cast my first bullets today

[skykingjohn]

Well I was going to only to cast my stick on wheel weights into ingots but i just had to try out my new molds . I made more good than bad but it was close . think i can do better next time but already to get a melting pot now

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[iron mule]

hey welcome
looks like you have caught the bug
they will get better the more experience you get
main thing is take your time and don't get frustrated
i have been casting for years and couple week ago i cast up about 20 lbs of 308s wasn't paying attention to what i should have been and most went back in the pot
mule

[Cherokee]

Good show !! Nothing like casting your own. Keep it up and the results will get better wirth experience.

[williamwaco]

That is a great bullet. One of my favorites.

[bedbugbilly]

casting is like wine . . . it just gets better with time! Looks like you ran a good bunch of 'em. Pretty soon it will be second nature for you . . . I've cast round ball and minie balls for 50 years but just recently got in to reloading . . . I'm loving the casting of these boolits for these "new fangled cartridge guns". I THOUGHT I was getting in to the casting of boolits and reloading out of necessity of having to do so 'cause of the high ammo prices. Nobody told me this was a HOBBY! :-) It looks like you are having fun and doing well! Sort of puts a big smile on your face doesn't it, when you look down and see all those boolits you've made . . . in fact I don't know which is more fun . . . making 'em or shooting 'em! Enjoy and thanks for sharing the nice photo!

[35 shooter]

Congratulations! They look good and sounds like you enjoyed it. Welcome to a great site, this is definitely the place to learn and get better!:D

[captaint]

Pretty sure my first boolits looked worse than yours. Yours actually look pretty decent to me. And, as others have said - they will get better. Another life destroyed. Mike

[skykingjohn]

i do not know about worse i did not show the rejects they were real bad

[Wayne Smith]

More than likely, if you were casting out of your melting pot making ingots you did not pre-heat your mold? Did you even clean it? Lots of wrinkles result from cold and/or dirty molds!