"Common Cast Bullet Mistakes" Casting 101 Iraqveteran8888 Video #100

Video number 100 by request. Thanks for the ongoing support. More fun to come!

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[Fudd4570]

When I am casting I will get some where my mold didn't close just right and my lube bands are not lined up just right. Can I size them and go ahead and shoot them the nose looks good just slight diffence in the lube bands I got it down how to get it to not do it much 8 bad ones out of 200 good just a few

[Iraqveteran8888]

@Fudd4570 If you are just plinking, you can shoot those, but if they were mine I would just throw them back in and recast them.

[dills2403]

my prob is with the lee sizer is sizeing it to 307 308 and the sizer is a 309 the mold is 309 its dropping at 309 310 the only reason im sizeing is to install gas checks

[Iraqveteran8888]

Sometimes depending on the alloy you choose, you could have some spring back either way as much as 0.001-0.002" either way. Lyman sells dies for their luberisizers that install only gas checks without altering the diameter of the bullet. They aren't cheap though.

[diverguy2583]

out of 30 bullets casted today i only had 5 that were too deformed to use from partial fills to something that i dont know what happend lol i think it was too hot when i dropped it in the water bucket

and was almost squashed.

[Iraqveteran8888]

@diverguy2583

Try throwing a towel in the bottom of your bucket.

[RoninDelaware]

Im a caster and reloader - good job

[ELITEHAMSTER123]

brass or copper bullets, they are extremely lighter than lead, so you will have to deal with modifying your loads. Personally I do not think that would be worth the hassle.

[ELITEHAMSTER123]

@MrOttmandus I wouldnt do it, only because that would cost a lot which is bad when I am trying to save money, brass and copper are insanely hard to melt down and fill up a mold (which would have to be iron, as aluminum would melt. Then comes the problem with iron molds, the cavities rust bad. And if you oil the cavities, you dont get perfectly filled out bullets. So brass and copper bullets would have to be machined on a lathe, not cast. Then on the other hand, even if you do successfully cast

[MrOttmandus]

Have you ever tried casting solid copper or brass bullets? I see that those type of bullets are being offered these days

[rushymoto]

Very good video, I am about to start casting for the first time today. Don't worry to much about being unemployed. I have found that useful people will all ways be in demand for one task or another. The Useless eaters tend to make up a bulk of the unemployment figures in my area.

[jfranco71]

Really enjoy your channel. Have learned alot. Keep up the knowledge sharing.

[bugnetkeepsbugsout]

now why go and tell him to throw in the towel haha! just kidding , great vid.

[Pie42795]

@twistedyogert Uh, casting is ALOT cheaper...

[twistedyogert]

Just buy them.

[marmaladekamikaze]

Have you tried Bullet swaging?