David Bachelder
New member
I bought a Lyman 4 cavity .358" bullet mold. The mold is supposed to cast 150 grain bullets. I just cast 17 and all are over the 150 grains. The average is 162.66 gr.
The lead was supposedly plumbers lead.
I wanted to cast a few just to get the hang of it (new toy syndrome ).
I didn't expect them to turn out as nice as they did (wish I had our digital camera, but it's resting comfortably in my wifes purse and she is out of town).
No frosting and a few culls (6) , but no big deal.
Lets suppose it was plumbers lead, if I were to add the recommended amount of tin, would the weight go down?
Seems like it would since tin is lighter than lead.
The bullets can be scratched with my thumbnail, I assume this means they are soft (confirm plumbers lead ?).
I have no intention of shooting them.
The tin I purchased is not here yet, so I'll toss these back into the pot.
My concern was that they had possibly sent me the wrong mold.
The lead was supposedly plumbers lead.
I wanted to cast a few just to get the hang of it (new toy syndrome ).
I didn't expect them to turn out as nice as they did (wish I had our digital camera, but it's resting comfortably in my wifes purse and she is out of town).
No frosting and a few culls (6) , but no big deal.
Lets suppose it was plumbers lead, if I were to add the recommended amount of tin, would the weight go down?
Seems like it would since tin is lighter than lead.
The bullets can be scratched with my thumbnail, I assume this means they are soft (confirm plumbers lead ?).
I have no intention of shooting them.
The tin I purchased is not here yet, so I'll toss these back into the pot.
My concern was that they had possibly sent me the wrong mold.