CWLONGSHOT
Well-Known Member
Its a Ol’timer! Lyman 457122 HP. This one is a newer “AV” suffix.
Its a loaner mold with some neglect but cavities where clean. Blocks had surface rust.
I started with a good cleaning with a tooth brush, and flush with brake kleen. Followed with a damp finger coat of mold lube. Then pre heated it on the pot as the lead heated.
I only wanted to cast a few to see what I had never having cast with a lyman HP mold before.
After the lead was ready and fluxed a few times. I cast 50-60 from a two cav mold. Then took the hp mold and hosed it down again and put it back on the pot lip. Cast another 25-30 with the other mold.
The first pour... What a nice mold! It cast beautifully right out of the gate. Not one single cull!!! I cast about a hundred fifty pcs as I can get carried away. Momma came out to see where I was and called me in it was almost 10 and 04:00 comes fast...
Bullets dropped from it @ .459.9 and this soft alloy was 333.5g. Should be about a 12-13 BHN
I have a 457191 that I shoot in my bolt 450Bushmaster. This bullet resembles that profile minus the HP. I also have a few 45/70’s but long ago settled on 400 + ^ weights. Maybe I try this one now.
Any how, this area is a lil slow moving so I thought Id ad a lil.
Comments welcome any info on this mold from the extensive knowledge visiting around here is appreciated.
CW
Its a loaner mold with some neglect but cavities where clean. Blocks had surface rust.
I started with a good cleaning with a tooth brush, and flush with brake kleen. Followed with a damp finger coat of mold lube. Then pre heated it on the pot as the lead heated.
I only wanted to cast a few to see what I had never having cast with a lyman HP mold before.
After the lead was ready and fluxed a few times. I cast 50-60 from a two cav mold. Then took the hp mold and hosed it down again and put it back on the pot lip. Cast another 25-30 with the other mold.
The first pour... What a nice mold! It cast beautifully right out of the gate. Not one single cull!!! I cast about a hundred fifty pcs as I can get carried away. Momma came out to see where I was and called me in it was almost 10 and 04:00 comes fast...
Bullets dropped from it @ .459.9 and this soft alloy was 333.5g. Should be about a 12-13 BHN
I have a 457191 that I shoot in my bolt 450Bushmaster. This bullet resembles that profile minus the HP. I also have a few 45/70’s but long ago settled on 400 + ^ weights. Maybe I try this one now.
Any how, this area is a lil slow moving so I thought Id ad a lil.
Comments welcome any info on this mold from the extensive knowledge visiting around here is appreciated.
CW