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duckndawg
05-22-2007, 08:56 PM
howdy again since im ignorant on the subject, what books do yall recomend for a new caster to read?
PPpastordon
05-22-2007, 10:30 PM
Well, I might be bad at this, but here goes.
I'm bad because I can't remember the name of Veral Smith's book - but it is a must!
Lyman's Cast Bullet book.
Keep reading right here.
buck1
05-22-2007, 10:33 PM
CAST BULLETS BY Col. E.H. Harrison
Its hard to find but worth the trouble..................Buck
JeffinNZ
05-22-2007, 11:21 PM
I got the DVD from Wolfe Publishing of "The Art of Bullet Casting" on recommendation of folk from this site.

It is a compilation of articles from Handloader/Rifle magazine.

FANTASTIC value and content.
MT Gianni
05-22-2007, 11:37 PM
Well, I might be bad at this, but here goes.
I'm bad because I can't remember the name of Veral Smith's book - but it is a must!
Lyman's Cast Bullet book.
Keep reading right here.

Jacketed performance with cast bullets, I think is the title. Gianni
Hunter
05-23-2007, 12:23 AM
The ABCs of Reloading has a good section on casting. Another vote for the Lyman Casting Handbook
John Boy
05-24-2007, 09:01 PM
Good reading material:

Lyman Bullet Making Guide ... http://www.lymanproducts.com/lymanproducts/images/Bullet%20Guide.pdf

The 8 Phase Casting Cycle ... http://www.longrangebpcr.com/8Phases.htm
wiljen
05-24-2007, 09:04 PM
RCBS Cast Bullet Manual if you can find it is a good one too. its been out of print for some time though.
1Shirt
05-25-2007, 09:23 AM
All of the recommended are good, and it pays to collect and read them all along with any others that you can get your hands on. The more you have the more you can learn. New isn't always better, but it pays to keep up to date. Much of the advise of the old timers is words of wisdom, and much of the advise of the come latelys is based on techonology. The combination of both is what I look for.
1Shirt!:coffee:
scrapcan
05-25-2007, 10:05 AM
Youy should look at the book that Joe Brennan is working on. Either the first edition or the new and expanded work that is currently going on. Hopefully Joe will see this thread and give you a link. CBA at one time gave you the first book when you became a member. I will look up the link and post if someone else doesn't beat me to it.

There is good info in the 1958, 1973, and 3rd edition of the Lyman cast bullet handbooks. the former 2 are becoming harder and harder to find. Also look at LASC website.

http://www.lasc.us/CastBulletNotes.htm