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not sure if its the same from all vendors but rotometals prices go up if you dont have a loading dock or forklift. So that might be important.
Yeah I shoot more 38 than anything but even those are 170s.
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I have the MP 454-200HP and I have given some to just about everyone I know that reloads 45. All the reports on CB forums are the same. Flawless results in anything I’ve seen them run in.Now that I settled down to load some 45, I'm finding the Lee 452-228 just isn't up to the task. In my Kimber, it's silly levels of fun to shoot but it needs to be seated very deep to gauge.
The problem is that some (35-40%) of my brass doesn't allow seating to that depth - the case gets thick right at the base of the bullet causing a bulge. And I don't really know it until I seat a bullet which really sucks.
I can get my barrel throat cut or just invest in a different mold.
Looking at two mold options:
NOE - aluminum; out of stock
453-220-RF-AB5 4 Cavity RG4 PB | NOE Bullet Moulds
Mihec - Brass, cheaper and in stock
MP 452-374 HP, 4 cavity BR mold ~ MP-molds
Best moulds for casting lead bullets. Hollow point, hollow base or solid bullets. Molds are Brass or aluminum.
If I get the throat cut then I could still end up with issues if I buy another 45 in the future along with the fact I don't know what it will do to the accuracy.
He might have changed the model number but my mould might be the same one.Now that I settled down to load some 45, I'm finding the Lee 452-228 just isn't up to the task. In my Kimber, it's silly levels of fun to shoot but it needs to be seated very deep to gauge.
The problem is that some (35-40%) of my brass doesn't allow seating to that depth - the case gets thick right at the base of the bullet causing a bulge. And I don't really know it until I seat a bullet which really sucks.
I can get my barrel throat cut or just invest in a different mold.
Looking at two mold options:
NOE - aluminum; out of stock
453-220-RF-AB5 4 Cavity RG4 PB | NOE Bullet Moulds
Mihec - Brass, cheaper and in stock
MP 452-374 HP, 4 cavity BR mold ~ MP-molds
Best moulds for casting lead bullets. Hollow point, hollow base or solid bullets. Molds are Brass or aluminum.
If I get the throat cut then I could still end up with issues if I buy another 45 in the future along with the fact I don't know what it will do to the accuracy.
And posted in the wrong thread.....
I dont know how a different mold will work out? Im actually a little surprised.Now that I settled down to load some 45, I'm finding the Lee 452-228 just isn't up to the task. In my Kimber, it's silly levels of fun to shoot but it needs to be seated very deep to gauge.
The problem is that some (35-40%) of my brass doesn't allow seating to that depth - the case gets thick right at the base of the bullet causing a bulge. And I don't really know it until I seat a bullet which really sucks.
I can get my barrel throat cut or just invest in a different mold.
Looking at two mold options:
NOE - aluminum; out of stock
453-220-RF-AB5 4 Cavity RG4 PB | NOE Bullet Moulds
Mihec - Brass, cheaper and in stock
MP 452-374 HP, 4 cavity BR mold ~ MP-molds
Best moulds for casting lead bullets. Hollow point, hollow base or solid bullets. Molds are Brass or aluminum.
If I get the throat cut then I could still end up with issues if I buy another 45 in the future along with the fact I don't know what it will do to the accuracy.
And posted in the wrong thread.....
I casted some 457-405 for a friends father he gave me "a lot of lead" to use. Juat under 2.5lbs when I handed him 40 odd bullets he asked wheres ths the rest.....i laughed and said thats what you get with 2.5lbs.
Love it. I cast some 405 tonight along with A couple good piles of Lee 375 259 grain and some RCBS 44-255Ks
Have not tried that bullet but I have lee 230 grain round nose and TC tumble lube design and a wad cutter. All drop a bit small.
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I dont need anything in alloy particularly soft or hard so I have mixed my softer alloys with known wheel weights 50/50 if my bullets dont fill out well I might add tin.
thanks, i plan to start mass producing 9 MM, .45 and .38, I will check out the references, thanks againDepending on what you want for a hardness, theres a recipe list here-
Adding straight lead to wheel weights will drop the b.h.n., it just depends on how much you add.
Theres also a hardness table for alloy's in the Lyman book.
Rotometals might list something as well
Bullet Casting Alloys - RotoMetals
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Nice! Passing acetone and smash test?
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I have a way to save $200 on $500 of that group buy and if someone can figure out the CC deal so the group buy can be paid with buyers CC
