Not sure if you cast but you have to lube the bullets somehow. The powder coat acts as the lube and protects the barrel from leading. The color is just a bonus.To me the color is of no consequence. But there are those who would pay extra for "their" colors. Just look at the "zombie" shotgun shells they sell at Academy for a stupid high price.
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These colors are from Smoke4320 on the cast boolits forum. His powders work really nicely. That one is called brown orange and I noticed it's very "UT" when I first used it years ago. Shot with a couple guys who bitched about it. I'm one of them dumb Californian guys so what do I know about football anyway. It coats and that all I cared about.
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I do cast quite a bit, just haven't looked to much into the powder coating world. Ya know us old folks take a little longer to take to new fangled things...Not sure if you cast but you have to lube the bullets somehow. The powder coat acts as the lube and protects the barrel from leading. The color is just a bonus.
I do like that I can tell by looking at the bullets what bat h they came out off. All those different color 9s with be separated and loaded 1 color at a time. Then if there's a problem with a bullet I'll pull that whole batch and scrap them (depending on what the issue is).
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So how long does it take you to cast 300, and is that a bottom-pour or ladle?Last night I cast another 300 or so 9mm. It'll put me at about 2k now. Still another 1500 to go
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Bottom pour lee 10# pot. I'm using a 6 cavity lee mould so it goes pretty quick. I probably spent 15-18 minutes to heat the pot and 20 minutes actually casting. I could have done more but I was sleepy.So how long does it take you to cast 300, and is that a bottom-pour or ladle?
Thanks. I'm thinking of taking casting back up after decades off. I couldn't remember. I don't currently have a six cavity though. Just a couple of two cavity RCBS from back in the day.Bottom pour lee 10# pot. I'm using a 6 cavity lee mould so it goes pretty quick. I probably spent 15-18 minutes to heat the pot and 20 minutes actually casting. I could have done more but I was sleepy.
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I've timed average casting sessions and notice the 6 cavity mould drops about 4-5 times as many bullets in a given time frame than a 2 cavity dies. Definately worth the investment if you're loading volume. I. Working on 4-5k 9mm to reload right now so the 6 cavity helps. I just ordered a 6 cavity for 40cal as well. I do still use a 2 cavity for low volume like for the 450 bushmaster... but I don't want to shoot 300 rounds through that thing in a sitting!Thanks. I'm thinking of taking casting back up after decades off. I couldn't remember. I don't currently have a six cavity though. Just a couple of two cavity RCBS from back in the day.
The Lee six cavity molds aren't really much (if any) more than a 2 cavity from anybody else.I've timed average casting sessions and notice the 6 cavity mould drops about 4-5 times as many bullets in a given time frame than a 2 cavity dies. Definately worth the investment if you're loading volume. I. Working on 4-5k 9mm to reload right now so the 6 cavity helps. I just ordered a 6 cavity for 40cal as well. I do still use a 2 cavity for low volume like for the 450 bushmaster... but I don't want to shoot 300 rounds through that thing in a sitting!
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