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Aug 26th, 2021 at 9:21am
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Reply #1 - Aug 26th, 2021 at 9:26am
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Funny!
My buddy had a rack of 1903 barrels in his shop that had the same thing happen.
  
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Reply #2 - Aug 26th, 2021 at 9:31am
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Hollow point mold?

45-70 Stinger?
  
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Reply #3 - Aug 26th, 2021 at 9:36am
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.40 Stingers, latest thing, lol.

  
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Reply #4 - Aug 26th, 2021 at 10:38am
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.40 HORNET!
  
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Reply #5 - Aug 26th, 2021 at 11:16am
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That's just gross!
  
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Reply #6 - Aug 26th, 2021 at 9:17pm
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Murder Hornet larvae are .40 caliber but are .50 caliber as adults.


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Reply #7 - Aug 26th, 2021 at 11:20pm
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It looks like you need to increase the casting temperature as the bullets are not filling out the mold very good.  Tom
  
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Reply #8 - Aug 27th, 2021 at 10:53am
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Now did they shoot?

  
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Reply #9 - Aug 28th, 2021 at 1:31pm
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That doesn't happen f you leave a bullet in the mould when you are finished casting.

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Reply #10 - Aug 28th, 2021 at 7:48pm
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It also does not happen if you store the molds in an
ammo can with good gasket and a couple pieces of VPI paper.
No Larvae and no rust
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