oldfart1956
05-30-2012, 09:04 AM
My older brother (Art) has been reloading for over 40 years. His reloading room is the size of my house. He's got more "stuff" in there than Midway. Seriously! And he has never...repeat..never loaded or even used a lead boolit other than in his muzzleloaders. (exempting jacketed/plated of course) The first words out of his mouth were always "lead up the bore and roooon the gun!" Followed by "not accurate, can't be pushed over 800/900f.p.s.....has to be HARD LEAD even to use it!" This past weekend he came to visit and he casted up 15lbs. of .358 S.W.C's out of my Lee mold. I had some I'd cast a month ago (just wheel weights with a little tin) and had him load some up for his .357 Mag. S&W revolver. Not magnum loads but traveling near 950/1000f.p.s. and tumbled in Recluse's recipie. He was sceptical but jacketed bullets are gettin' dear so he figgered he'd try it. He dropped the first cyl. full from a rest at the 25yd. target in failing light and the beginning of a thunderstorm so conditions weren't optimal. Open sights and he's almost 60 yrs. old. He couldn't tell for sure where he was hitting so we walked down to the backstop and he had 3 shots touching in the 2in. bull and the rest still in the bull. He was impressed! He went home with all 15lbs. of boolits tumble lubed and ready to load. The only downside was my shooting with the Ruger Blackhawk .45 Colt (now scoped) sucked. More on that later. Another one joins the fold! Thank to you folks! Audie...the Oldfart...:)