Nope. The pressure of the lead going in will force the handles apart and distort the ball.
http://www.lasc.us/Fryxell_book_chapter_1_introduction.htmWinchester started making iron-handled bullet moulds in 1875 (and in a humanitarian gesture added wooden handles in 1890).
Nothing to me.What other factors would make holding by a gloved hand the method of choice??
It's necessary to get the mold up to properFrom a total greenhorn of the casting hobby (waiting for my first boolit attempt) point of view, couldn't you pour the mold as it sits......let it cool.....then grab the handles and cut the bottom with a whack on something hard? Just asking.
In for the education......
It's necessary to get the mold up to proper
casting temperature (meaning HOT) before it'll produce good bullets.
This is usually done by pouring and dumping rejects back into the melt until the mold is hot enough to produce uniform, unwrinkled bullets with flat, well filled bases and lube grooves.
It's necessary to get the mold up to proper
casting temperature (meaning HOT) before it'll produce good bullets.
This is usually done by pouring and dumping rejects back into the melt until the mold is hot enough to produce uniform, unwrinkled bullets with flat, well filled bases and lube grooves.
Not burning the $%&@ outta my hands is a big one for me.What other factors would make holding by a gloved hand the method of choice?? Guess I need to read a book on casting.