It's a shiny new Saturday, let's make some shiny new bullets

Beagle333 · June 20, 2015, 06:53 AM

And the forecast is only for 89° today. If they are right, it's going to be a wonderful day in the yard at the casting/coating table.

Whatcha meltin' today? This sweaty old caster is stirrin' the pot again here.

rtpzwms · June 20, 2015, 09:08 AM

it will be sunny and 94 today. Just don't need to play with something hot...

stubbicatt · June 20, 2015, 12:47 PM

Wherever did you find that little dude stirring the pot?

Beagle333 · June 20, 2015, 02:31 PM

Somebody has made an emoticon for almost anything you can think of, if you search for it. Just do a google or yahoo image search for things like "fishing emoticon" or "stirring emoticon" and such, and you'll find lots of cool emoticons doing all sorts of stuff.
If you get lucky and it's a .gif like these, they move.

straight-shooter · June 20, 2015, 03:38 PM

In about another hour I'm heading outside to PC some Mihec 359-640's

LOL

straight-shooter · June 20, 2015, 03:42 PM

Beagle333 · June 20, 2015, 04:01 PM

It rained. Can you believe it rained! All of a sudden!

..... and so I'm putting buckets on the hot stuff and plastic table cloths on the electronic stuff and it's coming down a summer flash storm.

Sheesh.... now I gotta reheat everything and start over. But I do have quite a pile of bullets.

Beagle333 · June 20, 2015, 04:57 PM

Now the rain is all dried up and it's steamy as heck, but I'm happily casting again.

straight-shooter · June 20, 2015, 06:00 PM

Did you end up trying the sawdust on top of the melt ? How did it work out for you ?

Beagle333 · June 20, 2015, 06:54 PM

I did put it on top and stirred it in well. It did stick to the sides as the level descended, but it scraped off easily with the wooden dowel when I finished one pot and reloaded another. ('Gotta remember to get paint stirrers from HD.)

But it worked really well. I had very few inclusions and those were probably just stuff that was already around the valve.

I can already tell that I'm going to be spoiled with that 6-banger. That thing drains a pot soooooooo fast and makes a big pile of bullets sooooo fast!

Shiny ones too. Here's some of the first ones.....

Beagle333 · June 20, 2015, 07:00 PM

I had a lot of fun out there in the shade today. I really enjoy casting them about as much as shooting them. I gave the NOE 432-265 another workout today as well. I usually cast a little over half a pot (about this much) and then it's time for a break and to refill the pot and have another glass of tea while it heats back up.

That is just lead on the sprue plate. I don't hit it with those pliers, I use my glove to open it, most of the time.

Tomorrow is powdercoat day!

Mike / Tx · June 21, 2015, 05:38 AM

All I did was wallar around under the rear end of my truck and chase down and order parts. Oh did manage to get over to the local HF to pick up a couple of "disposable" tools. (I didn't have anything I wanted to use to beat the races out of the rear end with.) Picked up a couple of pairs of those little spring loaded needle nose pliers for the PC'ing though.

Hey I was at least thinking of doing some...

straight-shooter · June 21, 2015, 05:59 AM

Well at least you were doing something de I mean constructive that needed to be done.

I had a long day at work and planned on PC'ing last night but laziness set in after mowing the yard so I'm heading out there shortly to get some bullets colored. heh...

Beagle333 · June 21, 2015, 06:17 AM

I gotta hit the garden this morning, but that'll give the dew time to dry off the coating tables and then I'll be "lubing" some bullets! I want to do some in orange, but I don't have any, so I'm going to mix red and yellow. Usually it just makes speckles, but it's always interesting and maybe it'll even look orange from a short distance.

straight-shooter · June 21, 2015, 02:32 PM

I just finished PCing and sizing about 400 of the Mihec 359-640 HP bullets today. I made up strings of 8 bullets each for a total of 40 rds to test at the range. They range from 13.3 to 13.7 grains of Alliant 2400.

Beagle333 · June 21, 2015, 02:55 PM

You're gonna sh-sh-sh-ssshhhoot em?

straight-shooter · June 21, 2015, 04:39 PM

Blasphemy I know Beagle.... LOL. Just going to cause me to get even busier and make some more I guess. See, there's always a positive side.

Beagle333 · June 21, 2015, 05:53 PM

Well at least post some pics of smashed bullets and say how they shot. You know how Mike is always wanting to see some bent-up bullets.

Beagle333 · June 21, 2015, 08:38 PM

I was going for orange, but didn't have any, so I mixed half HF red with half Smoke's traffic yellow and it did speckle a bit as I predicted, but it "kinda" looks orange. It'll have to do til I can order some from Smoke.

Mike / Tx · June 22, 2015, 04:21 AM

Yea I tried something similar the other day, they came out so ugly I did a second coat of the flat black to cover it all up.

As for the skittles colors and all, if they won't shoot in a little ragged hole at 25 or further yards and hold together after impact, I don't have a lot of use for them. Granted most of what I have shot of late has been all paper, or plastic filled with dirt, but one of these days those hogs are going to mess up, and I will find out exactly what they do, colored or not.

June 20, 2015, 06:53 AM	#1
Beagle333 Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2012 Location: Auburn, AL. Posts: 2,332	It's a shiny new Saturday, let's make some shiny new bullets And the forecast is only for 89° today. If they are right, it's going to be a wonderful day in the yard at the casting/coating table. Whatcha meltin' today? This sweaty old caster is stirrin' the pot again here. __________________ . . . Have a Colt and a smile.

June 20, 2015, 09:08 AM	#2
rtpzwms Senior Member Join Date: July 6, 2010 Location: OTS Posts: 1,035	it will be sunny and 94 today. Just don't need to play with something hot... __________________ Experience is what you get when you don’t get what you want.

June 20, 2015, 02:31 PM	#4
Beagle333 Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2012 Location: Auburn, AL. Posts: 2,332	Somebody has made an emoticon for almost anything you can think of, if you search for it. Just do a google or yahoo image search for things like "fishing emoticon" or "stirring emoticon" and such, and you'll find lots of cool emoticons doing all sorts of stuff. If you get lucky and it's a .gif like these, they move. __________________ . . . Have a Colt and a smile.

June 20, 2015, 04:01 PM	#7
Beagle333 Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2012 Location: Auburn, AL. Posts: 2,332	It rained. Can you believe it rained! All of a sudden! ..... and so I'm putting buckets on the hot stuff and plastic table cloths on the electronic stuff and it's coming down a summer flash storm. Sheesh.... now I gotta reheat everything and start over. But I do have quite a pile of bullets. __________________ . . . Have a Colt and a smile.

June 20, 2015, 04:57 PM	#8
Beagle333 Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2012 Location: Auburn, AL. Posts: 2,332	Now the rain is all dried up and it's steamy as heck, but I'm happily casting again. __________________ . . . Have a Colt and a smile.

June 20, 2015, 12:47 PM	#3
stubbicatt Senior Member Join Date: September 15, 2007 Posts: 1,707	Wherever did you find that little dude stirring the pot?

June 20, 2015, 03:38 PM	#5
straight-shooter Senior Member Join Date: June 12, 2007 Location: North Central Indiana Posts: 436	In about another hour I'm heading outside to PC some Mihec 359-640's LOL

June 20, 2015, 03:42 PM	#6
straight-shooter Senior Member Join Date: June 12, 2007 Location: North Central Indiana Posts: 436

June 20, 2015, 06:00 PM	#9
straight-shooter Senior Member Join Date: June 12, 2007 Location: North Central Indiana Posts: 436	Did you end up trying the sawdust on top of the melt ? How did it work out for you ?

June 20, 2015, 06:54 PM	#10
Beagle333 Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2012 Location: Auburn, AL. Posts: 2,332	I did put it on top and stirred it in well. It did stick to the sides as the level descended, but it scraped off easily with the wooden dowel when I finished one pot and reloaded another. ('Gotta remember to get paint stirrers from HD.) But it worked really well. I had very few inclusions and those were probably just stuff that was already around the valve. I can already tell that I'm going to be spoiled with that 6-banger. That thing drains a pot soooooooo fast and makes a big pile of bullets sooooo fast! Shiny ones too. Here's some of the first ones..... __________________ . . . Have a Colt and a smile. Last edited by Beagle333; June 20, 2015 at 08:53 PM.

June 20, 2015, 07:00 PM	#11
Beagle333 Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2012 Location: Auburn, AL. Posts: 2,332	I had a lot of fun out there in the shade today. I really enjoy casting them about as much as shooting them. I gave the NOE 432-265 another workout today as well. I usually cast a little over half a pot (about this much) and then it's time for a break and to refill the pot and have another glass of tea while it heats back up. That is just lead on the sprue plate. I don't hit it with those pliers, I use my glove to open it, most of the time. Tomorrow is powdercoat day! __________________ . . . Have a Colt and a smile.

June 21, 2015, 05:38 AM	#12
Mike / Tx Senior Member Join Date: April 8, 2000 Posts: 2,101	All I did was wallar around under the rear end of my truck and chase down and order parts. Oh did manage to get over to the local HF to pick up a couple of "disposable" tools. (I didn't have anything I wanted to use to beat the races out of the rear end with.) Picked up a couple of pairs of those little spring loaded needle nose pliers for the PC'ing though. Hey I was at least thinking of doing some... __________________ LAter, Mike / TX

June 21, 2015, 05:59 AM	#13
straight-shooter Senior Member Join Date: June 12, 2007 Location: North Central Indiana Posts: 436	Well at least you were doing something de I mean constructive that needed to be done. I had a long day at work and planned on PC'ing last night but laziness set in after mowing the yard so I'm heading out there shortly to get some bullets colored. heh...

June 21, 2015, 06:17 AM	#14
Beagle333 Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2012 Location: Auburn, AL. Posts: 2,332	I gotta hit the garden this morning, but that'll give the dew time to dry off the coating tables and then I'll be "lubing" some bullets! I want to do some in orange, but I don't have any, so I'm going to mix red and yellow. Usually it just makes speckles, but it's always interesting and maybe it'll even look orange from a short distance. __________________ . . . Have a Colt and a smile.

June 21, 2015, 02:32 PM	#15
straight-shooter Senior Member Join Date: June 12, 2007 Location: North Central Indiana Posts: 436	I just finished PCing and sizing about 400 of the Mihec 359-640 HP bullets today. I made up strings of 8 bullets each for a total of 40 rds to test at the range. They range from 13.3 to 13.7 grains of Alliant 2400.

June 21, 2015, 02:55 PM	#16
Beagle333 Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2012 Location: Auburn, AL. Posts: 2,332	Nice looking bullets! You're gonna sh-sh-sh-ssshhhoot em? __________________ . . . Have a Colt and a smile.

June 21, 2015, 04:39 PM	#17
straight-shooter Senior Member Join Date: June 12, 2007 Location: North Central Indiana Posts: 436	Blasphemy I know Beagle.... LOL. Just going to cause me to get even busier and make some more I guess. See, there's always a positive side.

June 21, 2015, 05:53 PM	#18
Beagle333 Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2012 Location: Auburn, AL. Posts: 2,332	Well at least post some pics of smashed bullets and say how they shot. You know how Mike is always wanting to see some bent-up bullets. __________________ . . . Have a Colt and a smile.

June 21, 2015, 08:38 PM	#19
Beagle333 Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2012 Location: Auburn, AL. Posts: 2,332	I was going for orange, but didn't have any, so I mixed half HF red with half Smoke's traffic yellow and it did speckle a bit as I predicted, but it "kinda" looks orange. It'll have to do til I can order some from Smoke. __________________ . . . Have a Colt and a smile.

June 22, 2015, 04:21 AM	#20
Mike / Tx Senior Member Join Date: April 8, 2000 Posts: 2,101	Yea I tried something similar the other day, they came out so ugly I did a second coat of the flat black to cover it all up. As for the skittles colors and all, if they won't shoot in a little ragged hole at 25 or further yards and hold together after impact, I don't have a lot of use for them. Granted most of what I have shot of late has been all paper, or plastic filled with dirt, but one of these days those hogs are going to mess up, and I will find out exactly what they do, colored or not. __________________ LAter, Mike / TX