sequoia
40 Cal.
- Joined
- Mar 8, 2005
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I’ve been casting my own round balls for probably 20 years and not had this problem before. Usually my .490 and .440 ball load easily with my short starter and ramrod. This last batch I had to hammer down the bore. I tried a thinner patch but that didn’t help. Is it possible that some wheel weight lead got mixed in? I’m using the same molds I always have. I switched from the small electric pot to a bottom pour a while back but I don’t see how that could make a difference. I can make a mark across my ingots with my thumbnail. How do you tell the hardness of lead without a tool?