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

[avator]

All I want to do is bump that oven temp up another 100*. I'm sure by insulating the cover (wrap the outside) and cover that opening in the front I can even turn the heat down and get there. Right now I'm only getting 250ish.

I know, many of you just sit the mold on top of the pot.... I can't do that because the gauge is there.

[Nvreloader]

Bill
You are using the can over the mold trick sitting on the hot plate, Aren't you?

Tia,
Don

[avator]

Bill
You are using the can over the mold trick sitting on the hot plate, Aren't you?

Tia,
Don

Yeah Don.

[avator]

Just received a large tin of sample pellets from another member.
The purpose was to give some of my other .22 guns an option.
I have the 217- 20- RF 2 cav Hunter Brass mold and not all my guns shoot that pellet well.
Questionable accuracy was the result of Betty Lou's WSMR (modded Maximus), my Fortitude and the FD-PCP.
Ron sent me a sample of these 217 - 24 - RF 2 cav Magnum Brass mold pellets and they are beautiful.
First up was the FD-PCP because it was handy in the RED Shed gun cabinet. I got a 10 round group in 1/2" at 25yds.
Next was Betty Lou's WSMR... this was the biggie because I have sworn to sell the guns that won't shoot my cast pellets well... did I mention that this is Betty Lou's gun?   
I topped the gun off with the GX CS3 and loaded 5 pellets into the 10 rd mag. I wiped the beads of sweat from my brow and let er rip.

Whew !!  I can breathe now !!

[avator]

That is virtually the same result I got with the FD-PCP... another gun I would regret selling.
One gun to go... my Fortitude.

[RonsPlc]

I am glad that they are working for you! 

I told you not to start culling any of your rifles until you tried them.

I hope I sent enough for now.

[avator]

The Urban and the Beeman 1358 shoot the 217 20 RF Hunters well.. those are a couple other guns that we will keep.
There are a few others that I still need to test.
Again... the goal is to cull the .22 and .25 arsenal to guns that only shoot my cast pellets.
As for .177 and .20, I will continue to purchase these pellets until cost and availability begins to wain. If and when that happens the will be on the chopping block.

For 10 years I have been nads to the wall on airgunning. Buying, trading and hoarding everything I could get me hands on without mortgaging the farm... admittedly, I came close a time or 2..   

Since retirement, we've slowed our roll... alot and we have decided that we really don't need all this stuff. We have our favorites and we have vintage and sentimental guns that make up the decor in the bar/mancave. And then we have all these other guns. Those are the ones that will culled. I would like to have a second AV Avenger .25 for Betty Lou and that culling will hopefully fund one of those.
The problem is, the cost of shipping has gone stupid. I don't plan to give 100 guns away. So we'll just take this slow and see what happens.

[avator]

I am glad that they are working for you! 

I told you not to start culling any of your rifles until you tried them.

I hope I sent enough for now.

Yes sir... more than enough. And I appreciate it. There are a few guns that I would have regretted selling and this option helps me avoid that.

[cosmic]

Yes. that and the hp...

[Spacebus]

I learned that oiling the pins does not help anything, and just seems to make things worse.

[cosmic]

Get 2000 grit paper and polish them and try smoking them with a lighter..

[avator]

Nope... matter of fact, new molds show be washed in hot water and Dawn. Scrub with a tooth brush to remove all oils and cooling fluids from milling.
I learned the hard way by using a seasoned cast iron skillet on the hot plate to heat up my molds... I had to scrub the dog snot out of my molds to clean them.

[Spacebus]

I heat cycled it but forgot to wash it in my excitement. The oil on the pins made a thick film and the mold wasn't closing tightly.

[avator]

I heat cycled it but forgot to wash it in my excitement. The oil on the pins made a thick film and the mold wasn't closing tightly.

Yep, and you'll get wrinkled pellets.  no Bueno.

Pellets that smell like bacon don't attract game... that's just an old wive's tail...   

[Hoosier Daddy]

I had to scrub the dog snot out of my molds to clean them.

Shouldn'ta let Rambo and Bossy sniff them that soon.

[avator]

I had to scrub the dog snot out of my molds to clean them.

Shouldn'ta let Rambo and Bossy sniff them that soon.

They sniff everything... just in case it's food.

[avator]

Tried the 217 24 RF samples in the Beeman 1358 even though it shoots my 217 20 RF just fine.
Same results... these pellets can keel.

[RonsPlc]

Now you understand why I check for the release of the 4 cavity mold DAILY!

[avator]

Now you understand why I check for the release of the 4 cavity mold DAILY!

LOL.... I'm checking for you too....   

[avator]

Al says they are in the works and it should be 2 - 2 1/2 weeks.