Newby on the block... well, to casting anyways.

[Spacebus]

I should have gotten one of the 22 WC molds when they were available. At the time I wasn't enjoying my hunter mold and wasn't keen on another pellet mold.

[Insanity]

I should have gotten one of the 22 WC molds when they were available. At the time I wasn't enjoying my hunter mold and wasn't keen on another pellet mold.

There are 29 total in stock right now.

https://noebulletmolds.com/site/product-category/bullet-moulds/224/217-17-wc-ce5/

[brewbear]

Glad to see you received it, you are very welcome.  Happy casting 

[avator]

Glad to see you received it, you are very welcome.  Happy casting 

Yeah, with that crazy tracking, I was sure it was lost. It was due to arrive last Friday. Tracking kept telling me it was traveling through the system but wouldn't say where it was. I would get updates 3 times a day saying the same thing.

[avator]

Welp... now that my belly is full it's time to get this party started.   
I'm gonna begin with a little brass 2 cav 217-20-RF. This is the one I have in my cart at NOE... actually, I have the 4 cav aluminum in the cart.
After that will be the 218-25-RF-D5 4 cav.
Then the 217-30-FN BT 4 cav
And finally the 217-17-WC 4 cav
The plan is to make enough of each to sample in all my .22 guns and see where my money is most effectively placed.

[Wayne52]

Bill I just turned my caster on, I'm going to cast some wad cutters in a little while.

[Insanity]

Cant wait to see how you do Bill! Well I guess Im gonna have to wait... Well poo.

[avator]

Wayne.... .22 or .25?
and which pins?

[Spacebus]

I should have gotten one of the 22 WC molds when they were available. At the time I wasn't enjoying my hunter mold and wasn't keen on another pellet mold.

There are 29 total in stock right now.

https://noebulletmolds.com/site/product-category/bullet-moulds/224/217-17-wc-ce5/

Thanks, the last time I checked they were all out!

[avator]

I'm using the .22 Fortitude for the initial testing. It's a good middle of the road gun of the ones I have.
The Maximus, Urban and FD-PCP being among some of the others.
The Urban, for instance, like a specific slug which happens to be one of the molds I have on hand. The other guns are not good slug shooters so I would not invest $100+ in a mold for one gun... however, the Urban also shoots pellets well that many other guns like... that would be the mold I put the money into.
I am a plinker, paper puncher and pester.... a slug is nice but not something I need for my intended use.

[avator]

That WC mold happens to be one of the ones I received for testing. I've not been successful with wadcutters that I've tried in the past However, this mold gives me 3 different weight options.
But again, I wouldn't invest in a mold that only one or 2 of my guns shoots well. I can't afford to have 30 different molds to make all my guns happy.
The ultimate goal is a total of 2 molds in .22 and 2 in .25.

[avator]

This ordeal kinda reminds me of when we were considering cutting the cable cord... We had to research all of our options before making the final call. All said and done, we were able to get everything we typically watch and save about $70 a month.
One of the stickies was NASCAR... half of the season is FOX and half is NBC with a few USA in the middle. Many of the streaming services offered one or the other. That narrowed it down to a couple. From there the final decision was based on price.

[Spacebus]

That WC mold happens to be one of the ones I received for testing. I've not been successful with wadcutters that I've tried in the past However, this mold gives me 3 different weight options.
But again, I wouldn't invest in a mold that only one or 2 of my guns shoots well. I can't afford to have 30 different molds to make all my guns happy.
The ultimate goal is a total of 2 molds in .22 and 2 in .25.

You don't have to worry about having a ton of different mold options, there are three options in 22, three options in 25, two options in 30, and one option in 35, each with different length pins. Only 22 and 25 cal get wadcutters.

[avator]

Hmmmm.... I see wadcutters, meplats in 20gr and 25/24gr? slugs, Boat tails... I'm looking at 4 options in .22 right in front of me and there are other weight options.


Anyways....
One of the options I have here is a 2 cavity brass meplat 20gr. With the long pin it drops a consistent 20.20 give or take .10. Hands down that will be the first .22 mold I will buy... but only in aluminum 4 cavity. With discounts and shipping it's just over $100.

[avator]

I've learned a ton since the beginning of this adventure through folks here and videos.
One of the biggest improvements was using sawdust. With beeswax I would get dross everytime I shut the pot down and refired it the next day. Not the case with sawdust. I add it when I add lead... that's it. I also had a couple flare ups with the beeswax... none with sawdust.
The other thing that may have helped was the temp setting... originally I left the pot at around 7... too hot.
For the past couple days I've got it down to 4 - 4 1/5.... so much better.

[Wayne52]

Bill I cast the .22 wadcutters with the longest pin averaging 16.5g, I use a lot of them in my pistols, I really like them in my Crosman 362 a lot, very accurate for a wad cutter.

[avator]

Bill I cast the .22 wadcutters with the longest pin averaging 16.5g, I use a lot of them in my pistols, I really like them in my Crosman 362 a lot, very accurate for a wad cutter.

Long pin.... ok, that is where I'll start when I get to the wadcutters.

[Spacebus]

Hmmmm.... I see wadcutters, meplats in 20gr and 25/24gr? slugs, Boat tails... I'm looking at 4 options in .22 right in front of me and there are other weight options.


Anyways....
One of the options I have here is a 2 cavity brass meplat 20gr. With the long pin it drops a consistent 20.20 give or take .10. Hands down that will be the first .22 mold I will buy... but only in aluminum 4 cavity. With discounts and shipping it's just over $100.

I was talking about pellets, not including slugs. There are also really only a few slug molds in each caliber designed for airguns.

It looks like there's a ton of options, but in reality there's only a few.

[avator]

In all honesty... I don't think the wadcutters are going to make the cut for me... at the end of this culling journey the only .22 pistols I will be keeping will be Willie G. and Twisted Sister. They like the domes so I'm hoping they like these 20gr.

[avator]

The pot is heating up and I'm getting ready to cast some .22.