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Smoke Oldtimer Offline Posts: 856 Location: San Diego Joined: Feb 24^th, 2013	Bullet sticks in mold? Apr 18^th, 2022 at 4:53pm	Print Post
	I have a new mold from a respectable maker and the bullets stick in the left side. Only the left side. This is a first for me - they usually stick variously in one or the other side, or not at all, in any given casting sesion. Before I send it back to have it examined, can anyone suggest what I might look for? Thanks

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SBoomer Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1021 Location: Michigan's Frozen North (U.P.) Joined: Jan 28^th, 2010	Re: Bullet sticks in mold? Reply #1 - Apr 18^th, 2022 at 5:04pm	Print Post
	Tiny burr or cavity cut off center. Don't go near the mold with anything metal. Lyman?


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JLouis Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 10625 Joined: Apr 8^th, 2009	Re: Bullet sticks in mold? Reply #2 - Apr 18^th, 2022 at 5:07pm	Print Post
	Yes look to see if the bullet cavity is actually centered in the two mould halves first. You can do this by using the opposite end of a vernier caliper and if one side is deeper than .005 from the opposite side the bullets just cannot fall out and being held in place. If it is well centered then take a wooden toothpick and go along the parting lines and pull up any burrs that might have been left by the cutting process and then take a fine stone and gently remove them.

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Old Soldier Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 361 Location: North Pole, Alaska Joined: Oct 17^th, 2015	Re: Bullet sticks in mold? Reply #3 - Apr 18^th, 2022 at 6:12pm	Print Post
	have you smoked the mold?

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Smoke Oldtimer Offline Posts: 856 Location: San Diego Joined: Feb 24^th, 2013	Re: Bullet sticks in mold? Reply #4 - Apr 19^th, 2022 at 10:46am	Print Post
	I smoked the mold. It didn't help even on the first bullet I cast. I'll give the other suggestions a try. Thanks

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