Casting session 35cal Lee 200gr GC

[wquiles]

Had a casting session over the weekend, and these are how they grouped (those #'s are in grains) - the bulk in the 199-201gr range:



Cool picture how just visuals would point out to the "light" ones:



And like Ian taught me earlier, yes, the lighter ones are "smaller" in diameter, as a result of my technique. Still learning

 

[popper]

Yup, mould temp!

 

[Ian]

I like to leave the fliers in there myself....gives me an excuse.

Mould was hotter on the lighter ones, can tell by the sheen and the puckered hole where the sprue tore out. Was that a six-cavity or two?

 

[wquiles]

the six-cavity Lee

 

[Ian]

Not bad dispersion at all for a Lee six. They're getting better and better at cavity consistency since shifting over to newer CNC lathes and re-vamping their blocks.

 

[flint4570]

I think I am going to get one of those molds.

 

[wquiles]

Here sized and ready for PC:



After PC:



PC coverage is never "perfect", but good enough for range work so far. Here after a coat of BLL, and ready to be loaded:



Wil

 

[Spindrift]

Nice!
While my skills at powder coating are progressing, I don’t always get perfect coverage either. Like yesterday, I coated some bullets that required quite intense shaking- in the end, I settled for «good enough». I was dripping with sweat! After placing the bullets in the oven, I noticed two things. The dehumidifier in my basement had stopped some time ago, as it was full. And a rainstorm had come in, the air was thick as soup.
The slightly patchy bullets bullets seem to work well, though. I bet those will work just fine. Good luck with your shooting!

 

[Ian]

Mine don't come out perfect all the time either, but they shoot well enough even when fhey don't.