Casting This Afternoon

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Casting This Afternoon

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I was running low on some of my .38/.357 bullets and since it was cool, windy and overcast I figured it would be a good time to catch up a bit. I used my Lyman 4-cavity #358665 mold ... a nice flat-nose bullet with a generous grease groove and a good crimp groove. Plus that nice flat meplat.
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The bullets work well in everything I shoot them in including the Rossi levergun that Paco gave me.
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.357 Magnums using 14.5 gr. 2400 lit by a small rifle primer
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What I cast this afternoon ... box and all .... weighs nearly 17 pounds. I figure there's an honest 16 1/2 pounds of bullets which at 160 grains each would be a bit over 700 bullets. Not a bad afternoon and fairly easy with the 4-cavity mold.

Now all I have to do is size and lube them and they will be ready to load.
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I think casting on a rainy or blustery day, is one of the most relaxing, and satisfying things to do.
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I was just thinking that the weather had turned close to casting weather. Then today was warmer and more humid. But it is right around the corner! :D
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Looks good Jim. I just recently started casting again. I cast some about 15 or 20 years ago and never really got the hang of it. I have cast up some Lee 357-158 rnfp,
some, Lee Tumble lube 452-230TC and Lee 379-240 rnfp all 2 cavity molds. They are working good enough to learn how to cast, but I am thinking the next purchase may be a
4 or 6 cavity to speed things up some. I hope to shoot some 38 specials and 45 Colt tomorrow to see how well they do.

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JBowen .. keep at it ... don't get in a hurry ... it'll come together for you.
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Nice, I've not tried that bullet yet. It sure looks good. Pretty good casting session. I can go about 2 hours before I start getting fatigued. Just about enough to empty a 20 pound pot if I add a few ingots during the session.
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JBowen wrote: Wed Oct 30, 2024 9:48 pm Looks good Jim. I just recently started casting again. I cast some about 15 or 20 years ago and never really got the hang of it. I have cast up some Lee 357-158 rnfp,
some, Lee Tumble lube 452-230TC and Lee 379-240 rnfp all 2 cavity molds. They are working good enough to learn how to cast, but I am thinking the next purchase may be a
4 or 6 cavity to speed things up some. I hope to shoot some 38 specials and 45 Colt tomorrow to see how well they do.

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Yes, definitely keep at it. I've had a lot of frustrating days when I was learning and almost gave it up a couple of times. If things aren't going right, I add beeswax and stir for about 30 seconds, then I repeat it. If that doesn't fix it, I add a bit of tin. Almost always these 2 things solve my problems if my heat is already up to a good temperature.
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LeverGunner wrote: Thu Oct 31, 2024 12:12 am
JBowen wrote: Wed Oct 30, 2024 9:48 pmLooks good Jim. I just recently started casting again. I cast some about 15 or 20 years ago and never really got the hang of it. I have cast up some Lee 357-158 rnfp, some, Lee Tumble lube 452-230TC and Lee 379-240 rnfp all 2 cavity molds. They are working good enough to learn how to cast, but I am thinking the next purchase may be a 4 or 6 cavity to speed things up some. I hope to shoot some 38 specials and 45 Colt tomorrow to see how well they do.
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Yes, definitely keep at it. I've had a lot of frustrating days when I was learning and almost gave it up a couple of times. If things aren't going right, I add beeswax and stir for about 30 seconds, then I repeat it. If that doesn't fix it, I add a bit of tin. Almost always these 2 things solve my problems if my heat is +2already up to a good temperature.
+2! I started casing about 1976, mostly round balls for my muzzleloader round balls and have kept it up. A couple years ago I had to replace my old Lyman Mag 20 with the newer Mag 25. I have about 20 molds now. My most used is either the Saeco #316 for the .30-30, or the RCBS 45-225-CAV. I'd love to have a 4 cavity version of the RCBS. I have some work to do on my truck when I get home later today, and hope to get a day or two of casting in before I go back to work.
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