I think I was waiting for the stars to align. But I'd waited long enough, I thought today was too windy (I cast outdoors with a propane burner). But all in all it went well. I need to get some shade to work in, one of those collapsible canopies should be fine. Sure I had some rejects as the mould warmed up and I learned how to ladle the Pb, but that learning curve was very short. I did pre-warm the mould as I was waiting for the Pb to melt.
I started casting last year with #4 buckshot, not the easiest thing to cast. Maybe it was because I had that under my belt (probably), but I had no problem casting the 9mm bullets and I'm so happy I bought an 8 cavity mold. It really cranks out the bullets. I have no idea how many I made, but I wasn't in a hurry, I bet I made between 300-500. As the weather permits I'll cast more but in the meantime I need to learn how to coat them. Sizing should be straight forward.
https://www.mp-molds.com/product/359...e-groove-mold/
Then on to, https://noebulletmolds.com/site/shop...3-5-cavity-pb/
I'm liking turning scrap ww into something I'll be able to use. But you all know that feeling.
Anyway, what a year ago was like alchemy to me (that's the way it is with the ignorant, but ignorance can be fixed) went very well today. I was actually surprised at how fast the quality bullets piled up. I'm soooo glad I bought the mould that I did (8 cavity) !