I can now start casting pellet now

[Nvreloader]

I just got the shop cleaned up and can start casting some pellets etc,
and stay warm at the same time, during the cold weather we are having...........

I am shocked at the 25 cal prices for pellets, I have over 150 #'s of good useable soft lead,
and another pig of lead coming from from the lead place.

I also received a new NOE 22 cal wadcutter mold I am dying to try out,
and I am getting a 25 cal Wadcutter mold also.

If I could just find a couple of good 17 molds, I'd be fat, dumb and happy..........
Will post follow up's as needed, I hope my pellets turn out as good as Wayne's do..........

Tia,
Don

[Wayne52]

I've been casting and using a lot of the .22 wadcutters for all my vintage pistols again this winter, sure does help a lot for the in door plinking so the cabin fever don't set in so bad

 

[Madd Hatter]

I just got the shop cleaned up and can start casting some pellets etc,
and stay warm at the same time, during the cold weather we are having...........

I am shocked at the 25 cal prices for pellets, I have over 150 #'s of good useable soft lead,
and another pig of lead coming from from the lead place.

I also received a new NOE 22 cal wadcutter mold I am dying to try out,
and I am getting a 25 cal Wadcutter mold also.

If I could just find a couple of good 17 molds, I'd be fat, dumb and happy..........
Will post follow up's as needed, I hope my pellets turn out as good as Wayne's do..........

Tia,
Don

I'd love to get a.177 pellet mold also but understand that the cherry the mold makers use to make the mold wears out really fast in comparison to.22 and larger.

[triggertreat]

Sounds good, Don!  I typically don't cast unless having fair weather.  I cast in my shed with a fan drawing out the ugly stuff just two feet away from the pot with doors open.  About 40/80 degrees is my cutoffs.

Just put the word out, talk sweet to Sweed at NOE and subscribe to the site for news of restocks, and keep your eyes open for offers on the classifieds.  I have accumulated six molds I believe the count is now by doing these things.  They have all paid for themselves many times.  I couldn't tell you what the prices are running these days for retail.  I do have many of them stored away from planning on price increases years ago.  The trick with casting is consistency to match retail results once you find the magic mold.

[Firewalker]

I dont think cherries are being used by most any longer with 5 axis CNC machines, they can do halves that line up perfectly with no worries of tooling wear.

I'd love to get a.177 pellet mold also but understand that the cherry the mold makers use to make the mold wears out really fast in comparison to.22 and larger.

[Madd Hatter]

I dont think cherries are being used by most any longer with 5 axis CNC machines, they can do halves that line up perfectly with no worries of tooling wear.

I'd love to get a.177 pellet mold also but understand that the cherry the mold makers use to make the mold wears out really fast in comparison to.22 and larger.

Then why aren't there any.177 molds?

[Wayne52]

Robert the tooling required for making something that small keeps breaking from what I understand.  It could be done using an EDM however it would then be very expensive to build and sell plus the fact that casting something that small would be very problematic.  I never was much of a fan of .177 personally because I hunt with my airguns and .22 and above is much more effective.

[Madd Hatter]

I knew it was something like that, something to do with the tooling.

[Firewalker]

Mold fillout.

I have a bolt action .17 Remington that I have cast and PC'd and the only way to get any fillout is to pressure cast HARD with plenty antimony and tin. Both are bad for soft slugs. You really ned to swage these. 

I dont think cherries are being used by most any longer with 5 axis CNC machines, they can do halves that line up perfectly with no worries of tooling wear.

I'd love to get a.177 pellet mold also but understand that the cherry the mold makers use to make the mold wears out really fast in comparison to.22 and larger.

Then why aren't there any.177 molds?

[Firewalker]

They come and go, look for them on google images, they are/were out there.

I dont think cherries are being used by most any longer with 5 axis CNC machines, they can do halves that line up perfectly with no worries of tooling wear.

I'd love to get a.177 pellet mold also but understand that the cherry the mold makers use to make the mold wears out really fast in comparison to.22 and larger.

Then why aren't there any.177 molds?

[Blutroop]

Mold fillout.

I have a bolt action .17 Remington that I have cast and PC'd and the only way to get any fillout is to pressure cast HARD with plenty antimony and tin. Both are bad for soft slugs. You really ned to swage these. 

I dont think cherries are being used by most any longer with 5 axis CNC machines, they can do halves that line up perfectly with no worries of tooling wear.

I'd love to get a.177 pellet mold also but understand that the cherry the mold makers use to make the mold wears out really fast in comparison to.22 and larger.

Then why aren't there any.177 molds?

David, what weight slug does your mold make?
I have a .17 rem ar and built a .172 slug gun

[Firewalker]

Depending on the mix, 20g from Lyman #2.

Just to state the obvious, pellet gun barrels are WILDLY different one from another. My mold drops .172 in (4.4 mm).

[EdinGa]

Swaged is the only way to go for little bitty bullets. I  even hate my 55gr .224 mold. The only small caliber mold I have that casts well is my NOE 30gr BBT mold.

[Firewalker]

Agreed! I just need the time to hone a tool for .22 and now a .25 but I have to wait until the .25 to slug the barrel before doing so.

Swaged is the only way to go for little bitty bullets. I  even hate my 55gr .224 mold. The only small caliber mold I have that casts well is my NOE 30gr BBT mold.