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Offline Pellethuntr

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Casting some slugs
« on: July 22, 2010, 02:12:05 PM »
Casted some slugs today here's one design I had more to follow and test results asap...not sure of weight but I would guess close to 800gr...

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Re: Casting some slugs
« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2010, 08:31:25 AM »
whoa, why the tail thing?  when i make slugs there just a short cylinder of steel.
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Re: Casting some slugs
« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2010, 08:37:58 AM »
The "tail thing" is a muzzloading sabot... you use on of these instead of a patch it catches the rifling better and prevents air from escaping...oh and FYI these slugs did not stabilize well I will be casting more very soon and ill post pics and keep you updated
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Re: Casting some slugs
« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2010, 07:31:00 PM »
this looks cool. would like to see your casting set up as well!
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Re: Casting some slugs
« Reply #4 on: July 24, 2010, 04:08:57 PM »
yup will do next time I cast Jug...it's pretty simple actually just a coleman propane stove and some mold I make using rock maple and my drill press...I would like to use steel for my molds but until I get a good design down it's to expensive to experiment with
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