The Best How to Cast Bullets Book Ever for free, a Must Read

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Just finished by far the best write up on how to make bullets from WW's. I have been making my own for 40 years now and I have over 125 different molds and I thought I had a good handle on things. Well an old dog can still learn new tricks and this is a must read for anyone who wants to start casting for handguns.

I consider Glen Fryxell one of the top casters of all time and always look forward to his articles in the various gun mags and his articles at the lasc website.

I know this is on a different site but it should be made a sticky for all those new and old to casting for handguns.

I know he has been working on it for a while now and was going to publish it but decided to post it at the website for all to have for free.


From Ingot to Target:
A Cast Bullet Guide for Handgunners ©

http://www.lasc.us/Fryxell_Book_Contents.htm
 
Thanx !

I just downloaded the whole thing and I don't even cast bullets. Casters, I expect, have a handle on bullet technology which even those of us who just buy em and push em will find useful.

This'll make for some good offshore reading, I'm sure.
 
Chapter 7 should be a must read for beginners and old hands alike. He actually tells you the cure for the leading problem you have in your pistol by where it is leading. Sure blows anything Lyman has ever produced out of the water.
 
When done with the book, there are dozens of more in-depth articles on both casting related and shooting subjects. I've always enjoyed the site and even have it bookmarked on my phone!

Before I read many of the articles, I always water dropped my bullets regardless of what caliber they were (.45 ACP included). Since following the advice and calculations included for BHN and WW alloys, I've managed to tighten my groupings a bit. (Alright - could be just the result of shooting practice too!)
 
Andy said:
I would hardly call it the "best ever", but it's worth the read.
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I think Lyman's "Cast Bullet Handbook" is the most comprehensive, especially because it covers pretty much every application, bullet type, and reloading data to satisfy just about anyone.
 
Andy said:
I would hardly call it the "best ever", but it's worth the read.
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Andy: Just wondering what the best is that you have read?

I love reading about our hobby/sport and I can't honestly say in the 40+ years that I have read anything close to it.

I have an older publication from the late 60's from American Rifleman that is close to it. I love Ken Waters stuff but he doesn't go in depth into the hows and whys of pistol casting. I know Lyman has never done anything close. Lee isn't even close and I haven't read anything from RCBS.
 
hunter64 said:
Andy: Just wondering what the best is that you have read?

I love reading about our hobby/sport and I can't honestly say in the 40+ years that I have read anything close to it.

I have an older publication from the late 60's from American Rifleman that is close to it. I love Ken Waters stuff but he doesn't go in depth into the hows and whys of pistol casting. I know Lyman has never done anything close. Lee isn't even close and I haven't read anything from RCBS.
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I don't want to get into a debate, but what is critical and is missing is load data. If I go strictly on books on "How to Cast Bullets", then it's excellent (and might be the "best"), but it doesn't go far enough to help you to actually shoot the bullets you casted. For that, the Lyman Cast Bullet Handbook is (for a single source), far more useful to a caster. Glen obviously has the resources to do the work and not require an income to support it, but where he shows his limits (in time and money I suppose), is that he can't compete with Lyman for the testing they have done and the equipment it requires.

That having been said, he has probably contributed more to on-line casting enthusiasts than any other single person IMO, and his articles are well worth the read. I'd say buy the Lyman book, and read Glen's articles - and join castboolits.com
 
Andy said:
I don't want to get into a debate, but what is critical and is missing is load data. If I go strictly on books on "How to Cast Bullets", then it's excellent (and might be the "best"), but it doesn't go far enough to help you to actually shoot the bullets you casted. For that, the Lyman Cast Bullet Handbook is (for a single source), far more useful to a caster. Glen obviously has the resources to do the work and not require an income to support it, but where he shows his limits (in time and money I suppose), is that he can't compete with Lyman for the testing they have done and the equipment it requires.

That having been said, he has probably contributed more to on-line casting enthusiasts than any other single person IMO, and his articles are well worth the read. I'd say buy the Lyman book, and read Glen's articles - and join castboolits.com
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Couldn't agree more.
 
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