ball weight

[ian45662]

I have cast some 445 balls and started to weigh them and I am not sure which ones to keep and which ones to through out. If a 445 ball is supposed to be 133 grains how much plus or minus can allow?

 

[Grenadier1758]

This is one of those questions that the answer always starts of, "That depends,".

For very serious target shooting, I would hold it to +/- 1/2 grain. For more normal shooting and hunting open the limit up to +/- 1 grain. Much lower than -1 grain and you have to consider that you have a void. Larger bullets of say 54 caliber the limits can open up. The way I shoot, if the ball is smooth and I see no dimple at the sprue its good enough.

 

[rabbit03]

I have cast some 445 balls and started to weigh them and I am not sure which ones to keep and which ones to through out. If a 445 ball is supposed to be 133 grains how much plus or minus can allow?

I posted this a while back for what it's worth. It works well for me in competitions.

rabbit03
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[Sherlock]

It just doesn't matter what it's supposed to be. Cast a bunch(# up to you), weigh them, separate into groups, and see how much tolerance you want to work with in remelting bullets. If you are old and wobbly like me and want to hunt woods deer from field positions at 50 yards and practice shooting a pie plate, run a little test of shooting into the kill zone. But others have different needs. You may find a bit of wasted effort in tossing well made ball. WONKY