The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - Crazy $'s on BP revolvers, tips for deals, ideas for bolts & chainfire prevention

Hardcase · January 21, 2011, 10:45 AM

Fiv3, I cast .451 balls from stick-on wheel weights and they work great for me. I've never checked for roundness - when I load, I just point the sprue mark out and leave it at that.

I did cast a few from clip-on weights, but they were pretty tough to load, so I guess the story that the clip-ons and the stick-ons are different must be true. I was actually afraid that I was going to break the lever on one of my Remmies.

The stick-on weights don't feel like pure lead when I'm loading. My .451s take more pressure to seat than a Hornady .451.

January 21, 2011, 10:45 AM	#9
Hardcase Senior Member Join Date: April 14, 2009 Location: Sunny Southern Idaho Posts: 1,909	Fiv3, I cast .451 balls from stick-on wheel weights and they work great for me. I've never checked for roundness - when I load, I just point the sprue mark out and leave it at that. I did cast a few from clip-on weights, but they were pretty tough to load, so I guess the story that the clip-ons and the stick-ons are different must be true. I was actually afraid that I was going to break the lever on one of my Remmies. The stick-on weights don't feel like pure lead when I'm loading. My .451s take more pressure to seat than a Hornady .451. __________________ Well we don't rent pigs and I figure it's better to say it right out front because a man that does like to rent pigs is... he's hard to stop - Gus McCrae