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Hey GasCheck,
What weight do those drop at. I found the moulds at Ballisti-cast #962 but haven't been able to find out how much they weigh. Do you have to size/lube them after they drop?
Thanks
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Your thinking of smokeless powder. Blackpowder you do not size or lube the bullet.
When you Ram down the bullet it is being sized to the barrel. On a muzzeloader. On a Percussion revolver. You ram the bullet in the cylinder this sizes the bullet to the chamber.
Lubing
By using grease wads or crisco over the bullet your doing two things.
1. First your creating a gas seal over the bullet to ensure the fired bullet of another does not create a change reaction setting off the other cylinders. Second you are aiding in lubricating the bullet making it easier to clean and reduce fouling.
In a smokeless cartridge. You need to size the bullets so that they can be loaded into a cartridge. Without sizing them they would bulge the cases. Making it harder to even chamber the round. 2. You need to lubricate the bullet to reduce the fouling and leading of the barrel. In Black powder the bullet when fired expands to the barrel to create a seal. Using a wrong or smaller sized bullet will allow gases to pass over the bullet melting it down and leading the barrel.