First, Ysable Kid---You know that real fine and neat casting table you just built? This is what its gonna look like.
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Anyway, if you boys like to shoot, this is what 'ya gotta do. Make bullets 'till the cows come home! I turned the furnace on at 5 last night and cleaned up by 9:15. I use two moulds at the same time and use a small fan to keep one mould cool while I'm filling the other. I keep a casting pot that holds 30 pounds of alloy melted next to me so I never run out of molten lead. I water quench everything because it hardens the bullets and its just plain easier as I don't have to worry about damaging bases while dropping the bullets from the mould.
Alloy used here was 50% Linotype/50% wheelweights. Comes out with a Saeco hardness of 9.5 which is a little harder than Lyman #2. The smaller bullets are 32 cal. at 190 grains for NRA silhouette shot out of a 1907 produced 1894 in 32 Spl. but also work well in 32-40's. The larger bullet is designed for the .405 Winchester but I size it down for my Hi-Wall in 40-82 and weighs in at 300 grains. Both are gas check designs.
The white sprue opener (in first pic, next to furnace) is made from a chunk of hard white industrial plastic. Best I have used in over 30 years.
In addition to the overhead flouresent light, you will see (first pic) another lamp aimed at the furnace for maximun visibility.
There are 1000 .32 cal. bullets (4 cavity mould) and 500 40-82's (2 cavity mould). Both moulds are made by NEI. These bullets shoot out of leverguns and the Hi-Wall like a scoped bolt gun.
Now, I wanna see you younguns get to casting!
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Table at end of casting session.
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small fan (wheel fan in front--its running)
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water quenching (There are two buckets--one for each type bullet)
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end result
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close up of 40/300 & 32/190
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