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Maybe the secret of Quality Control in Bullet Casting:



The Norma-made .458 WinMag brass I have is surprisingly greater in capacity,
lighter in weight, and softer than the other makes of brass I use.
I save the Norma brass for BPCR loads with real BP and paper-patched bullets in the .458 WinMag.
I prefer Hornady, W-W, and R-P brass for smokeless loads.

Here are two bullets that will be great for trial with BP or Blackhorn 209
in the .458 WM-BPCR using Norma brass,
or CVA Paramount .45-cal muzzleloader:









Gold color on bases of shiny silver Bagwell bullets is reflection of plywood next to bullets:





I may need to try a carefully tended, wood-fired melting pot to get a cull rate of 1 out of 105.
I improved a bit with the last outing.
I am still throwing about ten of the first hundred back into the pot.