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Beautiful day here Wednesday and I had a lunch hour without commitments, so I pulled out the casting cart to further cast with my two new molds.
The one on the left is a MP Molds brass .358-caliber beveled wadcutter with the hollow-base pins in. The mold on the right is my new Accurate Molds with a 246-grain “big lube” .44-caliber LRNFP profile in one of the cavities and a 200-grainer of the same style in the other.
Here’s what the hollow-base .38-caliber wadcutters look like:
Here’s what the 246-grain .44’s look like:
And here’s what the 200-grain .44’s look like:
The 246-grain one will be used in blackpowder cartridge loads for my .44 Russian. Should be perfect!
Wow. You run a lot of molds on a melt.
I guess I should take more precautions, but I usually just cast in the garage with one of the door open and the air is never still here in this part of Texas.
Be careful with that Frankfort Arsenal casting flux that you're using. It is hygroscopic and especially in a humid environment it will accumulate moisture. If your fluxing/mixing spoon has lead on it, BE CAREFUL when you put it into your hot lead because an explosion will likely result. I still have burn marks on the back of my neck from such an event. Good thing I was wearing glasses, gloves, a long sleeve shirt and a cap.
The molds & That casting cart looks real good!! awesome set up !
I cast some the other day it was Lyman 457 293 gr. mold, now i have to size them to 454 & try them
in my Ruger Alaskan 454, it has 454 cylinder throats
Bill in Oregon wrote: ↑Fri Apr 14, 2023 4:55 pm
Wow. You run a lot of molds on a melt.
I guess I should take more precautions, but I usually just cast in the garage with one of the door open and the air is never still here in this part of Texas.
Typically I just use one mold per casting session, but these two came in around the same time so I wanted to see how they worked. I have never had either brand before, but wouldn't hesitate to order from them again.
I actually have that fan mounted to pull air from the pot away from me, and have a free-standing fan behind me push the air away from me. Figured I shouldn't push my luck.
Walt wrote: ↑Fri Apr 14, 2023 5:22 pm
Be careful with that Frankfort Arsenal casting flux that you're using. It is hygroscopic and especially in a humid environment it will accumulate moisture. If your fluxing/mixing spoon has lead on it, BE CAREFUL when you put it into your hot lead because an explosion will likely result. I still have burn marks on the back of my neck from such an event. Good thing I was wearing glasses, gloves, a long sleeve shirt and a cap.
I've noticed that before. I always wear safety glasses, long sleeves, welder's gloves, and a leather shop apron. I need to remember to wear a hat though!
