What did you do today in the world of reloading?

[rp-]

Where do you source all the lead?

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We have 300+ trucks and trailers at our company so we have a tire guy on site. I just get wheel weights from the tire guy. I stop by every couple months and clean them out. I total about a full 5 gallon bucket pet year.

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[c.tiberius]

Making some blue 10mm. Yesterday and today I sized 1k 9mm and 500 10mm. Today I primed the 9mm but my.hands hurt from using the hand primer so the 10mm will have to wait for primers.

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Help a brother out with some of those 10mm , I’ll trade ya’ some powder . What’s a pound of varget nowadays?


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[rp-]

Help a brother out with some of those 10mm , I’ll trade ya’ some powder . What’s a pound of varget nowadays?


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These didn't turn out well. I lost about 30% because the powder coat got clumpy. I think the powder itself got moisture in it or something.

Do you need just some bullets or loaded rounds?

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[c.tiberius]

These didn't turn out well. I lost about 30% because the powder coat got clumpy. I think the powder itself got moisture in it or something.

Do you need just some bullets or loaded rounds?

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Just bullets probably, I’m in the stage of saving brass now. I have the primers and powders , I just need to buy some dies and bullets and I’m ready to load some plinkers.


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[rp-]

Just bullets probably, I’m in the stage of saving brass now. I have the primers and powders , I just need to buy some dies and bullets and I’m ready to load some plinkers.


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Let me know when you're ready to load and I'll hook you up with some powder coated bullets.

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[xdmikey]

Yesterday/today I cast 38spec to the tune of about 500.
Wednesday & Friday are for PC’ing them.

 

[xdmikey]

Help me out leadheads!

I'm currently casting from lead purchased at $60/60# shipped. With all this seat time I'm getting I'm wondering about some things:

 

[xdmikey]

It looks like it has a lot of dirt in it. There is also quite a bit of yellow(iron maybe?)in the melt. It was my understanding this was ready to cast/pour into the mould. The price was right then and certainy is right now.

I'm just wondering what it is; by the way I PC all my boolits.

Thanks

 

[rp-]

It looks like the lead wasn't fluxed. I think the yellow is zinc in the mix that's oxidizing causing the color. Might be tin. Can't remember.

Honestly looks like just melted down wheel weights but they didn't process them all the way to get out the BS.

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[Ozzman]

It looks like it has a lot of dirt in it. There is also quite a bit of yellow(iron maybe?)in the melt. It was my understanding this was ready to cast/pour into the mould. The price was right then and certainy is right now.

I'm just wondering what it is; by the way I PC all my boolits.

Thanks

Yellow dross is Tin Oxide, your alloy is too hot.
Turn down your temperature to around 800, the tin is coming out of the alloy.

FYI you want the 2% Tin in the mix.

 

[CodyK]

Mixed bag at the range today. Great groups. GREAT groups! BUT, I didn’t take into account that the range I was going to is covered out to about 15-20 yards, so the only way to chronograph is to try and get it set up about 20 yards from the bench, on the side of a steep berm! And then try and get it lined up between me and the target, which like almost every outdoor range I go to, is never straight on, it’s at an angle. After waking back and forth several times, to try and get it lined up right, I just gave up trying. Shot some 147 grain Hornady ELD Match bullets loaded with H4350. Best 3 shot group:

And the worst:

I have yet to find a load, or even any factory ammo for that matter, that doesn’t shoot great out of this rifle.


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[rp-]

Mixed bag at the range today. Great groups. GREAT groups! BUT, I didn’t take into account that the range I was going to is covered out to about 15-20 yards, so the only way to chronograph is to try and get it set up about 20 yards from the bench, on the side of a steep berm! And then try and get it lined up between me and the target, which like almost every outdoor range I go to, is never straight on, it’s at an angle. After waking back and forth several times, to try and get it lined up right, I just gave up trying. Shot some 147 grain Hornady ELD Match bullets loaded with H4350. Best 3 shot group:

And the worst:

I have yet to find a load, or even any factory ammo for that matter, that doesn’t shoot great out of this rifle.


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What rifle?

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[CodyK]

What rifle?

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Savage Axis II Precision in 6.5 Creedmoor.

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[xdmikey]

@Ozzman
The pot is set to 7.5

rp-
I’m just glad the junk I’ve been pulling out IS junk!

Thanks guys

 

[rp-]

Tonight I ran 10mm through the press. 200x powder coat and 150x 180gr XTPs. Now to hang out with the kids before they go to bed.

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[DubiousDan]

@Ozzman
The pot is set to 7.5

rp-
I’m just glad the junk I’ve been pulling out IS junk!

Thanks guys

The numbers on the dial may not equate to the temperature.

For instance this is from the directions for the Lee Lead furnace:

Directions It will take about 20–30 minutes to heat 10 lbs. of metal to 600 degrees; line voltage greatly affects melt time. After the metal is melted, adjust heat setting to desired position. The mark- ings are reference numbers only and do not indicate temperature. The high set- ting will stabilize at approximately 900° F. and the low about 450° F. Cast at the lowest temperature that will give good fill out. 650° F. is a good starting point.

 

[mad88minute]

The numbers on the dial may not equate to the temperature.

For instance this is from the directions for the Lee Lead furnace:

Directions It will take about 20–30 minutes to heat 10 lbs. of metal to 600 degrees; line voltage greatly affects melt time. After the metal is melted, adjust heat setting to desired position. The mark- ings are reference numbers only and do not indicate temperature. The high set- ting will stabilize at approximately 900° F. and the low about 450° F. Cast at the lowest temperature that will give good fill out. 650° F. is a good starting point.

I just looked up my milwaukee temp gun. It measures up to 750 deg F.




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[mad88minute]

Just ordered some lead. I guess I'm getting into casting.

I guess now I need to pick a hotpot and my first set of molds.

Any recommendations for a pot?
Or mold preferences?
Anything else I'll need?

I'm thinking 9mm, 300BO subs, and heavy 458 socom is what I'll be casting most.

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[xdmikey]

@mad88minute

Get the 20#; I got the 10 and regret going cheap! For moulds get the six gang when available. I went with Lee from Titan reloading. Again, I'm cheap.

Were you looking for Reloader 17?

 

[DubiousDan]

Just ordered some lead. I guess I'm getting into casting.

I guess now I need to pick a hotpot and my first set of molds.

Any recommendations for a pot?
Or mold preferences?
Anything else I'll need?

I'm thinking 9mm, 300BO subs, and heavy 458 socom is what I'll be casting most.

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Start with a Lee bottom pour furnace with a twenty pound capacity. It will get the job done and not that expensive so if you decide casting is not for you, you're not out too much. If you stick with it you might invest in a Lyman or find a good used one.

Next get the Lyman Cast Bullet Handbook better yet get this first and read it before starting. It also has load data for cast bullets.

Check out the Cast Boolits forum. Lost of good info and knowledgeable people there.