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sidewindr · September 21, 2012, 12:21 PM

I go from the muzzle, and start with a rubber mallot till the slug is going and then a brass rod I got from McMaster Carr(I have a couple for different calibers). I turn(or you can sand) the sinker or slug so it is maybe .01" over groove dia, that way it is easier to get going. You may use a good hardwood dowel IF the slug is going pretty easy and tape the end up if you can so the dowel can't split and wedge. If it wedges, it would be BAD<BAD<BAD. So tap carefully and if the slug is pushing hard, get something better. DO NOT HIT HARDER. Plenty of heavy oil/grease.
Also check out this forum http://castboolits.gunloads.com/ they specialize in cast and will have an answer for everything(maybe too much sometimes

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September 21, 2012, 12:21 PM	#4
sidewindr Senior Member Join Date: June 4, 2011 Location: somewhere out there Posts: 101	I go from the muzzle, and start with a rubber mallot till the slug is going and then a brass rod I got from McMaster Carr(I have a couple for different calibers). I turn(or you can sand) the sinker or slug so it is maybe .01" over groove dia, that way it is easier to get going. You may use a good hardwood dowel IF the slug is going pretty easy and tape the end up if you can so the dowel can't split and wedge. If it wedges, it would be BAD<BAD<BAD. So tap carefully and if the slug is pushing hard, get something better. DO NOT HIT HARDER. Plenty of heavy oil/grease. Also check out this forum http://castboolits.gunloads.com/ they specialize in cast and will have an answer for everything(maybe too much sometimes).