KeithB
Resident Half Fast Machinist
Whatever gets good results. Except for an extremely heavy 10 cavity H&G #258 (220 gr .41 mag bullet) I BP everything else. Six cavity Lees, 4 cavity Lymans, all the rest get BPed here. Seems like the work load is higher on me when I pick up and sit down a ladle all afternoon than when I set up my mold guide properly to support the mold. Since I built and use a PID on my hot plate and RCBS 20 lb pot I have my molds up to temp and my pot is right and I generally get good bullets in one or two casts.
I can see where multi-cavity molds of large volume bullets, hollow point bullet molds with door knob handles sticking out the bottom, extreme budget restrictions (camp stove casting), and other special circumstances may require ladle pouring, and I can understand people getting good results with ladle casting and not wanting to switch. But honestly, I am no expert at anything much less bullet casting but I seem to get well filled out bullets with consistent weights using BP furnace techniques.
To each their own!
I can see where multi-cavity molds of large volume bullets, hollow point bullet molds with door knob handles sticking out the bottom, extreme budget restrictions (camp stove casting), and other special circumstances may require ladle pouring, and I can understand people getting good results with ladle casting and not wanting to switch. But honestly, I am no expert at anything much less bullet casting but I seem to get well filled out bullets with consistent weights using BP furnace techniques.
To each their own!