#457191 ... The Continuing Saga

I got several hundred cast yesterday. Checking the hardness after 24 hours I found they are right at 15 BHN.

Since these are basically a .458" diameter bullet I size them to .452" for use in the sixgun. I do this in several steps using the Lee push through sizing dies. I begin with a .457" die and end up with the .452". The bullets are pushed through nose first to avoid distorting the nose.

Finished sizing to .452"

The bullets are then run through the RCBS lubrisizer to lube them. I use a .452" die in the lubrisizer.

Finished and ready to load

I crimp into the top grease groove. This give more space in the boiler room and most importantly, keeps them from fitting a Colt or Colt size cylinder. I had my handloads pressure tested at Hodgdon's ... thanks to John Linebaugh .. and they averaged 29,400 CUP.

Now I have several hundred to load!