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broken bullits ??
« on: November 14, 2011, 06:51:05 AM »
i had  2 bullits break as they came out of the mold yesterday


they were 375 inch  lee.......at  250 grains


mix was about  i thirde  each   of:
......range scrap
......flashibg  [pure lead....soft]
......babbit.....real hard


just a few bullets broke in 2 as they dropped out of the mold
never  seen this before......any one else??
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Re: broken bullits ??
« Reply #1 on: November 14, 2011, 12:14:49 PM »
Slow down your pace. The bullets were still semi-molten when you dropped them.
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Re: broken bullits ??
« Reply #2 on: November 14, 2011, 04:10:36 PM »
That's what I was thinking.  Kind of a ridiculous post.  So 45/70.gov, what happened after that drop?  Did you stop casting?  Did it keep doing it?  Your mold was too hot.  You need to slow down.  To learn about mold heating, read Veral Smith's book, Jacketed Performance With Cast Bullets!  Veral says to dip the corner until you see smoke, then count for...how many seconds?  I did for 20 and it worked great. 
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Re: broken bullits ??
« Reply #3 on: November 15, 2011, 02:08:11 AM »
they  are frosty....a sign  of  heat too


that is what i was thinking  but  it never happened before
i have  2 copies  of virals  book


my girlfriend was actually casting them
i did see a  lead smear  on the spue plate  too
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Re: broken bullits ??
« Reply #4 on: November 15, 2011, 02:49:36 AM »
I cast by alternating two molds.  It keeps them from over heating.
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Re: broken bullits ??
« Reply #5 on: November 15, 2011, 11:27:41 AM »
If the lead flow is not continuous, the front part begins to setup and the back part is poured again that...
 
There can be a "fracture" where these two pours meet...
 
Kind of like dotted lines or stamp lines...
 
Just a thought...
 
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Re: broken bullits ??
« Reply #6 on: November 15, 2011, 02:22:48 PM »
I think everything just got too hot, and they started throwing "rotten" bullets. No biggie, all you have to do is let things cool down a bit, then get back in the game, albeit at a slower pace.
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