Question for high production casters

I like to run 2 moulds as once, but not the same. I then separate out the different bullets afterwards, or drop them into different boxes. Sometimes I’ve even run 3 moulds at a go, leaving them to cool off on a hotplate so they don’t get too cool.

You can empty a 10lb pot pretty quick that way, particularly if you have a friend helping, one filling and one dropping.

Problem with running 2 moulds is that you have to really pay attention you’re not doing something wrong with one of them, since they all want to be run “just so”, and all a little differently.

My first post here.

I often use 2 when casting the same type bullet

When doing heavy weights it helps to get the larger one to cool down some.
I do have 2 of a few molds but it just depends what is needed.

I just run one mould, sometimes it’s an NOE 10C or an 8C, pleanty fast for me.

I’ve found some of my moulds prefer a cadence best accomplished by rotating two moulds. Makes a big pile of bullets in a hurry, need to keep an eye on the alloy level when using two 4-6 cavity moulds.

I use around 800 120 gn 310 cadet boolits a month.

I use a five cavity Accurate mould and cast around 400 – 500 boolits at a session, I have arthritis in my hands and shoulders and any longer than 3/4s of an hour at the pot and I’m hurting and loosing my grip on the mould handles.

Therefore i like to get as many boolits done as I can at a sitting.

I have tried the two mould approach and not found it much faster, that could just be me not practising enough however.

The two mould approach could have some more merit if you are using the Lee six cavity moulds they have less metal that most other multi cavity moulds and the aluminium use does seem to heat up very quickly so giving one time to cool down makes sense with that type of mould.

I have never found overheating whilst using Accurate or NOE moulds to be an issue once I get the cadence right and the bullets just drop fast enough for me and the mould doesn’t need cooling time ‘tween pours.

I use RCBS Pro Melts and the 20 odd lbs they hold is more than enough capacity for my type of casting.

I cast with two 20lb Lees and often use two moulds in two cavity steel, or multi cavity aluminum. I can’t seem to keep the correct cadence when trying to use one brass and one aluminum. When I’m using my rg4 brass mould it keeeps me plenty busy by itself, making sure my pins are correct, and gives me a chance to put the mould down and give my wrist a rest. Had a full day of casting with my 165 RD 5 cavity aluminum the other day, and ended up with 62 lbs of bullets. Now if I could just talk somebody into putting all the Gas ckecks on those bullets for me!!