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Title: cast .45s
Post by: Dave Shooter on February 21, 2024, 06:20:04 PM

Cast 11 lbs of .45acp bullets the other day.

Title: Re: cast .45s
Post by: Shootemup on February 21, 2024, 06:36:28 PM

What mold is that? They look good.

Title: Re: cast .45s
Post by: Hawg on February 21, 2024, 08:14:15 PM

They look good. What do they weigh?

Title: Re: cast .45s
Post by: Captainkirk on February 21, 2024, 08:41:00 PM

Interesting profile (HP). Which mould are you using?

Title: Re: cast .45s
Post by: Dave Shooter on February 22, 2024, 06:09:29 AM

I splurged the other year and bought an MP brass 4-cavity mold.  It's a clone of the old Lyman hardball mold, except it has interchangable pins so you can cast roundnose, flatpoint, or two different hollowpoints.

Hollowpoints are actually faster to cast.  Once mold is heated up give the pour about 5 seconds to solidify I then turn the mold sideways and set the end of the sprueplate on a hunk of 4x4.  The weight of the mold cuts the sprues and they fall.  I turn the mold upside down and open.  Any bullets that don't immediately fall out I tap the external part of the pin with gloved hand.  The bullet is pulled from the mold half and falls off the pin.  Don't have to beat on the handle hinge or any such stuff.

This batch weighs a tad over 218 grains each.

Title: Re: cast .45s
Post by: Dave Shooter on February 22, 2024, 09:55:05 AM

Pics

Title: Re: cast .45s
Post by: Hawg on February 22, 2024, 10:06:05 AM

Cool Beans.

Title: Re: cast .45s
Post by: Marshal Will on February 22, 2024, 10:42:40 AM

That's a good looking mold. The bullets come out great. What diameter are they right out of the mold with no sizing done?

Title: Re: cast .45s
Post by: Dave Shooter on February 22, 2024, 02:13:15 PM

Quote from: Marshal Will on February 22, 2024, 10:42:40 AM

That's a good looking mold. The bullets come out great. What diameter are they right out of the mold with no sizing done?

.455

Sized .452 they work fine in every 1911 I've tried them in so far.  Where they have issues is my S&W 25-2 revolver.  That thing has ginormous throats and leads even if sized .454.   :-[

Gettin dressed for the dance:

Title: Re: cast .45s
Post by: Marshal Will on February 22, 2024, 02:26:33 PM

Quote from: Dave Shooter on February 22, 2024, 02:13:15 PM

Quote from: Marshal Will on February 22, 2024, 10:42:40 AM

That's a good looking mold. The bullets come out great. What diameter are they right out of the mold with no sizing done?

.455

Sized .452 they work fine in every 1911 I've tried them in so far.  Where they have issues is my S&W 25-2 revolver.  That thing has ginormous throats and leads even if sized .454.   :-[

Those sound perfect. You can size them for just about anything you want to use them for. 45 ACP, 45 Colt, 45 Schofield, 44 Spl, 44 Mag, 454 Casull, .455 Eley (Webley), you name it.

Title: Re: cast .45s
Post by: Dave Shooter on February 22, 2024, 02:42:22 PM

I'm actually looking for a .455 size die for loads for Rossi .45 Colt.  It's bore slugs .454.