Just spent the last few hours casting with my new .36 caliber brass mold.
The first mold had a pretty substantial gap between the halves, and I had a thread about it a while back, but I figured the results of this one deserve its own thread.
Made sure to slick it up with some oil when I got it, smoked the cavities with a couple matches, used a heavy pair of gloves, and went to town.
I'll tell you, I'm normally a slow caster, but fumbling with these tiny, hot brass handles with a heavy pair of gloves makes dexterity basically non-existent, so I was glacially slow today.
I only managed 24 round balls and 30 conicals in a little over an hour of casting.
The mold heated up fast though and retained heat well. I didn't have any problems filling them nicely.
They sure are some pretty boolits
From left to right, Lee 375-130 conical, brass mold conical, brass mold round ball, Hornady swaged round ball.
The conical drops pretty consistently at 140 grains. None were below 139 and none above 141. The Lee 375-130 from my same lead drops at around 123 grains.
The round ball dropped consistently at 86 grains.
The conical fits right into the loading gate on my Uberti Navy, but just barely. I actually had to remove the barrel assembly to retrieve the bullet.
Now if only I could find my micrometer, I'd give you guys the diameter
The first mold had a pretty substantial gap between the halves, and I had a thread about it a while back, but I figured the results of this one deserve its own thread.
Made sure to slick it up with some oil when I got it, smoked the cavities with a couple matches, used a heavy pair of gloves, and went to town.
I'll tell you, I'm normally a slow caster, but fumbling with these tiny, hot brass handles with a heavy pair of gloves makes dexterity basically non-existent, so I was glacially slow today.
I only managed 24 round balls and 30 conicals in a little over an hour of casting.
The mold heated up fast though and retained heat well. I didn't have any problems filling them nicely.
They sure are some pretty boolits
From left to right, Lee 375-130 conical, brass mold conical, brass mold round ball, Hornady swaged round ball.
The conical drops pretty consistently at 140 grains. None were below 139 and none above 141. The Lee 375-130 from my same lead drops at around 123 grains.
The round ball dropped consistently at 86 grains.
The conical fits right into the loading gate on my Uberti Navy, but just barely. I actually had to remove the barrel assembly to retrieve the bullet.
Now if only I could find my micrometer, I'd give you guys the diameter