Hello from Scotland
Well ive finally did it ! Thanks to this site and all the talk of cast bullets.Got a heck of a lot to learn still but ive made a start so i can only get better.
I used the Lee 310 .430 bullet mould and straight wheel weights (from buses)
I require these for a Marlin .444p rifle (still not arrived yet) Using basic kitchen scale i make them out at 20 grams which i believe makes them approx 325 grain ? Does this sound about right for this mould and wheel weights ?? I will of course get the exact weight and diameter measured.
I wonder if some of you could advise on the only problem i seem to have come across, so far ? From the mold i first cast about 40 bullets at one sitting of thse i only kept 25. The reason for scraping the others was due to lack of definitionin in the bullets ridges ? Some were slightly "rounded" as was the base ? Others had nicly defined grooves and base.
At first i believed that the mold was too hot or the metal was too hot, but this morning i cast another 40 or so bullets with much better results.
Now i think the problem was in fact the reverse mold and metal too cool ? Or perhaps just the metal too cool ? What do you chaps reckon ?
Also how many bullets can this mould produce in one casting season ? And what factor determine this ?
Could any one recommend the best lube i could use for these bullet in my .444p (should be here April)
Regards Englander
Well ive finally did it ! Thanks to this site and all the talk of cast bullets.Got a heck of a lot to learn still but ive made a start so i can only get better.
I used the Lee 310 .430 bullet mould and straight wheel weights (from buses)
I require these for a Marlin .444p rifle (still not arrived yet) Using basic kitchen scale i make them out at 20 grams which i believe makes them approx 325 grain ? Does this sound about right for this mould and wheel weights ?? I will of course get the exact weight and diameter measured.
I wonder if some of you could advise on the only problem i seem to have come across, so far ? From the mold i first cast about 40 bullets at one sitting of thse i only kept 25. The reason for scraping the others was due to lack of definitionin in the bullets ridges ? Some were slightly "rounded" as was the base ? Others had nicly defined grooves and base.
At first i believed that the mold was too hot or the metal was too hot, but this morning i cast another 40 or so bullets with much better results.
Now i think the problem was in fact the reverse mold and metal too cool ? Or perhaps just the metal too cool ? What do you chaps reckon ?
Also how many bullets can this mould produce in one casting season ? And what factor determine this ?
Could any one recommend the best lube i could use for these bullet in my .444p (should be here April)
Regards Englander