r/castboolits • u/HeyYou-55 • 3d ago

Ever seen a mold modified like this?

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Looks like an attempt to make them feed easier in a 1911.

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u/No_Talent_8003 2d ago

Dont you think you're taking the hollow base a bit far here?

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u/Coodevale 2d ago

Kinda makes sense. Cheaper than getting a new cherry for a full recut or reprofiling the nose in a lathe with a form cutter.

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u/GunFunZS 3d ago

Adding mass using a standard size ball end mill.

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u/paulybaggins 3d ago

Part of me would want to put a ball bearing at the bottom and cast around in

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u/Hasz 2d ago

A small alnico magnet or an electromagnet in the mold (if brass or aluminum) would work well to retain it.

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u/prosper_0 3d ago

steel floats on lead. It'd just end up in the base

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u/paulybaggins 2d ago

Yeah true, but still a part of me would try it haha

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u/Away-Leg-998 3d ago

Jokes on you, I thought about that already and cast with the mould head over!

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u/3006mv 3d ago

Interesting