I cast my first boolits ever yesterday and boy was it fun. I have a 20# Lee bottom pour pot and used some wheel weights my dad had.
We have a buddy who has been casting most of his life and he is a great resource to learn from. I watched him casting awhile back and knew I had to try it. It is fantastic to have a resource available like him and my dad when you are learning a new skill. No question is a "stupid" question to these guys.
One thing I did learn about 20 minutes into casting- a Lee 2 cavity aluminum mold is a LOT lighter than a 4 cavity Lyman steel mold! Running 2 four cavity Lymans for several hours and my arm is a bit stiff this morning. Oh well - no pain no gain.

I'm getting ready to do the same. Got a Lee Magnum Melter, RCBS dipper, Lee double cavity .457 roundball mold (for a Ruger Old Army), an original Winchester mold for a 25 WCF, and was lucky enough to score about 60 lbs of pure lead sheet at an estate sale recently where the guy had been a plumber. For $1. Also have a bunch of junk pewter around to use for a 20:1 lead:tin mix. There should still be a couple hundred pounds of fishing sinkers at home that my dad cast from wheelweights when he was running fishing charters too.

I haven't done any casting for about 40 years, when I cast roundballs for my flintlock from a cast iron pot over an open fire with one of those old Dixie Gun Works molds.

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" I said, good DAY! "

The best part is loading those freshly cast bullets into your favorite gun and setting it free at 900 FPS or better. It's a great feeling knowing you "made" your ammo...shortage, what shortage? Congrats on your new skills.

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Couldn't have said it better! So, I'm not going to try! !!!!!!!!!

I just came in from the man room after casting a couple hundred 357 bullets from new brass mold. Great way to past the evening ! Tomorrow I lube.

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You'll shoot your eye out kid

I'm getting started in casting also.

I have two moulds that came in this week, a third on order. I ordered a furnace from Midway today. The only major item I still need is a good sizer/luber. I'm kind of lost on what to get.

I'm looking forward to doing some casting maybe next weekend.

GregG

The best lube sizer you can buy is the Star, made by Magma. Once I bought my Star I threw my RCBS lubesizer in the river. It poops out bullets so fast I can do hundreds in a couple of hours.

I have a Star and a Lyman. The Star is great for lubing hundreds of bullets quickly. However it has it's down sides. One is that it takes a while to get it set up for whatever bullet you're lubing. It's not to easy to do and is somewhat counter-intuitive. For smaller quantities, the Lyman (or RCBS) is faster and easier. The Star doesn't do well with long rifle bullets, and it doesn't seat gas checks; another reason why I have the Lyman too. Both have their place on my loading bench, but the Lyman is a lot more versatile.

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