New MP 452-200 HP mold.

[dearslayer]

Just got this mold last week and tried it out last night and tonight. So I had my safety glasses on as I always do when casting. Problem is these glasses have a blue tint and I didn't notice the not so sharp edges on the lube groove till after I cast a whole bunch of boolits. So are these destined for a trip back in the pot or will they be shootable once powder coated??

 

[Arctic]

Toss them back in the pot, raise your melt temp, cast faster or get your mold a bit warmer.

They'll make practice rounds but are not match bullets.

 

[dearslayer]

Toss them back in the pot, raise your melt temp, cast faster or get your mold a bit warmer.

They'll make practice rounds but are not match bullets.

I figured as much. I think these were at the beginning of the casting secession and at one point I did increase the pot temp .

 

[fingers284]

Unless your shooting 200 yrd sillywet targets I'm betting you wont notice a difference whatsoever, especially after PC.

 

[kg]

Slug one to see how it will fit your barrel, if your alloy is not too hard. Fit is more important than looks.

 

[hatman1793]

They look fine, most castings don’t have to be 100% either. The pics you supplied show excellent driving bands. Powder coating improves even cast bullets with minor imperfections. Even wrinkled bullets. If your driving bands are good. The not-so-sharp-edges mostly counts for lubrisizers. Just pc & shoot them.

Couldn’t help but notice the gloves, also unnecessary. The heat your body generates cannot melt a cast lead bullets & there is no lead transfer. Where you want to be exceptionally careful is lead dust.
Lead & primer dust in inside ranges in the air & on the floor, and when you are harvesting lead from indoor backstops are the danger zones. That’s where you wear a mask & use gloves.