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Originally Posted by ChuckBen
I am new to reloading and I am looking into casting my own 9 mm bullets (115 or 124 Gr). Rather than go the route of melting down wheel weights I have found a source of "hard" ingots that are from wheel weights. These will cost me $1.10/lb. in 50 pound lots. (They also have "soft" ingots). And the source is local so no shipping $. This seems to me a good way to start as I could skip process of melting into ingots and the cost of the related equipment. I would appreciate any comments and advice you could offer.
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I love casting my own bullets. Since it's part of my leisure time hobby type activities, I don't consider the value of my time.
A buck ten a pound puts you around .02/bullet, if the alloy is acceptable, plus electricity, lube, etc, etc. Today that's a great cost. Scrap lead is nearly impossible to find in my area for less than a buck/pound.
I use the lee sizer on my press and Alox. It works great and I've never felt the need to buy anything more expensive.
Enjoy the new venture! Looks like you've had great advice in this thread.