Largest Casting Session to Date

[osteodoc08]

Lots of fun.....I tell the wife it keeps me out of the bars and warehouses! HA.......ha.

banger

Exactly what I tell my wife.

[jwber]

Your sequence is close to right, just make sure you fill the first mould, open the spru plate and then sit it on wood. Repeat with second mould, then empty the first. Begin second cycle and so on.

To me it seems like the only time savings there would be giving the mold several secs to cool before opening as you still are waiting for the sprue to harden before you cut.

Once you factor in the time to swap molds around I'm not sure. I guess if I saw a video it might make more sense. I'm a big visual person.

[RED333]

Red333, what kind of mold is that? Seems like it gives you the option to produce HP & FP at the same time. is that right?

It has 3 way to cast, small HP, large HP and solid, it is a Mihec 10mm - 200gr WFN / .40s&w - 180gr HP, 4-cavity, Brass mold.
A group buy from the past, I like it so much I have 3 diff weights, 180, 170 and 160 gr.
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...4-cavity-Brass
We have 7 Glock 40S&W and all of them like it a lot.

[Vinne]

You got it together 1911KY. Got you some great looking refills. And I feel the same way...cast to reload and shoot more or shoot and reload to cast more???

[1911KY]

I speckled a few of them with some DTPC last night.

[rsrocket1]

You definitely want that 4-20 and 6 banger. I did this last month on a nice evening after dinner


I made an even bigger pile last weekend in 2.5 hours of casting. 30 pounds of .40 cal bullets. I should have taken a picture of that, but I have already powder coated half of them and loaded and shot a bunch of those!

[dragon813gt]

Nice work, that's an extremely small cull rate so you were doing everything right. Now get back to us when you produce a batch that numbers in the thousands

[DeputyDog25]

I haven't cast any either as it has been near a hundred here during the day and only drops to the 80's in the evening, got to get cooler for me to before I heat the pot up.

[TXGunNut]

I think a 20 lb pot and a couple 6 bangers are in my future! Now to scrounge some more lead...

Good job! I ordered the TL version of that mould for a trial run, then bought the six banger and cast a REALLY big pile after I decided my Colts liked it. I pulled brass out of everywhere and in short order my 550 had come out of retirement and I had 2K rounds loaded. I don't generally mess with pistol ammo but after spending almost $50 for a short practice session with factory ammo I reached my limit.

[62chevy]

I only do 250 -300 per session and it takes longer than a couple of hours too. Some are saying it's to hot but if the rain would stop then getting 'er done would be easy. Is what it is and can't do anything about the weather.

[TXGunNut]

It would be a dance for sure! Pour the first, set it down, pour the second set it down, grab the first and dump and set it on the hot plate. Grab the second and dump and set it on the hot plate. Grab the first and repeat process!

20 lbs would go fast for sure...a hot plate is a must for that kind of process.

It actually works pretty smooth, just have to establish the sequence and a rhythm. All you're doing is utilizing the downtime you'd spend waiting for the alloy to cool when running a single six-banger. I find it produces better boolits because I'd get impatient and overheat the mould when using a single six-banger.

[Moonie]

Need to wait for it to get a bit cooler here in NC, It was 90 something today!

I'm with you, I'm in need of a bunch of cast, not interested in doing it in my non-airconditioned man cave when it's this hot outside...