In preparation for my last couple of skirmishes, I went down to the old casting bench to run off a hundred or so Minie Balls from my RCBS Hodgdon design mould. I bought it used several years ago and have always had good luck with it, but due to a good supply of bullets cast prior to the pandemic and of course the decreased shooting during the Woo Flu I haven't cast any bullets for at least three years. That's the background. Today I heated up the mould well on top of my Lee 20# pot and tried to cast some bullets. They absolutely would not come off of the hollow base pin! I've never had this problem before with hundreds (or even thousands?) of bullets I've cast in the past.
Never having experienced this before, I have no idea how to even begin dealing with my problem. Any and all suggestions will be appreciated... I've got to get some musket ammo ready for the Potomac Regional!
Thanks in Advance,
Froggie
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