a few weeks ago i posted about a lee 452-230 having problems with filling the cavities.after tring fluxing my mix, different temps,cleaning the mould and draing my pot and starting with a new batch of alloy was still getting half bullets 40% of the time .tried other moulds and no problems .this morning i decided to swap out sprue plates from a 45 colt mould and problem solved now so the 45 colt one is casting half bullets apperently the sprue plate is defective ![[image]](images/uploaded/20210308200140604682a4ad883.jpg)
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mould update
- carl hackney, 2021-03-08, 13:01
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? Are the holes in the sprue plate to small? (nm)
- Sean Harper, 2021-03-08, 13:24
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same size
- carl hackney, 2021-03-08, 15:11
- i also tried out the 311-245 mould that - carl hackney, 2021-03-08, 15:23
- measure the diameter of the base of the bullet and then - Gary Reeder, 2021-03-08, 15:12
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Drill the muthua out! Fix it. (nm)
- WB, 2021-03-08, 14:40
- sounds like the words to a song from the early '90s (nm) - Gary Reeder, 2021-03-08, 14:54
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same size
- carl hackney, 2021-03-08, 15:11
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? Are the holes in the sprue plate to small? (nm)
- Sean Harper, 2021-03-08, 13:24