Ive decided to finally get into casting and have accumulated lead, a lee pot, ingot mold, beeswax, and a mold along with a sizing kit for 45acp. Im looking to more cast for my 32 s&w's( H&R top breaks made for smokeless), my 32acp's( CZ 50, CZ 70, Yugo M70's) and 7.62x25(CZ 52). I plan on powdercoating so watching locally for a cheap toaster oven and my harbor frieght ad for the 20% coupon and to see if they carry powder coat in our local store. I also bought a respirator with filters even though im doing this outdoors in calm weather.
My issues is that the lyman reloading manual shows an 85gr mold and loads with powders I have for all 3 cartridges. In my research I dont see many people using 85gr in 32acp. These would be plinking rounds with a lean towards accuracy as I'll be reloading these on a single stage. Has anyone had success using 85gr in their 32acp?
I know I'll have to buy 2 sizing kits since the cz52 should be somewhere between 308 and 311. I plan on slugging in time for a more accurate bullet. I will be buying a lyman mold as majority of my lead will go towards these cartridges. At almost 95 a piece new would like to steer towards one mold as the used market is so far miss on any used molds.
The lee 10lb casting pot that I got for free has some rust in the pot and will sometimes leak when I add the beeswax and stir. Can I or should I remove the plug and use a high grit sandpaper on the insides and on the plug? Ill use a pick to clean out the spout.
Any tips or tricks to make my casting experience a better one?
My issues is that the lyman reloading manual shows an 85gr mold and loads with powders I have for all 3 cartridges. In my research I dont see many people using 85gr in 32acp. These would be plinking rounds with a lean towards accuracy as I'll be reloading these on a single stage. Has anyone had success using 85gr in their 32acp?
I know I'll have to buy 2 sizing kits since the cz52 should be somewhere between 308 and 311. I plan on slugging in time for a more accurate bullet. I will be buying a lyman mold as majority of my lead will go towards these cartridges. At almost 95 a piece new would like to steer towards one mold as the used market is so far miss on any used molds.
The lee 10lb casting pot that I got for free has some rust in the pot and will sometimes leak when I add the beeswax and stir. Can I or should I remove the plug and use a high grit sandpaper on the insides and on the plug? Ill use a pick to clean out the spout.
Any tips or tricks to make my casting experience a better one?
