Kren1100
32 Cal
Hello all,
The last couple of days I've been casting Lee REAL bullets for my .54 flinter. The mold says 380 grains, but I'm getting more like 370. My question is, what is an acceptable weight variance for casting these when working up a hunting load (100 yard max range)? I cast two groups of 50 a couple days apart. The first group I got 41 bullets with about a 2 grain variance, between 366-368. The other 9 were anywhere from 364 to 372 or so. On my second group 38 bullets were within 3 grains of each other, between 369 grains and 372. The other 12 were within the 366-268 range. Would the 6 grain variance among the majority of the lot cause much difference? Again, these will be hunting bullets, not for comp.
The last couple of days I've been casting Lee REAL bullets for my .54 flinter. The mold says 380 grains, but I'm getting more like 370. My question is, what is an acceptable weight variance for casting these when working up a hunting load (100 yard max range)? I cast two groups of 50 a couple days apart. The first group I got 41 bullets with about a 2 grain variance, between 366-368. The other 9 were anywhere from 364 to 372 or so. On my second group 38 bullets were within 3 grains of each other, between 369 grains and 372. The other 12 were within the 366-268 range. Would the 6 grain variance among the majority of the lot cause much difference? Again, these will be hunting bullets, not for comp.