StiffDrink: Lots of good advice given especially the one about going over to castboolits website. My dad taught me how to cast bullets in the late 60's and I have over 100 molds and shoot everything I own with cast bullets. You can push cast bullets faster than 2000fps but you have to do your home work and a lot of trial and error is involved. For pistol/revolver shooting I can't imagine shooting jacketed bullets in them, a huge expense that is not needed but to each is own.
casting your own bullets, which are the best to cast
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You've made it quite obvious that you haven't bothered to try and do your own research and learning. Most of the questions posted here are people who have tried to learn, at least understand the basics, or from people who are experienced and have strange issues. You are asking about stuff that is explained in the first chapter of any books on the subject and because of your lack of knowledge and terminology your questions don't make a lot of sense.
Your topic... which are the best to cast... sort of a useless topic without providing more information and when people asked for more information your ignorance on the entire subject was quite obvious. Wouldn't it make sense to spend a couple of hours reading as opposed to try and go from pre-school to post doctorate purely by asking questions here?
People doing this should learn the pre-school to middle school on their own, come here for the high school and post-high school information. We shouldn't have to re-invent the world by repeating what has been published many times over for the last 50-60 years. It's all out there, go find it.
I just recently started to cast my own bullets, but only for calibers which are hard/impossible to get otherwise.
Like a 290grs .457 bullet for my Winchester 1876 in 45-60, or 385grs .446 bullets for my 43 Mauser rifles.
It's time consuming, and it requires some investment before you can get any results which are acceptable.
You'll need:
a lead melting furnace with ladle and ingot mould,
bullet moulds, RCBS and Lyman STAY AWAY FROM LEE'S GARBAGE!!!!
Lube sizer with dies and head punch
and most important you'll need some lead.
I paid around $300 for both calibers, but only because I got the Lub-sizer for free.
Like a 290grs .457 bullet for my Winchester 1876 in 45-60, or 385grs .446 bullets for my 43 Mauser rifles.
It's time consuming, and it requires some investment before you can get any results which are acceptable.
You'll need:
a lead melting furnace with ladle and ingot mould,
bullet moulds, RCBS and Lyman STAY AWAY FROM LEE'S GARBAGE!!!!
Lube sizer with dies and head punch
and most important you'll need some lead.
I paid around $300 for both calibers, but only because I got the Lub-sizer for free.
Have you even used Lee's molds? The older style in 2 cavity selections work fine, but can suck sometime. However their 6cavity and new style (same as the 6cav) are great. They are the best bang for the buck period... But mihec and noe molds are the cats ass and we'll worth the year long wait they have pending the bullet style.
Im trying to learn the best I can, and everyone here has had very helpful input, except for you. Im sorry I cant get up immidiatly and run out and buy a book, kind of hard when you work in a camp. What is a forum for if you cant ask opinions and ideas. Every question has been asked a thousand times here, im sure youve asked something where the answer was burried deep in the forums, so you ask again. How many "what should my first rifle be" posts do you think there is? Everyone here has pretty much answered everything I needed and has been informative, where as you have not given any helpful information in any post, and have only hindered. So why dont you go to that area of the forums where people bicker and rant about nonsense, and leave the area of learning to people who want to learn, thanks for coming out.
Thanks,
Comment on Lee Moulds- I own 40-50 moulds. Most being Lyman or Ideals. Half a dozen each of RCBS and Lee. There is no doubt that the Lee may not be as well made as the other 2 brands but they only cost a third as much. They are also more readily available and if well looked after can produce 1000's of good bullets. I have one each of 7mm, 8mm amd 8x56(329) which have kept a half a dozen rifles in those calibers shooting for more than a few years. If I planned on shooting thousands of pistol bullets a year better quality (and more expensive) is the way to go. For a few range sessions a year with a rifle the Lee's have served me well.
it should be obvious that I speak from experience.
If your best bang for the buck means cheap, really cheap, than you are right on.
I am using several Lyman and RCBS moulds now, and they are outstanding.
While not cheap as your lee junk, but I have to buy only once, therefore for me they are the best bang for my buck.
If you are a Lee fan as you mentioned, than I have a deal for you:
I send you my latest Lee garbage mould (.457 340grs) for absolutely FREE, all you have to do is to pay for shipping.
Deal?
Shipping eh
Cold feet eh?
If RCBS is a Mercedes, if Lyman is a Ford, than Lee is not even a car, it might be a vehicle, maybe a Chinese rickshaw if anything.
If you send me a gun to use with the mold sure, but otherwise why would I buy something if I'm not going to have a use for it...
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Boolitcaster
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I'll take you up on that offer...
Good idea.
The Lee 340 grain mould has made a lot of quality bullets for me.
I'm personally very satisfied with the couple Lee molds I have. Yes they are cheaply made but also don't cost too much yet still provide me with quality bullets. Will be getting a Lyman mold in 224 just because Lee seems to not make one. Probably has something to do with the cheap aluminum they use for their molds which doesn't lend itself well to making the smaller 22 cal projectiles?? Just a theory.
For those of you who are interested in shooting cast in rifles. These are all groups I've shot with cast bullets.
200 yards
Finn m91
Ross mkIII
Lee enfield no4 mk1
These are hundred yard groups.
Ross MkIII
The mould is a LEE mould that I've cast thousands of bullets with. I'm not interested in "my brand is the best, your brand s crap". I'm interested in accuracy!!
For the record I use lee, Lyman and RCBS loading equipment.
200 yards
Finn m91
Ross mkIII
Lee enfield no4 mk1
These are hundred yard groups.
Ross MkIII
The mould is a LEE mould that I've cast thousands of bullets with. I'm not interested in "my brand is the best, your brand s crap". I'm interested in accuracy!!
For the record I use lee, Lyman and RCBS loading equipment.
