100° predicted for the air, 700° for the lead. Let's cast!

Beagle333 · July 18, 2015, 09:23 AM

Saturday is here! And it's time to make some shiny projectiles.

I got a really good fan and a few mosquito coils strategically placed around my casting table (plywood and blocks) set up in the shade, and a cooler full of bottled water nearby. Mama's new Peacemaker arrived yesterday (her 70th B'day was this week) and she wants a shoebox full of bullets!

And he's off!!!!

straight-shooter · July 18, 2015, 05:21 PM

Holy Moly Beagle! It's hotter than hades up here in the north too! I got my new PID in the mail today and am chomping to try it out but by golly, I don't think I got it in me to walk through the gates of hell outside and cast em' up!

Beagle333 · July 18, 2015, 05:30 PM

Boy I did! I refilled the pot 5 times and even ran completely out of HP alloy! I figure I made 45-50# of hollow points! It was a great marathon of a day, but my wrist is pretty sore from holding those brass molds all day. Whew!!!

Tomorrow I will get started on those boxes of wheel weights and make some new HP alloy ingots.

straight-shooter · July 18, 2015, 05:40 PM

Well then you better fill up on some burgers tonight so you can get back those 10 pounds you lost in the marathon

straight-shooter · July 18, 2015, 05:49 PM

Oh, by the way Beagle. I never told you but I work at Lowe's and we have some 4x4's on sale right now which would come in handy for your display shelf... just sayin'

Beagle333 · July 18, 2015, 06:22 PM

It has gone waaay beyond that already! I'm up to 12" blocks and I-beams!

(Oh, and I got a big rack of baby back ribs that are almost ready. Don't fret about the lost weight! I'm on it! haha)

Here I have started with the first pan getting them sorted for culling and sizing. On the right are the NOE 432-265 SWC and left are the MiHec 45-270SAA.

Beagle333 · July 18, 2015, 06:35 PM

Oh, and if you cast for .270, check out this new offering from Lee!

http://leeprecision.com/product.php?...t=19039&page=1

I'm going to be all over this.

A pause for the COZ · July 18, 2015, 06:42 PM

Good looking bullets. But U crazy way too hot for me.
I am down in my 60 deg basement on these days, Loading them.

straight-shooter · July 18, 2015, 07:52 PM

Man, those are some great looking bullets! You think they were spinning fast when they were mounted on rims, just wait till they go for a ride down your barrel!

shootniron · July 18, 2015, 08:06 PM

Casting at 100 degrees is a lot better than smelting at 100 degrees.

BTW...nice looking bullets.

Beagle333 · July 19, 2015, 07:29 AM

It rained last night. That means STEAM when the sun gets up! Who doesn't like 100° steam? haha.

Today is rifle bullet day, since I'm out of HP alloy. So..... out to the pot I go!!

straight-shooter · July 19, 2015, 07:51 AM

I'm leaving out to go make a deal on trading for a S&W 15-3 this morning. Last night I auto tuned my new PID for the Pro-Melt and will bear the heat and cast up some Lyman 358-495 WC for the S&W.

Beagle333 · July 19, 2015, 09:25 PM

I did brave the heat for a while. I made some 35 XCB bullets for the Whelen.
227 grains of leaden goodness!

stubbicatt · July 20, 2015, 06:33 AM

Beagle, I really enjoy your postings for the neat photos. Your bullets always look more attractive than my bullets.

Beagle333 · July 20, 2015, 08:01 AM

You should see the ones that go back in the pot.

Of course 90% of my photos are after culling. The ones above in post #6 are as-cast, but usually I cull first.

straight-shooter · July 20, 2015, 10:43 AM

Ah, so the truth comes out. Here I've been trying to be as good as the Master Beagle and always falling short. Now I know why!

Mike / Tx · July 20, 2015, 03:57 PM

I've had enough "REAL" pretty, I'm ready to see some with dirt in their toes...

We've see tha before.. how bout the after.

Ya know somethin like these...

Before,

After,

Beagle333 · July 20, 2015, 05:15 PM

You mean the ones hidden down there in that poison-ivy-covered dirt berm?

She says: "Come on in here and dig some bullits, Boy. . . . I'll mess you up, and good!!!"

Mike / Tx · July 21, 2015, 04:15 AM

Well, in this case the phrase "sacrifices must be made in the name of science" come to mind here.....

I think I would probably root around a bit and see what I came up with.

stubbicatt · July 21, 2015, 06:38 AM

Mike/TX, I've only ever heard something like that from girlfriends with a bad high heel shoe addiction, "beauty knows no pain."

Mike / Tx · July 21, 2015, 08:10 AM

Luckily for me poison ivy doesn't bother me. If it did I might as well sell off my properties.

July 18, 2015, 09:23 AM	#1
Beagle333 Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2012 Location: Auburn, AL. Posts: 2,332	100° predicted for the air, 700° for the lead. Let's cast! Saturday is here! And it's time to make some shiny projectiles. I got a really good fan and a few mosquito coils strategically placed around my casting table (plywood and blocks) set up in the shade, and a cooler full of bottled water nearby. Mama's new Peacemaker arrived yesterday (her 70th B'day was this week) and she wants a shoebox full of bullets! And he's off!!!! __________________ . . . Have a Colt and a smile.

July 18, 2015, 05:30 PM	#3
Beagle333 Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2012 Location: Auburn, AL. Posts: 2,332	Boy I did! I refilled the pot 5 times and even ran completely out of HP alloy! I figure I made 45-50# of hollow points! It was a great marathon of a day, but my wrist is pretty sore from holding those brass molds all day. Whew!!! Tomorrow I will get started on those boxes of wheel weights and make some new HP alloy ingots. __________________ . . . Have a Colt and a smile.

July 18, 2015, 06:35 PM	#7
Beagle333 Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2012 Location: Auburn, AL. Posts: 2,332	Oh, and if you cast for .270, check out this new offering from Lee! http://leeprecision.com/product.php?...t=19039&page=1 I'm going to be all over this. __________________ . . . Have a Colt and a smile.

July 18, 2015, 06:42 PM	#8
A pause for the COZ Senior Member Join Date: October 11, 2012 Location: Braham, Minnesota Posts: 1,314	Good looking bullets. But U crazy way too hot for me. I am down in my 60 deg basement on these days, Loading them. __________________ NRA life member. US Army veteran, 11 Bravo.

July 19, 2015, 07:29 AM	#11
Beagle333 Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2012 Location: Auburn, AL. Posts: 2,332	It rained last night. That means STEAM when the sun gets up! Who doesn't like 100° steam? haha. Today is rifle bullet day, since I'm out of HP alloy. So..... out to the pot I go!! __________________ . . . Have a Colt and a smile.

July 18, 2015, 05:21 PM	#2
straight-shooter Senior Member Join Date: June 12, 2007 Location: North Central Indiana Posts: 436	Holy Moly Beagle! It's hotter than hades up here in the north too! I got my new PID in the mail today and am chomping to try it out but by golly, I don't think I got it in me to walk through the gates of hell outside and cast em' up!

July 18, 2015, 05:40 PM	#4
straight-shooter Senior Member Join Date: June 12, 2007 Location: North Central Indiana Posts: 436	Well then you better fill up on some burgers tonight so you can get back those 10 pounds you lost in the marathon

July 18, 2015, 05:49 PM	#5
straight-shooter Senior Member Join Date: June 12, 2007 Location: North Central Indiana Posts: 436	Oh, by the way Beagle. I never told you but I work at Lowe's and we have some 4x4's on sale right now which would come in handy for your display shelf... just sayin'

July 18, 2015, 06:22 PM	#6
Beagle333 Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2012 Location: Auburn, AL. Posts: 2,332	It has gone waaay beyond that already! I'm up to 12" blocks and I-beams! (Oh, and I got a big rack of baby back ribs that are almost ready. Don't fret about the lost weight! I'm on it! haha) Here I have started with the first pan getting them sorted for culling and sizing. On the right are the NOE 432-265 SWC and left are the MiHec 45-270SAA. __________________ . . . Have a Colt and a smile.

July 18, 2015, 07:52 PM	#9
straight-shooter Senior Member Join Date: June 12, 2007 Location: North Central Indiana Posts: 436	Man, those are some great looking bullets! You think they were spinning fast when they were mounted on rims, just wait till they go for a ride down your barrel!

July 18, 2015, 08:06 PM	#10
shootniron Senior Member Join Date: April 16, 2011 Location: Georgia Posts: 1,599	Casting at 100 degrees is a lot better than smelting at 100 degrees. BTW...nice looking bullets.

July 19, 2015, 07:51 AM	#12
straight-shooter Senior Member Join Date: June 12, 2007 Location: North Central Indiana Posts: 436	I'm leaving out to go make a deal on trading for a S&W 15-3 this morning. Last night I auto tuned my new PID for the Pro-Melt and will bear the heat and cast up some Lyman 358-495 WC for the S&W.

July 19, 2015, 09:25 PM	#13
Beagle333 Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2012 Location: Auburn, AL. Posts: 2,332	I did brave the heat for a while. I made some 35 XCB bullets for the Whelen. 227 grains of leaden goodness! __________________ . . . Have a Colt and a smile.

July 20, 2015, 06:33 AM	#14
stubbicatt Senior Member Join Date: September 15, 2007 Posts: 1,707	Beagle, I really enjoy your postings for the neat photos. Your bullets always look more attractive than my bullets.

July 20, 2015, 08:01 AM	#15
Beagle333 Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2012 Location: Auburn, AL. Posts: 2,332	Thanks! You should see the ones that go back in the pot. Of course 90% of my photos are after culling. The ones above in post #6 are as-cast, but usually I cull first. __________________ . . . Have a Colt and a smile. Last edited by Beagle333; July 20, 2015 at 08:10 AM.

July 20, 2015, 10:43 AM	#16
straight-shooter Senior Member Join Date: June 12, 2007 Location: North Central Indiana Posts: 436	Ah, so the truth comes out. Here I've been trying to be as good as the Master Beagle and always falling short. Now I know why!

July 20, 2015, 03:57 PM	#17
Mike / Tx Senior Member Join Date: April 8, 2000 Posts: 2,101	I've had enough "REAL" pretty, I'm ready to see some with dirt in their toes... We've see tha before.. how bout the after. Ya know somethin like these... Before, After, __________________ LAter, Mike / TX

July 20, 2015, 05:15 PM	#18
Beagle333 Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2012 Location: Auburn, AL. Posts: 2,332	You mean the ones hidden down there in that poison-ivy-covered dirt berm? She says: "Come on in here and dig some bullits, Boy. . . . I'll mess you up, and good!!!" __________________ . . . Have a Colt and a smile. Last edited by Beagle333; July 20, 2015 at 05:20 PM.

July 21, 2015, 04:15 AM	#19
Mike / Tx Senior Member Join Date: April 8, 2000 Posts: 2,101	Well, in this case the phrase "sacrifices must be made in the name of science" come to mind here..... I think I would probably root around a bit and see what I came up with. __________________ LAter, Mike / TX

July 21, 2015, 06:38 AM	#20
stubbicatt Senior Member Join Date: September 15, 2007 Posts: 1,707	Mike/TX, I've only ever heard something like that from girlfriends with a bad high heel shoe addiction, "beauty knows no pain."

July 21, 2015, 08:10 AM	#21
Mike / Tx Senior Member Join Date: April 8, 2000 Posts: 2,101	Luckily for me poison ivy doesn't bother me. If it did I might as well sell off my properties. __________________ LAter, Mike / TX

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