First time casting wheel weights

[Andy]

I thought that most BP guys only used pure lead? That is only the soft stick on weights.

All muzzleloader guys do, but a properly sized wheelweight bullet does not need to obturate, neither does it need to be very hard.

 

[Brickie]

I would not water drop them - the only time I do that is when I want to run cast bullets at the high end of pressure and MV. Is that the Lee 459-500-3R? 45-70? If so, it's a good bullet, but it's plain base and I doubt you'll be pushing it much past 1500 fps. The recoil, even at that MV, would be "stout".

That is exactly the mould I am using. "Stout" is the recoil I am looking for. LOL