Feels a lot hotter and more humid than the weather says. I need 314299's. It is hard in the 80's with high 60% humidities.
I don't know you you southerners cast, unless it is inside.
Shiloh
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Feels a lot hotter and more humid than the weather says. I need 314299's. It is hard in the 80's with high 60% humidities.
I don't know you you southerners cast, unless it is inside.
Shiloh
Je suis Charlie
"A society of sheep must in time beget a government of wolves."
Bertrand de Jouvenel
Any government that does not trust its citizens with firearms is either a tyranny, or planning to become one. Joseph P. Martino
If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert , in five years there would be a shortage of sand. Milton Friedman
"Ideas are more powerful than guns. We would not let our enemies have guns; why should we let them have ideas?" - J. Stalin
Shiloh it's been in the mid 90's with humidity of 70% more or less - just miserable (at the moment - a little after 8 P.M. it's 78 deg. with 93% humidity). I don't do much casting (or shooting for that matter) during the summer. It never bothered me when I was young, but it does now.
So many guns, so little time
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Been around 100*F @ 60% or something here. I work in a poorly ventilated hangar in this baloney. The only thing i'm interested in when I get off work is a cold drink and trying to absorb the maximum allowable human dosage of conditioned air possible. Just sucks the lifeforce right out of you...
~ Chris
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This has become a HUGE reason I'm favoring aluminum mold blocks more and more. An hour later and brass feels more like depleted uranium.
Disclaimer: Reloading and casting I only look at cents/round and ignore any other costs
The main reason I try to stockpile during the winter, plan ahead. Unless a new mould happens along, got to try it out.
I Don't do heat well. 87 the other day with about 70% humidity. I pound down water and Gatorade Zero. Sweat poor off me and my tee shirts are soaking wet after cutting the lawn. Gonna try and get out in the early AM for an hour and a half.
As a younger man, no issues.
Even with the house sealed, the AC at 75-76, I still dump the de-humidifier downstairs daily.
SHiloh
Je suis Charlie
"A society of sheep must in time beget a government of wolves."
Bertrand de Jouvenel
Any government that does not trust its citizens with firearms is either a tyranny, or planning to become one. Joseph P. Martino
If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert , in five years there would be a shortage of sand. Milton Friedman
"Ideas are more powerful than guns. We would not let our enemies have guns; why should we let them have ideas?" - J. Stalin
You fellas up nawth got it easy. We run 90*+/90%+ as routine this time of year. Did 400+ bullets about 2 weeks back, mix of .30/.45.
Get a window fan, enjoy the breeze.
I have danced with the Devil. She had excellent attorneys.
humidity is a help when casting.
I usually have to add some to the shop.
in the winter it's a pan of water on the wood stove, in the summer I have a small ac unit that takes water.
I cast right out here in the great outdoors..... It's going to be 96° again tomorrow (80-90% humidity) and I'll be there. I do have a fan that is just out of the picture to help keep it bearable. The humidity is pretty rough. You can't tell it, but just behind that blue boat in the top of the pic is water that is standing about 4" deep all through the forest. Yup, I live in a swamp.
KE4GWE - - - - - - Colt 1860, it just feels right.
Skeeters must be ferocious! The ones we have here seem to be like small pterodactyls.
~ Chris
Casting, reloading, shooting, collecting, restoring, smithing, etc, I love it all but most importantly, God, Family, The United States Constitution and Freedom...
God Bless our Troops, Veterans and First Responders!
Diligentia, Vis, Celeritas
Accuracy, Power & Speed
Yep, they pretty bad.
KE4GWE - - - - - - Colt 1860, it just feels right.
Cast a few hours about 2 weeks ago - mid 90's and 70 degree plus dew points. Soaked my shirt and jeans and had to watch out for sweat dripping in the pot. I hate summer in N.E. Texas!
SW Texas is better because of the lower humidity but we hit 105 today in the shade so I'll leave my casting for later in the year...
I prefer to do my casting in the winter -- all 3 days of the winter.
I was showing my nephew how to cast and reload recently, so I brought my casting pot inside and cast some in air-conditioned comfort. I figure I could get spoiled doing it that way.
You are sooooo right...Originally Posted by Digital Dan
A couple of days ago I cast 2500 45acp swc 91degrees 89% humidity had to keep changing the sweatband to stop the drips...
must be nice to have less than 80% humidity..LOL
And I thought it was just me...... Humidity bother's me now that I'm older, I guess I'll have to wait till fall to catch up.
Yup, And I'm up north.
Used to be it wasn't an issue.
SHiloh
Je suis Charlie
"A society of sheep must in time beget a government of wolves."
Bertrand de Jouvenel
Any government that does not trust its citizens with firearms is either a tyranny, or planning to become one. Joseph P. Martino
If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert , in five years there would be a shortage of sand. Milton Friedman
"Ideas are more powerful than guns. We would not let our enemies have guns; why should we let them have ideas?" - J. Stalin
Y'all sit tight, it's comin'. A few months and it'll cool off - it'll be time to get busy.
So many guns, so little time
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we may have it easier, but when it's 85 you are 100 degrees or so from winter's low temps. I cast outside in the summer, but it's still cooler than when I was in Saudi Arabia back in 91
PS Not trying to brag, just trying to keep things in perspective
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