Howdiy, folks.
This is my first post here, so be gentle with me.
I have been lurking around, and have seen some pretty cool things on this site.
I'm impressed...and interested. (A new hobby for this gadget guy)!
Anyhoo...I am a 3-gunner, and am interested in casting my own Lyman sabot slugs. I have been reloading them for a while, but decided, "Why pay for them, when I can invest very little into the tools and cast them myself"?
So here I'ze be.
Long story short, I have read a few things about the different methods to cast the Lyman 525-grain sabots - and it seems like there are two camps in regards to the casting method. One camp says, USE THE BOTTOM SPOUT FURNACE. And the other camp says, USE THE LADEL METHOD.
This is where I am scratching my head.
I read somewhere on this forum that using one or the other is more beneficial to larger (over 500 grain) slug loads. Something about the lead starting to cool before the last of it has been poured.
If you have any insights on this, please be specific with your reply's, and back it up with facts...and not regurgitated information yall have read somewhere without thinking it through.
Your responses will help me to determine which furnace I will purchase. It will be one of the three below.
LEE PRO 4 20-POUND FURNACE (700 watts, with pour spout).
LEE MAGNUM MELTER FURNACE (700 watts, no pour spout).
LEE PRODUCTION POT 4 FURNACE (500 watts, pour spout that customers say continually drips).
Seems to me that the higher wattage will melt the lead fastrer, so I am leaning towards the 700 watt models. But I am still undecided on either a "pour spout" model, or a "NON pour spout" model.
I am also curious about the LYMAN SABOT SLUG MOLD. Is there a place yall can recommend who sells them cheap, or that has them on sale, or that can be purchased with an existing discount coupon? (I believe I have a website saved in my FAVOURITES files somewhere, who sold them for $47.00).
And very lastly, is there any video of someone specifically casting a Lyman 525-grain sabot slug?
I have looked all over the web, and cannot find a video of this. There are countless videos on casting bullets, but not on the Lyman sabot slugs. Any links would be appreciated.
Thanks again, and I hope I can reciprocate the favor sometime in the near future.
In Christ: Raymond