Originally Posted by
corey012778
what type of tester you have. been looking in to the lee tester, since I am on an tight budget. I know it needs the bullets. I know some need ingots but i think a lot of companies have gone another way.
I prefer to send bullets.
i think the paper may be old thermal now. that could explain the dark marks. but did not pass any the test for thermal. it is not over all slick, I could not leave an finger nail mark, or it did not turn black when I applied heat (an lighter an foot or two away, my hand got pretty warm lol).
I cleaned my sizer four ways and cleaned the .451 extremely well, still has marks, in the .454 brown marks, at the lube grooves and from from the .451 black, all the way down.
I will pick up some tracer paper when I am done at the range. only real way to find out is use another type paper
I have a Cabine Tree tester. I can test ingots or bullets it doesn't matter. Most guys that have me test their lead send a couple of flat nose bullets.
You wont be able to totally get rid of the black rings. because of the type of bullet your using. I have them too. I have sizers that never touch lead and they still have them a little.
It looks like you have lube on the paper in that one picture. The lube will cause the paper to tare. You can lube right before you shoot that will work great.
I have a couple of moulds that I have had some luck with but it has been kind of spotty luck. I have a lee 452-255-RF like yours. Mine also throws at 260 so I am thinking your lead must be pretty soft to throw that weight. That bullet has just not done it in my gun. I need to play with it more. I also have a C-452-300-RF they come out at 316 grains. I was really hoping that this bullet was going to work out like the 50 cal RF. It has done well a few times but over all it has not been consistent. I bumped the hardness up a pinch and need to try it again. This is a picture of the three bullets I am using with this 45 with a 1-28 twist.
Keep plugging along you will get it. I know I do my bullets different than most BPCR guys do. It just takes some testing to figure out how you like them. Remember if you have a question feel free to ask. Ron