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the powder coating worked pretty good on those 125gr hp's.
they came out after coating at .360, and ran them through the sizer at .357. second batch tomorrow goes to .356.
those little bullets are easy to size with that coating on them.
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i finished up sizing to .356 the rest of those 125grain, projectiles.
Next up, is a mitec 130 solid mold, no grease groove.
i think i am going to cook them with a lot of lynotype and lead free solder, to make them harder. then powder coat.
i am kind of curious to see what distance they will shoot through something.
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Ron, The best move I made when casting was to get a hot plate. I put the mold on the hot plate at the same time I turn on the lead pot. I had thos brass molds casting wrinkle free and filled out the first drop.
I am wondering if a real good cleaning out of the problem cavity. Maybe some acetone of other good solvent.
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Ron, The best move I made when casting was to get a hot plate. I put the mold on the hot plate at the same time I turn on the lead pot. I had thos brass molds casting wrinkle free and filled out the first drop.
I am wondering if a real good cleaning out of the problem cavity. Maybe some acetone of other good solvent. i ran about 600 by count yesterday with the 130grain solid, no lube groove from mihec. Zero issues. Wife was kind enough to let me preheat the brass mold on the stove, zero issues from the getgo. i think the most likely answer on the other mold as to not completely filling at the base was the sprue cutter on to tight. Next time i use it, gonna make it looser. that 130 designed for powder coating is pretty slick, sized down real easy into .357 and .356, to use in the 38's, and the .356 in 9mm. I made them red for christmas. they weighed a little less than 130 out of the mold, sample was at about 128grains. Size before sizing down at .358 or .359, already forgot.
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that 130 designed for powder coating is pretty slick,
They drop real easy from the mold without lube grooves, don't they?
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that 130 designed for powder coating is pretty slick,
They drop real easy from the mold without lube grooves, don't they? they drop real easy, plus, i powder coat, then size down. They run through a sizer die just like they have been greased. I sized those yesterday for 9mm and the 38 type stuff. should have left a few unsized, with the powder coating and from the mold they would be just about right for 38smith and wesson.
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Yup. Once I went that route, I started wondering why I didn't do it sooner, and why I've left lube grooves in any of my other molds. They'll all be straight shank sooner or later when I get the time.
Got the lube grooves out of a couple .45 hollow point molds last week.
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