Casting bullets
I've started casting bullets and 1200-1500 230 gr RN for .45 ACP cast so far. (Along with 130 lbs in 1 lb ingots, so far.) I don't have a luber/sizer yet. I measured several bullets and they all seem to be right 0.451. Is there any reason I can't use some kind of tumble lube and load them as they are? Lube recommendations?
Rod M
Slug the barrel as said above. If the barrel is .451, then
by Cherokee 
, Medina, Ohio, Sunday, April 22, 2012, 19:17 (4407 days ago) @ Rod M
the as cast 451 size might result in leading of the barrel;you usually want .001 larger than the barrel groove. However, it might still work. You could use the Lee liquid lube on the bullets and give them a try.
Slug the barrel as said above. If the barrel is .451, then
by Murphy , Sunday, April 22, 2012, 20:46 (4407 days ago) @ Cherokee
I agree with the others. Typically you want to go .001 thosandths over jacketed diameter with a cast bullet.
Lube's are another thing. The array of bullet lubes available both store bought and home brew are plentiful.
You may or may not have heard of this site http://castboolits.gunloads.com/
While there are some fine folks here with a lot of knowledge, you'll find more on the above site than anywhere. I've been a member there for 5-6 years now. I learned more in the 18 months I was on that site than I'd learned on my own in the prior 25 years.
Good luck and welcome to the 'Brotherhood Of The Silver Stream'.
Murphy
+1 on the cast bullet site..
by Cherokee , Medina, Ohio, Monday, April 23, 2012, 07:33 (4407 days ago) @ Murphy
The only way to know for sure is load up a hundred and shoot
by erssk , Monday, April 23, 2012, 00:01 (4407 days ago) @ Rod M
them if the accuracy is acceptable in your gun with your load Gas'm'up Cowboy and don't look back