Dan I'm going to cast up some heavier ones next, it only stands to reason a heavier pellet is going to penetrate better. I'll cast them from harder lead too.
Quote from: Wayne52 on April 28, 2021, 05:06:43 AMDan I'm going to cast up some heavier ones next, it only stands to reason a heavier pellet is going to penetrate better. I'll cast them from harder lead too. Wayne stay with the more pure lead from roto metals , so they move down the barrel better/ easier threw the rifling for ,and air gun .... The Ranger .45 proved this to me - shooting hard cast did not work as well ....
Wayne,I’m not familiar with shooting big bore airguns at all.I’ve heard some of them are loud enough to require hearing protection. How is this one in that regard?
I thought that anyone reading this thread should see the fact that the slugs I cast from the "Lee 356-102-1R shoot pretty bad in my Challenger, I honestly thing they're too small of a diameter because I can't even feel them chambering when closing the bolt. I doubt I'll even try shooting these again, they're that bad. I think a .357 size would work much better.
Quote from: Wayne52 on April 30, 2021, 06:47:56 PMI thought that anyone reading this thread should see the fact that the slugs I cast from the "Lee 356-102-1R shoot pretty bad in my Challenger, I honestly thing they're too small of a diameter because I can't even feel them chambering when closing the bolt. I doubt I'll even try shooting these again, they're that bad. I think a .357 size would work much better.Wayne, I had the same problem in trying to shoot undersize .356's and ended up power coating then (HF powder coater) which made them .358 and sized them to .357. They now chambered and shot great. You can also make the LEE mold cast slightly larger by drilling a hole in one of the cast bullets, add a #8 sheet metal screw and lap it in using valve lapping compound. Recast and re-lap until until you get the correct over size. It's very time consuming but better them throwing the mold away.
Quote from: Bob Pratl on April 30, 2021, 07:31:38 PMQuote from: Wayne52 on April 30, 2021, 06:47:56 PMI thought that anyone reading this thread should see the fact that the slugs I cast from the "Lee 356-102-1R shoot pretty bad in my Challenger, I honestly thing they're too small of a diameter because I can't even feel them chambering when closing the bolt. I doubt I'll even try shooting these again, they're that bad. I think a .357 size would work much better.Wayne, I had the same problem in trying to shoot undersize .356's and ended up power coating then (HF powder coater) which made them .358 and sized them to .357. They now chambered and shot great. You can also make the LEE mold cast slightly larger by drilling a hole in one of the cast bullets, add a #8 sheet metal screw and lap it in using valve lapping compound. Recast and re-lap until until you get the correct over size. It's very time consuming but better them throwing the mold away. Hmmmm, maybe that's why my accuracy is not great , I'm mostly shooting the GT 88 gr slug and they mic out at .356 ,I ve sense bought the NOE 358 88gr mold and have the 357 bushing, time to melt some lead, which reminds me , roto metals has 10% percent off and free shipping with a 100.00 purchase.
Quote from: Ironman482 on April 30, 2021, 09:32:02 PMQuote from: Bob Pratl on April 30, 2021, 07:31:38 PMQuote from: Wayne52 on April 30, 2021, 06:47:56 PMI thought that anyone reading this thread should see the fact that the slugs I cast from the "Lee 356-102-1R shoot pretty bad in my Challenger, I honestly thing they're too small of a diameter because I can't even feel them chambering when closing the bolt. I doubt I'll even try shooting these again, they're that bad. I think a .357 size would work much better.Wayne, I had the same problem in trying to shoot undersize .356's and ended up power coating then (HF powder coater) which made them .358 and sized them to .357. They now chambered and shot great. You can also make the LEE mold cast slightly larger by drilling a hole in one of the cast bullets, add a #8 sheet metal screw and lap it in using valve lapping compound. Recast and re-lap until until you get the correct over size. It's very time consuming but better them throwing the mold away. Hmmmm, maybe that's why my accuracy is not great , I'm mostly shooting the GT 88 gr slug and they mic out at .356 ,I ve sense bought the NOE 358 88gr mold and have the 357 bushing, time to melt some lead, which reminds me , roto metals has 10% percent off and free shipping with a 100.00 purchase.Did you order your GT 88gr as-cast/unsized? The reason I ask is the ones I have bought, probably 3500 to 5000 all require a bit of effort to push through a .357 die. they do not "Fall through" the die,, so they are larger than .356. I will measure some later today.. it will be interesting to compare.
Quote from: mackeral5 on May 01, 2021, 06:35:07 AMQuote from: Ironman482 on April 30, 2021, 09:32:02 PMQuote from: Bob Pratl on April 30, 2021, 07:31:38 PMQuote from: Wayne52 on April 30, 2021, 06:47:56 PMI thought that anyone reading this thread should see the fact that the slugs I cast from the "Lee 356-102-1R shoot pretty bad in my Challenger, I honestly thing they're too small of a diameter because I can't even feel them chambering when closing the bolt. I doubt I'll even try shooting these again, they're that bad. I think a .357 size would work much better.Wayne, I had the same problem in trying to shoot undersize .356's and ended up power coating then (HF powder coater) which made them .358 and sized them to .357. They now chambered and shot great. You can also make the LEE mold cast slightly larger by drilling a hole in one of the cast bullets, add a #8 sheet metal screw and lap it in using valve lapping compound. Recast and re-lap until until you get the correct over size. It's very time consuming but better them throwing the mold away. Hmmmm, maybe that's why my accuracy is not great , I'm mostly shooting the GT 88 gr slug and they mic out at .356 ,I ve sense bought the NOE 358 88gr mold and have the 357 bushing, time to melt some lead, which reminds me , roto metals has 10% percent off and free shipping with a 100.00 purchase.Did you order your GT 88gr as-cast/unsized? The reason I ask is the ones I have bought, probably 3500 to 5000 all require a bit of effort to push through a .357 die. they do not "Fall through" the die,, so they are larger than .356. I will measure some later today.. it will be interesting to compare.it's been awhile since I ordered them, , the box said 357 IIRC ,Bought them for my AEA terminator, they worked good in it at 35yrds , I recently measured them and with a daily caliper and a micrometer they are .356 , I tried to push one down the barrel of the challenger and was only able to go about one inch down the mussels before it became very hard to push so I stopped and shot it out , so maybe the barrel is choked,either way the accuracy has not impressed me at 35yrds.
Mike I casted my own with the Lee mold, I used pure lead and they came out to .354.