Why can't I get the wrinkles out of my bullets?

Bret4207

At the casting bench in the sky. RIP Bret.
Good for you! It's all in figuring out what a particular mould/alloy/pot/operator need to do to work well together. What works for one set up might not work at all for another. Even individual moulds vary for me. But you found a way to get it all working. That's the "Art" in the "Art and Science of Bullet Casting"!!! You are now officially an "ar-teest"!!! ;)
 

fiver

Well-Known Member
Bret's post reminds me of loaning a mold to a buddy just starting out.
he was casting in his garage in like march which means it was 20 on a good day.
he tried and tried.... nope.
i went over and set his alloy temp down about 50-f then heated my mold in the alloy and started casting, tossing the bullets off to the side without even looking at them.
i seen the color i wanted after about 15 real quick throws, and started laying them out on the rag then started my pour count empty pour count thing and, he was like dude you look like your going in slow motion.
but at an erratic pace.
yeah i'm focusing on keeping the mold consistent sometimes it cools off a little so i have to pick up the pace a bit, then i can go back to my speed with a slight count adjustment, now i can basically keep that count going and just make little circles with my hands.

him: well,, that explains why you went and re-adjusted all my stuff,, including the seat.
yeah: i need to see right here, and i need to reach to the dump rag without a lot of wiggling and jiggling, now i can sit here for the next hour and cast comfortably,,,, sept i ain't gonna do that,,, you are.