RCBS RN 225 grain Casts

Got a few things going on, so I figured to clear my head and take a seat back for a moment, I would try out a new to me mould that I got on a trade. It is the RCBS 225 grain RN mould. Casted up 540 with what lead ingots I had left. I really need to do some smelting, but time restraints and bad weather prevents me from doing so. I have alot I need to get done. At any rate, figured I would post a couple pics from the fruits of my labor....

You should send those to me for proper inspection
LOL looking Good Tommy

Man, do those look sweet!

Look as smooth as a babies butt....

What mold did you use? Are those for a 45LC or a totally different caliber? I suppose you are gonna use them in your 45acp?

Nevermind on the mold type, I see the title now...I'm a dumbass,LOL

Thanks guys. I can't wait till I get some time to make it back out to the range. At this point, not sure when that is going to be. I am just trying to cast up what I can to store up on. The mould does really well. I am also using a new pot, the Lee 20 pound production pot. Using the number 5 setting, my boolits aren't frosting as they use to with the 10 pound pot. Keeping the mould warm enough for great fill out is working as well. I wear welding gloves and open the sprue plate by hand, and at the temp that I am keeping them, it is just warm enough to open the sprue with a little resistance.

I do need to work on the cavities a little bit. I have taken a dowl and rubbed the cavities trying to break off any burrs. I still have them sticking to the point that I have to use a wooden mallet to smack the bolt on the handles to force them to drop. Next I am going to place a bolt over each cavity with sprue plate open, cast through the bolts and a little over top. Then I am going to coat the boolits with toothpaste and place them back in their cavities and use a wrench to turn the bolts to try to smooth it that way.

We will see....

Let me know first when you want to sell this mould too!!

those are so awesome..... they look great..... I think your casting jujitsu is strong....

i have the same RCBS mold. they shoot pretty well out of both my 1911 and my .45 L.C. i am now experimenting in swage them into hollow points.

Nice Tommy! It probably won't take much work on those molds to get 'em turning loose like they oughta. They sure look good

rick those look really good, do they shoot and expand well?

kcatto wrote:rick those look really good, do they shoot and expand well?

they shoot and expand real good. poor man's self defense bullets.
Rick

I SO have to get some of the swaging dies for .452 and .357 you guys are having all the fun...