Molds and loads

[kcofohio]

How about the bullet sizing and greasing? Lee makes one for .45 ACP?

https://www.midwayusa.com/bullet-lubes/br?cid=8659
Or you can go over to castboolits.com and check out their stickies on homemade lubes. Prepare to read.

 

[Mark_Mark]

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1018523537?pid=982621
The drop down box shows .451" .452" and a .454" in stock.

$20!!!! nice and the .51 is $17! might get the .500 mold too!

 

[Mark_Mark]

https://www.midwayusa.com/bullet-lubes/br?cid=8659
Or you can go over to castboolits.com and check out their stickies on homemade lubes. Prepare to read.

could I just use a butter knife and grease the groves???

 

[kcofohio]

could I just use a butter knife and grease the groves???

Or you could take an old sauce pan, warm up some lube, enough so that when you stand up bullets in the bottom, the lube grooves are covered. Drill out the primer pocket of a 45 colt case the will allow a #10 screw to fit it. Work the case mouth to except a casting. Put the case over the cast, pull out of soft lube, the push the bullet out.

 

[PapaG]

Too much thinking. Cast, inspect, size and lube, load and shoot. Been working for me since 1955.

 

[Mark_Mark]

Too much thinking. Cast, inspect, size and lube, load and shoot. Been working for me since 1955.

Now we talking!!!!

 

[Mark_Mark]

Or you could take an old sauce pan, warm up some lube, enough so that when you stand up bullets in the bottom, the lube grooves are covered. Drill out the primer pocket of a 45 colt case the will allow a #10 screw to fit it. Work the case mouth to except a casting. Put the case over the cast, pull out of soft lube, the push the bullet out. View attachment 1060706View attachment 1060707
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were did you think of that… do they make a lube die!

 

[brewer12345]

were did you think of that… do they make a lube die!

If we are talking 45 ACP, buy a .452 lee sizing die. Read up on tumble lubing, which is the easiest and cheapest while still being effective. I use "Ben's Liquid Lube" although there are other formulas (although I tend to powder coat handgun bullets). To tumble lube and size, take the freshly cast stuff and tumble lube with a light coat and let it dry. Push the bullets through the die and tumble lube a second time. When they dry you are ready.

 

[Mark_Mark]

If we are talking 45 ACP, buy a .452 lee sizing die. Read up on tumble lubing, which is the easiest and cheapest while still being effective. I use "Ben's Liquid Lube" although there are other formulas (although I tend to powder coat handgun bullets). To tumble lube and size, take the freshly cast stuff and tumble lube with a light coat and let it dry. Push the bullets through the die and tumble lube a second time. When they dry you are ready.

that’s smart! tumble in the lube and then size!!!

 

[kcofohio]

were did you think of that… do they make a lube die!

Something I ran across at castboolits.

 

[Mark_Mark]

Something I ran across at castboolits.

Alright you guys got me tingly about casting boolots! this is going to be FUN!

 

[AJC1]

Alright you guys got me tingly about casting boolots! this is going to be FUN!

If you add the cost of a dipper vise a 4-20 bottom pour the numbers get even closer.

 

[Mark_Mark]

If you add the cost of a dipper vise a 4-20 bottom pour the numbers get even closer.

what bottom pour do you like? I’m just going to get a good one… please don’t be $300

 

[dannyd]

what bottom pour do you like? I’m just going to get a good one… please don’t be $300

Lee 4-20 will work fine; just have to make some mod's to it and keep it clean. All the other pots new are going to over 300.00 unless you find a used one. Used a Lee 10 lbs pot for years before I could afford a better one.

 

[dannyd]

If you want to get some very good lube try these people.

https://lsstuff.com/store/index.php..._id=11&zenid=dbf8e9f1181198966913ce3589771f5d

They make many different lubes and deliver in a timely manner.

 

[Targa]

My Lee 4-20 pot works like a champ for me.

 

[Mark_Mark]

4-20 lol! pot! lol

 

[Targa]

I actually never put that together until you said it..

 

[kcofohio]

4-20 lol! pot! lol

Do say too much, or a bunch or Coloradoans will be ordering them up.

 

[Hooda Thunkit]

Okay, I'm lost. Someone please explain it to me?

 

[Targa]

4-20 is a holiday fabricated by the future leaders of this country in celebration of dope legalization in certain states. One those being the embarrassment I reside in Colorado, which I am anxiously biding my time to defect from.

 

[Bfh_auto]

$100 buck! not cheap

NOE molds are excellent in my experience.
Definitely more use friendly than my Lee molds. If you can pass on a few coffees, cans of dip, energy drink, beer, or whatever your vice is. It would be covered in a month.
I'm kind of tight with my money and I'm glad I purchased them.

 

[Mark_Mark]

Do say too much, or a bunch or Coloradoans will be ordering them up.

I’m buying one just for the name! Lee 4:20 Pot!

That’s why Lee had such great ideas

 

[Mark_Mark]

NOE molds are excellent in my experience.
Definitely more use friendly than my Lee molds. If you can pass on a few coffees, cans of dip, energy drink, beer, or whatever your vice is. It would be covered in a month.
I'm kind of tight with my money and I'm glad I purchased them.

What do the 6 mold .45 230 run?

 

[lightman]

I've never tried to calculate my cast bullet cost. At one time most of my stuff was probably paid for and that would have made the bullets almost free. I did have the cost of electricity and bullet lube. Then I started replacing my 2 cavity RCBS molds with Hensley & Gibbs molds or molds from Accuratemolds.com. RCBS makes a great mold but they only make 1 and 2 cavity molds. It helps that I'm a pretty good scrounger and most of my lead was free.