Anyone been casting lately?

[Kansas Jake]

I just spend a couple of hours casting a bunch of 311 round balls again this afternoon. I have plenty but decided since it was such a nice day it with all this talk about casting it would be a good time to fire up the pot. I ended up with a couple of hundred. That should last me a through the winter or longer.

I'm pretty well stocked up on muzzle loading RB's and some conicals for my C&B revolvers at this point. I do want to try casting some bullets for a unmentionable pistol, but currently have pure lead in the pot.

 

[mooman76]

I cast in the winter here, summers being so hot. This post reminds me I need to go over my stuff and see what I need to cast.

 

[Boomerang]

I need to cast some .530's. Maybe this weekend I will get a chance to.
Don't forget to "cast" your vote on Tuesday.

 

[M. De Land]

Well, I did 450, 487 grain bullets and about 100 ,175 grain bullets but no balls this time as I have plenty already cast in .54cal .45 cal, and .36 cal.
I don't shoot my muzzle loaders near as much in cold weather as I do spring,summer and fall. My fingers freeze up pretty fast now days when bare handing lead balls and steel guns and takes the fun out of it for me.

 

[M. De Land]

Wood is good flux. All I ever use anymore is saw dust for all my casting,bullet or ball.

 

[Cowboy]

I need to cast some .530's. Maybe this weekend I will get a chance to.
Don't forget to "cast" your vote on Tuesday.

:haha: I hear ya brother!

That's the most important one of all. Especially this time around!! To much at stake!

Respectfully, Cowboy :thumbsup:

 

[bpd303]

We have already cast our votes (early voting).

A couple of weeks ago I cast up some minie's for my new 1864 Springfield.

Using the Ideal 575213OS mold they cast up fine. When I switched to the Lyman 585213HB mold (new to me), I couldn't get the skirts to fill out at all. I finally discovered the problem. The previous owner had put the wrong base pin in the mold.

The pin from the Ideal fit it perfectly so I got some very good minie's out of that mold too. I was able to fix the other pin by cutting a new grove for the c-clip, which aligned the base pin shoulder with the base of the minie.

 

[Cowboy]

A couple of weeks ago I cast up some minie's for my new 1864 Springfield.



The pin from the Ideal fit it perfectly so I got some very good minie's out of that mold too. I was able to fix the other pin by cutting a new grove for the c-clip, which aligned the base pin shoulder with the base of the minie.

You're the man!

Glad you figured her out and got it fixed my friend. Happy Casting! :thumbsup:

Respectfully, Cowboy

 

[Cowboy]

I know I'm gonna catch some hell about how clean my casting area looks because I posted picture's before and I thought it would never end!! :haha:

Anyway, Ended up casting up 300 ( .575 ) balls early this afternoon.

Respectfully, Cowboy :thumbsup:

 

[Billnpatti]

I care not a whit what any nay sayers say about your setup. I think it is beautiful and quite proper. A tip of my chapeau for your casting setup, it is beautiful and appears to be quite safe. :hatsoff:

 

[bpd303]

Yep nice setup... I'd post a picture of mine but then everyone would know how messy I am and that I suffer from "flat surface syndrome" :grin:

My wife always says organized people are just too lazy to look for things. :slap:

 

[azmntman]

Yep nice setup... I'd post a picture of mine but then everyone would know how messy I am and that I suffer from "flat surface syndrome" :grin:

My wife always says organized people are just too lazy to look for things. :slap:

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