sale. 1000 pounds. Use tarp to catch the lead chips from the chainsaw.
Save dropped Brigit lead free solder scraps to sweeten the smelting pot. It's mostly silver and works on werewolfs.
Learned there is more time to cast, shoot and read about it after retirement.
Learned that picking up range brass really does add up. Started 60 years ago and now have shelves of coffee cans filled and sorted with many calibers. Trade off the ones we don't need. Molds for each caliber loaded.
Really like the new style locator pins on Lee molds, and use Never-seez to lube the sprue cutter and kitchen matches to smoke the cavities.

[markmars]

OK, here is my contribution.
Buy, read, and live, the Lyman Cast Bullet Handbook, 4th edition.
Available at Optics Planet for about $17.
Rookies and Intermediates cannot go wrong with the foremost authority on the subject.
Have Fun!
Billy Boy

Lyman Cast Bullet Handbook, 5th edition is now out I'm reading it now. I have the 4th edition as well. Another one is "The Handbook of Commercial Bullet Casting" 3rd edition by Paul B. Moore.
I've learn to keep older editions of reloading books and compare it to the new ones.

Edit: My mistake I have the 3rd edition and I'm ready the 4th edition.

[JonB_in_Glencoe]

Lyman Cast Bullet Handbook, 5th edition is now out I'm reading it now. I have the 4th edition as well. Another one is "The Handbook of Commercial Bullet Casting" 3rd edition by Paul B. Moore.
I've learn to keep older editions of reloading books and compare it to the new ones.

Is this a typo?
If not, it's news to me.

[roscottjr]

Is this a typo?
If not, it's news to me.

News here to, I even searched for it and found nothing.

[Conditor22]

only 5th edition I found was shot shell

[firewhenready7]

You sound like a real Tom Sawyer...LOL

[sniper]

Hard to say. I learned so much. I learned I am not alone in my quest for knowledge.

Absolutely!

[Arseniy Botkin]

first if it was not for the mention of citric acid I would think this thread is for casting?

What I have leaned about this forum is there :
1 seem to be some very knowledgeable people out here.
2 More than a few of you are in my age range.
3 Why I had so much trouble with a Lyman Zouave 35 years ago.
4 This is the most civilized group I have seen on the net. yet.
5 The moderators do a fine job here.
6 I am not the only one who shoots old or oddball calibers.
7 Eds Red works well even though I have the formula in a old book it was feed back here that convinced me to mix some up.
8 There are many more people who need help with simple problems that they can get here.
9 Politics is inescapable for gun-owners and rust and politicians are a guns worst enemy.
10 Ten is not enough but will give you the rough idea!

You have noticed it very beautifully and accurately! 9 Politics is inevitable for gun owners, and rust, and politicians are the worst enemies of guns.

[Vettepilot]

I've learned a ton, keep learning everytime I log on, and love it!! And it gives ya a "warm fuzzy feeling" just knowing it's here.

My tip. I've got a leather working mallet that I just LOVE for casting!
https://www.amazon.com/QWORK-Leather...xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==

I learned I got into the game WAY too late, and now I'm considering buying an old lead mine and working it myself!!
;~)

Great site, great people, great info.... what else can I say?

Edit to add: If ya buy one of the mallets, unscrew it into pieces, and Loctite all the threads. Mine came unscrewed one day while casting and nearly scared the poop outta me! (Just missed dropping parts of it into the lead when I jerked from the surprise.) I Loctited the two threaded parts, and it's been perfect ever since. It's comfortable, handy, easy on spruce plates, and seemingly indestructible. Did I mention it's the perfect weight too?

Thanks!!!
Vettepilot

[Cosmic_Charlie]

If your boolits are not falling from your mold nicely your mold is too hot. Boolits need to cool and shrink a little to come loose.

[David2011]

If your boolits are not falling from your mold nicely your mold is too hot. Boolits need to cool and shrink a little to come loose.

That made a light bulb come on. I know I’m guilty of letting my molds run a little hot. Thanks!

[Vettepilot]

Yeah. Except I'm working with some shotgun slug molds that have a core pin. In that case, as the boolit cools, it gets stuck tighter on the pin. But if you try to get it off too soon, the still soft lead will deform.

Vettepilot

[Chaparral66]

I'm a big fan of EEz-Ox for preventing rust. I've been using it on guns, table say decks, band saw decks and anything I want to keep from rusting. If you are running Lee aluminum molds it will help prevent the white oxidation that can be seen on unprotected aluminum. Another option is put them in a "Freezer" Zip-lok bag with dessicant. The blue crystal Fresh Step cat litter is silica gel just like in the little packets that come in new electronics. And the crystals are reusable simply by baking them at about 250 °F for 20-30 minutes.

Cast on my friend.

[OKMike]

This is awesome


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