First time casting HP's, Thanks

Boolit Bub Join DateFeb 2013Posts36

Got a new NOE HP mold last night and couldn't wait. Seasoned the mold and cranked up the pot. From reading here I knew I had to run the mold hotter sol I turned the lead temp up and the first run still came out wrinkled. Raised the lead temp another twenty degree and they started dropping pretty. After a few passes the HP's were breaking and the mold was too hot. Dropped the lead back down ten and was in the zone. Ran off 300 or so that looked like this. Thanks for all the information posted here that helped me figure this out.

Boolit Master Join DateMar 2013Posts287

looks great... what temp did you settle on?

i have the same problem, if it runs too hot the HP tears/shears, but have not yet found the magic temp...

Boolit Bub Join DateFeb 2013Posts36

T^hose look great ..keep it up

it's a combination of mold and alloy temp.
once you get the mold working you can turn the alloy temp down 50* and maintain mold temp through pace.

it's all an educated guess,,,, till the trigger is pulled.

the more i find out about shootin boolits, the more it contradicts everything i ever learned about shooting jaxketed.

Boolit Master Join DateOct 2010LocationVT, that Green Mountain StatePosts580

Nice job. And they shoot as good as they look.

Good job! I have a NOE HP also. It took me longer to get the hang of it. Had trouble getting the mold up to temp. Gotta say I really like the boolits it casts. They shoot better than store bought for sure!

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