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Old 02-14-2017, 12:20 AM   #1
Clifford
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Default First Time Casting

Today was my first attempt at casting bullets. I'm using the Lee bottom pour 20lb pot and an Arsenal 257388 85gr mold. Out of 200 bullets 61 passed visual inspection and the rest were thrown back into the pot. Some of this is likely because it was my first time but I did have a few hiccups with the Lee pot and figured I'd try to get some advice.

Periodically the bottom pour spout would clog or slow way down. This obviously causes the bullets from that pour to be sub-par. I cleared the jam with a torch lighter and a dental pick. Is there a way to avoid this type of problem? Is boring out the spout worthwhile?

I should note that I am using pure lead so I expect a number of bullets to be rejects based on wrinkles.
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