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.

Now that's a bullet!

-Jake

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

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

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

Very Nice!

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

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.

You got that right.