Ordered new mold for the Legend

CWLONGSHOT

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Pulled Cotton ball as if your checking a crown!

Carpenters pencil on the pins is my go to. But generally I find the pins are simply still cold. (Too cold)

I was just castin a HP last night and I let it get good n warm. Not one single bullet stuck on a pin for just over 100 pcs. (Sometimes it goes my way... SELDOM, but happens. :) )

Good lukc, I KNOW you will find it!

Sho us some pics too!!

CW
 

fiver

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dang man I know that frustration.
one side of one cavity but only when the mold is making perfect bullets.
I'd give the blocks a twirl [when they were hot] using Ian's method first, then breaking out the lapping compound.
 

Tomme boy

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I have a can of liquid moly I use to spray the pins. Made by Felpro. Have not had a chance to do anything. I have a Catfish benefit tourney I run every year. Been tied up with getting things done. The bat flu really screwed us over this year for this. We just got approval last week to have it this weekend. No one on the city council would give us an ok to do it. So we said screw it and are having it at the sporting goods store I am teamed with having it.
 

Tomme boy

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I think I have some diamond paste around here somewhere. I know I had some a long time ago but I don't remember where it is. I used it on an old H&G 44 mold to clean up the cavities from rust before I got it. There were 3 colors
 

Tomme boy

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Heading out hopefully tomorrow morning. I loaded some more with the 5744 at lower levels as I was over max. I also loaded up some with lil-gun. I can't believe the only people with data is Hodgdon. Kind of frustrating. And I was checking a bunch of links that had data and they are no longer there. They removed the data. I knew I should have copied it all when I first came across it.

So I am using 180gr data reduced by 20% for starting loads. I have sent emails to Alliant and Accurate powders and they both said they are working on it. That was 8 months ago still no data.
 

Ian

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If you generate some chonograph data for me I can back-check the accuracy of the model we used and then we can cautiously develop loads with whatever powder you like. Just beware that QL predictions can be right on with one powder, right on with the next, then suddenly 30% over max with the next powder. Also, loads that are safe this summer may not be this winter. 5744 and H110 seemed to be the best ones of the few I was looking at, giving about the realistic maximum velocity at near 100% density.
 

Tomme boy

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I don't have a chrono anymore. I sent a friend a message to see if his is still in the building we shoot out of.
 

fiver

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tip on getting the ''actual'' MV from a chrono.
shoot from 10' then again at 15' and do the math back to MV.
that gives you a 5' difference and you just add the difference twice to the 10' speed to get the MV.

that's how the ''big guys'' used to do it in the old days anyway.
 
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Rally

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TB,
I hear your frustration with the tournaments. We just got news today the last standing trappers convention in Wi. was just cancelled. Seems the fairgrounds and insurance companies are making it tough everywhere with Covid restrictions.
 

Tomme boy

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Got out today for a little bit. This was the best out of 15 different loads with two different powders. I tried to get the measurements with On Target to show the info but for some reason it is not saving the info. I think I will load some more of these to try again to confirm the group. And to shoot them at 200 yds.

The max spread (CTC) is 1.077" MOA is 1.029"
Group height is 1.058"
Group width is 0.737"
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Tomme boy

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I want to shoot it a few more times to just confirm. I don't like it when there is just one group that is like this. I like to shoot the same group at least three times. If it stays together each time then it was just not a lucky group.

But I broke my Lee primer pusher tonite so I have to figure out how to fix it. I also ordered the newest version since Lee does not have paarts for the original one anymore.