Lee Key 1oz Slug Question

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I just finished casting slugs for the first time. Since I didn't have a lot of time or daylight left I stopped at 25.

Some of them look really good and others have poor rifleing or the botton is not quite filled in, it looks like there is a nick in the bottom. My question being new to this is should the ones with poor rifleing or nicks go back in the pot or can they be used to reload and fire?

I am shooting out of a smooth bore 12g so I don't think the imperfections matter much but being brand new to this what the hell do I know LOL.

sorry no camera but I thought I would look for advice from experienced casters.

Thanks,
Cactus
 
I have never poured slugs, but if I did, I would only keep the ones that looked near perfect.
If I could easily see a defect, back in the pot it would go. Bullet pouring would be very similar, and when everything is right, mainly meaning everything at right temperature, you can get a long run of perfect l ooking bullets.
So, I would keep trying until everything, metal at right temp and well fluxed, mold at right temp, etc, then get a good run of nice bullets (slugs.)
 
The Lee slugs fit inside a standard plastic wad so they should not be affected by minor imperfections when fired. Try your worst looking ones for accuracy and compare them to a few of your best, then make a decision.
 
Thanks for the input guys,

As much as I agree that they should be close to perfect, they are slugs inside wads as tex said so I will try that route and see. If it turns out that the worst ones can't find the target then I know to put them back in the pot.

Now to hunt down more lead today...

Cactus
 
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