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Schutzenbob · 10-02-2016, 12:51 PM

ithacaartist, casting bullets is more an art than a science, and I've always enjoyed it. I'll put together a thread with some pictures, but now.....I need to find a photographer who will stand next to me and take pics while I cast bullets.

Rich; to answer your question.....with a rifle bullet mold I probably set it down for 30 to 40 seconds before I pull the sprue plate open, with a pistol mold, not quite as long. You need to pull the sprue plate open slowly so you don't deform the base of the bullet.

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Schutzenbob User Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 53 Thanks: 108 Thanked 61 Times in 19 Posts	ithacaartist, casting bullets is more an art than a science, and I've always enjoyed it. I'll put together a thread with some pictures, but now.....I need to find a photographer who will stand next to me and take pics while I cast bullets. Rich; to answer your question.....with a rifle bullet mold I probably set it down for 30 to 40 seconds before I pull the sprue plate open, with a pistol mold, not quite as long. You need to pull the sprue plate open slowly so you don't deform the base of the bullet. Last edited by Schutzenbob; 10-02-2016 at 03:56 PM.