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Seems a little slow in this corner of the forum lately...

So now that fall is setting in and cooler temps are upon us, who is gearing up to do some serious casting?

I am about to crank the heat up and spend a few days with molds in-hand. Hope to end up with a pile of 44-250K's, 45-200SWC's. Hope to pick a new NOE mold up and add some .38 wadcutters to that mix also. Gotta refill the ammo cans!

So what is on the agenda for everyone else?

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I choked out a couple hundred 255 gr KT's for the RBH Colt, and some 280gr SAA's for the Colt SxS.

A bunch of RB's for my 54.

Going to do some HP 357's for my wife's 38 special when I get some time.

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I picked up another muffin tin yesterday to put my alloy in when I get the chance to blend some more 1:20.

I have two molds for my Sharps that are crying to be used. I've just been really, really busy with work and home stuff and haven't had the time to break out the burner and dutch oven to assemble some more casting alloy.

I DO need to find a decent large ladle for pouring those muffin tin cups.

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I haven't touched any lead in well over a month now, but recovery from surgery is going very well and I hope to fire up my lead furnace next week. (It's set up at work, where I haven't been yet. I shoulda brought it back home beforehand!)

I mainly need to cast up some 190gr. FN hunting bullets (10-12bhn), get them sized/lubed/checked, blessed with Holy Water, and kissed by a vestal virgin. (What, doesn't everybody do that with their hunting bullets??? whistle smile )

I did load up a pile of .32 S&W Longs with a Lyman semi-wadcutter (don't ask me the number), 95 grain. Around 300 or so. Empty pop cans beware!


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Bought this Lee 45 cal greaser from a local just to mess with for $15.
At 30:1 it weighs about 485grs.Going to plant it on the 45/110 just for grins and do water jug penetration tests eventually.

The Old Dead Guys would roll in their graves seeing this combo! grin

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I need to cast up a big batch of these HP's for my 38 and 357 loads. With cold weather and no daylight coming soon I'll have time to get back to casting and reloading project. The 357 loads get the gas check the 38's I just leave it off as it's not need for the velocity and pressure of those loads.
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Originally Posted by FlyboyFlem
Bought this Lee 45 cal greaser from a local just to mess with for $15.
At 30:1 it weighs about 485grs.Going to plant it on the 45/110 just for grins and do water jug penetration tests eventually.

The Old Dead Guys would roll in their graves seeing this combo! grin

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That's a hoss right there! Has my shoulder hurting just thinking about it.

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Originally Posted by res45
I need to cast up a big batch of these HP's for my 38 and 357 loads. With cold weather and no daylight coming soon I'll have time to get back to casting and reloading project. The 357 loads get the gas check the 38's I just leave it off as it's not need for the velocity and pressure of those loads.
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That looks sharp. I am making payments on another .357 right now. Anxious to get that in hand just so I can buy another mold. Thinking of doing NOE's version of the WFN.

Who's mold is that one?

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Originally Posted by FlyboyFlem
Bought this Lee 45 cal greaser from a local just to mess with for $15.
At 30:1 it weighs about 485grs.Going to plant it on the 45/110 just for grins and do water jug penetration tests eventually.

The Old Dead Guys would roll in their graves seeing this combo! grin

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That's a hoss right there! Has my shoulder hurting just thinking about it.


Actually these are on the light side for the big guns and bullet weight.You really have a tiger by the tail when you shoot a 530gr PP over the same 100 gr 2F charge! Better not have any loose fillings! grin


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45s and 38s from Lee truncated cone molds, some 45 23o gr round nose from a Lyman mold. Want to find a good used 35 mold in the 200 to 250 ge range to play with.

Ii am also looking real hard and saving my pennies for a Harbor Freight powder casting setup. I really like what I have been reading about powder coating cast bullets.


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http://noebulletmolds.com/NV/produc...51&osCsid=e7jld8rv3hd3h739lug6nigh41

He currently doesn't have any of these in stock for sale to the public. I've had mine for a couple years now,it's basically a HP version copy of this Lyman mold. Look around on the site you may find another mold you like just as well.

http://www.lymanproducts.com/lyman/bullet-casting/mould-details.php?entryID=10


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I haven't done any casting recently but just loaded up the last of my 357 170 Keith's so that will be my next session. Spent some time yesterday loading some blackpowder for a Shiloh Sharps and a Ballard (a couple of Lyman designs and a custom Brooks)...

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Ok, now you've done it! I haven't done any casting all summer, but after reading this thread (and cooler weather) I am about to fire up the pot. I am running low on #429421's for my 44 mag shooting. I've also got to do a little scrounging for some more wheelweights; my stash is getting low.......


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I cast up a pile of my RCBS 45-201 SWC's last Wednesday night. Until now I have been running Lee's version of the H&G 68. I have been having issues getting perfectly reliable feeding with the Lee in my new Ruger 1911. I gave the the RCBS a run over the weekend and I was tickled. I have a feeling this bullet and the new 1911 will be like peas and carrots. Run about 100 through it and no issues. Will load up a few more and see how she does.

Next on the agenda is to restock my 44-250K's. My Redhawk loves this bullet with a case full of IMR 4227.

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I'm running out of time before firearms deer season starts. I really want to get some more Lee 310 gr. WFNGC's cast. I'm still aching to put one of those through a whitetail.

Also have several hundred pounds of WW's that need to be smelted down. There's plenty of busy work for winter time if I can get myself around to doing it.


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I just traded a buddy all the H&G 78's I'd cast up, so I need to put in another session with that mold.

Need to make some more .357" hp's and need to try and figure out the right temp to get consistently good hp's from my .475" mold.

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I too, will be warming up the furnace this week.

I am down to six.. yes, SIX rounds of 32-20 for my John Browning 53. I use the RCBS 32-90-CM, so I will be churning out a couple hundred of those. It has fast become my go-to woods loafing gun, over my [much heavier] octagonal barreled 1892 Winchester 25-20 who is down right now, waiting on a new Marbles tang sight. I have two loads for the '53.. one using TrailBoss for the quiet dispatch of squirrels. The other uses 4227, the IMR variety for a higher velocity load for bigger stuff. They shoot virtually on top of one another at 25 yards. The higher velocity stuff works well out to 100 yards.. I try to keep the TrailBoss loads inside of 25-30. She's a light, handy and accurate little lady. She's got the looks too.

My Buff'Classic will be in the woods this year for doe season, so I may need to knock out a few Lyman 457193's as I am down to my last few rounds.

As you can tell by my dismal ammunition cache, I work far to much and play far to little.



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My '53 has only fired on load. 3.8 Tight group (rotor #2 RCBS Lil'Dandy) over 115 gr laser cast. Just excellent 1050 fps clover leafs (wife calls them Mickey Mouse) groups. Way better than an open sighted gun should shoot.
Gathering up the courage to order a .32 sledge hammer 140 gr button nose flat point from Accurate for it... Mean while I am still casting the 4 pc Orvis 6 weight but it is blowing 30 knots out so may have to fire up the 9 weight.


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I've been casting and testing 35 Remington loads for deer season, with the Saeco 352 245gr (full power) and a custom 255gr hollow point (subsonic, suppressed).

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