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RoGrrr · April 11, 2012, 11:48 PM

Thanks for the reply. I'm shooting 9 and 45. I use the 45 for bowling pins and use a fairly stiff load of Universal. The 9 is light target only.
I don't have a tester yet. I'll probably get one but not sure when. And since I don't load heavy, I might not need it. I'm not even sure what price range the testers are in since I hadn't even looked around at them.
My question was mainly out of curiosity, as I'm fairly new to pistols and also casting. It galls me to pay about 10 cents apiece for a 45 boolit when I can cast it for next to nothing, which is why I went to the range today and scrounged spent slugs.
I'm also looking for the right settings so my slugs fall out of the mold without having to rap the blocks with a hammer handle. I have an IR thermometer and plan to log my experiences using it for data gathering.

April 11, 2012, 11:48 PM	#3
RoGrrr Junior member Join Date: September 12, 2010 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 14	Thanks for the reply. I'm shooting 9 and 45. I use the 45 for bowling pins and use a fairly stiff load of Universal. The 9 is light target only. I don't have a tester yet. I'll probably get one but not sure when. And since I don't load heavy, I might not need it. I'm not even sure what price range the testers are in since I hadn't even looked around at them. My question was mainly out of curiosity, as I'm fairly new to pistols and also casting. It galls me to pay about 10 cents apiece for a 45 boolit when I can cast it for next to nothing, which is why I went to the range today and scrounged spent slugs. I'm also looking for the right settings so my slugs fall out of the mold without having to rap the blocks with a hammer handle. I have an IR thermometer and plan to log my experiences using it for data gathering.