ChestnutLouie
Active Member
All,
I have a Lee 20lb pot, a Lee 452-200 mold and I am using a 50/50 mix of Linotype and lead with 1% tin. This Lee mold is for tumble lubed bullets and though the ridges look the same size the bullets that I have cast are .452" for the first and and last ridge and the middle ridges are .451". Lee tech support tells me that I am not casting hot enough? I have purchased a thermometer; what temp should the lead mix be for proper casting? Some suggest heating your molds on a hot plate to 400 degrees.
What do you recommend? I am only plinking and practicing at 800fps.
Thanks
Francis
I have a Lee 20lb pot, a Lee 452-200 mold and I am using a 50/50 mix of Linotype and lead with 1% tin. This Lee mold is for tumble lubed bullets and though the ridges look the same size the bullets that I have cast are .452" for the first and and last ridge and the middle ridges are .451". Lee tech support tells me that I am not casting hot enough? I have purchased a thermometer; what temp should the lead mix be for proper casting? Some suggest heating your molds on a hot plate to 400 degrees.
What do you recommend? I am only plinking and practicing at 800fps.
Thanks
Francis