Lyman & Lead 44 Caliber SWC’s & Spire Points (Pic Heavy)

[Bagby]

Well... I decided to fire up the lead pot, for the first time in a few years, and and play with the silver dragon. 

So I broke out the only .44 caliber molds I have. 

The Lyman 429215.  


And the Lyman 429303.


I have only tried to cast bullets one other time. So It was a little bit of a learning curve getting the mold & the lead to cooperate. I had heard rumors that the 429303 was a pain to cast. However it didn’t seem to give me much trouble. 

Here are the results. 

429215


And 429303


And side by side for comparison. 


I am going to try them in the Turnbull NM Flattop .44 Special that I just picked up.


What do y’all think? Any ideas for loads or manuals/magazine articles for load info with these bullets? 

Thanks,
Jonathan. 

[wheelguns]

They look pretty good!

[boatswainsmate]

Nice looking bullets!

[leftysixgun]

Pretty neat, doesnt look quite natural to have a pointy 44 bullet....what does the 429-303 bullet weigh?

[cheth]

That's sure a nice piece.

[Ramar]

Good job casting, Jonathan. They're beautiful! (So is your Turnbull 44.) Thanks for posting pictures. How do you plan to lube those babies?

[Bagby]

Leftysixgun.
Just weighed a few. With Gas Check and no lube they are coming in around 215 Grains.


Ramar.
Since I don’t have a lubrisizer yet I plan on pan lubing then sizing.


Thanks,
Jonathan.

[sixshot]

Good time to try powder coating. Just buy some powder from Smokes4320 & get a Lee sizer, probably .430" that fits right in your reloading press & you're all set. That Ray Thompson 429215 design is a dandy.

Dick

[Bagby]

Sixshot.
I just got finished doing some reading on powder coating. I believe I will be doing that instead of pan lubing.
I went ahead and signed up on the cast boolits forum and sent smokes4320 a Pm.

Thanks,
Jonathan.