I have only been casting for a few years. I am pleased that you can get into casting, or even reloading, with little cost. I can get by with a 20 pound Lee pot, three Keith molds, and three Lee push through sizers in my single stage press. I tumble lube with Lee liquid Alox and Johnson’s paste wax, 50-50. It seems to work fine for revolver under 1000 ft./s.

It doesn’t take a lot to make your own bullets. For ventilation, I only cast outside. Most of my lead is range scrap. We make things so complex, and I appreciate good tools, but you can really do a lot with a few simple tools.