I'se disgustipated! I am trying to cast .50 cal 320 gr. R.E.A.L. conicals with a Lee aluminum mold, and am getting a 85% reject rate. I've tried varying the time between casts, alternating the temperature (a bottom pour Lee Production Pot that casts lovely round balls on "8" setting all day long). I either get a pucker in one of the middle two engaging rings or the bottom (sprue-cutter forms the flat base of the bullet) doesn't fully form. The mold is filling and I'm leaving a good "hump" above the cavity as I fill it. Bullets are nice and shiny (no frosting). I suspect the mold isn't hot enough. It's a double mold, and the balls cast at the same time are beautiful. I use a candle to blacken the cavity before casting (as I always have done with round balls).
Anyone have any R.E.A.L. tips?
Anyone have any R.E.A.L. tips?