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idahoron

12-13-2018 03:13 PM

I made up some bullets

I got busy and made up 1400 bullets. These are 460 grain Lee 500 S&W bullet. I paper patch them and size them for my rifles.
I had a few friends that wanted some so I made a big batch. I added a 380 ACP round for size comparison. They are weighed +- 1 grain. They are hardened to 6.5 BHN. I separated them into lots so I can re test for hardness in about a month.

Bocajnala

12-13-2018 03:21 PM

Now that's a bullet!

-Jake

Semisane

12-13-2018 05:12 PM

That's one heck of a long casting session Ron. It must have been a cold rainy day. :D

idahoron

12-14-2018 09:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Semisane (Post 4348585)

That's one heck of a long casting session Ron. It must have been a cold rainy day. :D

It actually took a couple days. I can only stand on cold cement so long. I used over 90 pounds of lead.

bronko22000

12-14-2018 10:43 AM

Looks like that bullet will hurt on both ends! That sure is a lot of bullets. I'm happy when I cast 200 or so at one seating. Last time I only got to 140

BuckDoeHunter

12-15-2018 05:11 AM

Very Nice!

When you recheck for hardness, do they get harder sometimes?

idahoron

12-15-2018 09:25 AM

When you are pouring alloyed lead they will get harder. Sometimes it doesn't take that long. I think it really depends on the hardness your trying to get. The 6 to 7 BHN I like will settle down in a month. Pistol ally will keep getting harder for a couple months.

GOOD OLE BOY

12-15-2018 10:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bocajnala (Post 4348576)

Now that's a bullet!

-Jake

You got that right.

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