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I think I’ve figured out why some of the noses of my cast bullets from a recent casting session are frosted; I’ve been turning up the temperature of my single-burner electric heating plate to preheat the bullet mold a little quicker in order to start casting. The nose of the bullet, or course, is at the bottom of the mold which sits on the electric heating plate. Can someone confirm this?
And, will the frosted noses of the cast bullets shoot any different than a smooth non-frosted bullet out of the same mold?

Robert

Try heating the mould with nose up and spru plate open.
No answer about frosty the nose bullet...

frosty anywhere means the mould or melt is too hot.

George

George Babits wrote: ↑Sun Dec 18, 2022 5:39 pm frosty anywhere means the mould or melt is too hot.

George

Ok, I’ll either turn the temperature down on the heating plate, or omit it all together. Thanks.
I like your thought, Gary. I’ll do this, plus, turn the temperature on the heating plate down.

I’ll test the frosted bullets on paper, and remelt and cast if they don’t prove worthy.
Thank you both.
R