Lead/Cast Bullets

What I hear from my bullet-casting friends about Lee moulds is that the tolerances are rather wide, apparently mostly on the large side. Some will be just fine, others cast bullets some folks find too big, even to size down without unacceptable distortion. Supposedly this is consequence of machining Al alloy on the cheap.

At least a few of us like to find folks with specific Lee moulds that cast oversized bullets. We buy them "as cast" to use either in cartridges requiring larger bullets than anything standard today or in old guns with oversize bores and chambers.

Niklas
 
I've used lead bullets since I started reloading, almost 25 years ago. I still use lead bullets, but NOT the plain cast, then lubed with old crayons kind.

I use poly-coated bullets; first Bear Creek and now Master Blasters (since, like BC departed) and Precision. The bullets are as clean as jacketed, while almost as inexpensive as the messy, smoky plain old cast projectiles.
 
poly-coated bullets
Since I can't make them in my garage, I'll stick with the old style bullets. There is no way that purchased bullets can compete with the cost of making my own. I can put up with a little smoke since I am saving so much money.

I have noticed this though. If a bullet is undersized and the wrong lube is used, it can be a "black powder" type of shooting event.

When sized properly, the right lube is used and pushed to the correct velocity, there is no other way to shooting bliss than by home-cast bullets.

icon_wink.gif
 
Back
Top