What's your favorite gun to cast boolits for.

[zanemoseley]

I'm still a bit of newbie, I have cast about 4000 boolits but all the same mold, a 200 swc h&g 68 style. I'm curious what your favorite gun is to cast for. All mine have been target boolits for NRA bullseye through my les Baer concept 3.

[MT Gianni]

32 Long pre-regulation police made about 1952.

[azrednek]

My favorite handgun to cast for, if I only had to choose only one it is my S&W 25-2 in 45 Colt. A close second is my other 25-2 in 45ACP. I prefer to cast for revolvers as they will digest nearly any shape or nose. With semi's one has to pay attention to feeding issues and over-all length.

[robertsm53]

45-70 Shiloh Sharps, 500 Gr

[paralaska]

Ruger Redhawks in .454 Casull followed by .45 ACP in 1911s . . . . 300 and 200 grn . . . . Looking to find the new Ruger SBH that's in .454 . . .

[OverMax]

30-30 & 32 special which also includes boolit use for my 32-40 also.

[Frank46]

Finn model 27 made in 1935, swapped a cherry #4MKI* for it. Guy told me it did pierce primers, so used a screwdriver to back the firing pin towards the cocking piece. Only paid $125 for the enfield so I think I did good. Rifle was in excellent shape with a beautiful shiny bore. Frank

[leadman]

My various 1903a3s are my favorites. Then the Mosin Nagants and Enfields.

[rintinglen]

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My 38 Special M-14 is my favorite to cast boolits for, though I have several others who have had more play of late.

[jonp]

Casting most for my 14-4 Target Masterpiece but my favorite is my Blackhawk 45 Colt.

[Hickory]

I've been thinking about this question for the last half hour, and have concluded that I don't have a favorite gun.
All of my guns are useful. All my guns serve a purpose. A few have multiple applications and can be used very effectively in different situations.
But, what is exactly a "favorite gun." Is it the one you use the most or the one you have a special attachment to? Is it the gun that brings back memories of a good hunt or an exceptional shot or owned by someone special? I don't know. All I know is, all of my guns are useful.

[JeffinNZ]

All of them.

[1johnlb]

I can remember a time when I wouldn't dare put a lead bullet through a couple of my guns, now I wouldn't dare put a jacketed bullet through my guns. Funny how things change.
I've got a box of 500 smk's and was wondering just the other day what I was going to shoot them in, to busy shooting lead to shoot them.

[bobthenailer]

All of them , I have no favorites !

[bosterr]

Almost all my molds are Accurate Molds, so my answer is, all of these!

[mac266]

Hmmmm....favorite? It's hard to say. I cast a lot of calibers, and perhaps a better question would be which one is my favorite to shoot? Casting is fun, but I do it to shoot!

That said, I don't think I could answer my own question, either ;)

[GhostHawk]

All of them, but I have 2 which have rewarded me for my patience.

Lee .430 310 gr gas checked and
Lee .358 158 gr round nose, tumble lubed.

The .430 gave me my first true cloverleaf while sighting in the scope.

The .358 gave me this.
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3 shots went through that hole at 50 yards. The black stick on bulls-eye is 2" for scale.
Was about 5 grains of Red Dot under those bullets.

Targets like that will really make you appreciate some molds.

[EMC45]

All of them.

Yup, you got it!

[Bonz]

My "Pre 37"

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[garym1a2]

I like the Lee 175gr TC for the 40 S&W used Glocks (22 and 35). I can make a ton of them fast and they just drop from the mold. Plus they are easy to handle in the lubesizer.

I Lee 200SWC is a close second as it is very accurate in my Glock21SF.

The Lee 120Gr TC for 9mm is pretty good also as I can make a ton of them fast and not use so much lead. Great for my Glock19 and my conversion barrels in the Glock 22 and 35.

[imashooter2]

.45 ACP is easy... Seems like just about anything works and works well.

[LenH]

.45 Colt by far, that is the handgun I cut my teeth on back when I was about 15. The guy up the street was a hand loader he handed me a box of reloads and his
Blackhawk and said, Have fun & don't loose my brass. Then we went back to his house and he started teaching me about reloading and then onto casting and the
rest they say is an ongoing addiction.
When I got to gun buying age I found a Blackhawk of my own.

[bedbugbilly]

Hmmmm . . . that's kind of a hard question! I like casting for every gun I have.

Probably my favorite is the Lyman/Ideal 358-311 RN - a good "traditional" boolit for using in all of my 38s - bot DA and SA. They work great out of my 5" S & W M & P - bade the same year I was born (1952) but they work well out of all of my vintage revolvers (last count about 8 or 9 of them - Colt, S & W, Uberti, Ruger)

I have a 7 1/2" Uberti blued steel Cattleman on the way in 45 Colt. This week I was casting Lyman/Ideal 454-190 boolits for it and I have to admit, I like seeing those drop. Can't help but think about the history of the 45 Colt and the 1873 SAA when doing casting them - they'll be used over smokeless and BP.

Whether they be round balls, minie balls, conicals, WC or SWC . . what the heck . . . they are all fun! Every gun I own has its own appeal (or I wouldn't have them) and usually it's because the gun has a historical significance or the cartridge does.

[onefunzr2]

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Purely for economic reasons because ammo for this bottleneck WWII Jap 8mm Type 14 Nambu G.I. bringback is too pricey for me to afford. I even go to the trouble to reform 357 SIG brass to keep shooting this oddball. It's about on par with the 380ACP powerwise so cast boolits are ideal for plinking.

[TheDoctor]

Smith 29 and super redhawk with my NOE 429421! For nostalgic type purposes, my vaquero, with a single cavity 454190, old school! At least on the mold....

[quilbilly]

Any of my Contenders

[Intel6]

Right now it's bullets for my Marlin 1895 SBL in 45-70!

Here next to my 336 BL:

http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medium/Marlin_336_1895_web.jpg

[dragon813gt]

All of them.

Yep, variety is the spice of life.

[bgmkithaca]

38-55 followed by 32-40 for me.

[skeet1]

03-A3 with NOE 311299 and Lee 312-185 sized .311 using 2400 powder and Carnuba Red lube.

Ken

[kentuckyshooter]

Got a lee 356 124 grain mold for my 9. Love casting these tl boolits. Also the 230 grain version for my 45acp 1911. Havent got to load for the 45 yet but casting for it shure is fun.

[bangerjim]

Just one? If I did not like any of them, I would sell them!

[PhatForrest]

S&w 3" 66-4

[fa38]

Ballard 25-20 Win.
I have a Doc Brewer 2 cavity mold that gives very few rejects. Two different bullets in that mould and both weigh around 105 grains. A pot full of lead lasts a long time and at 6 grains of AA#7 per shot a pound of powder lasts a long time and with that combination very little recoil.

[Idaho Sharpshooter]

the last two years or so, the NOE 247gr for my 300 Blackout in an AR pistol at about 1060fps with the YHM suppressor.

[Scharfschuetze]

I like casting for all of my firearms from 30 cal and up. I'm particularly fond of the 30 and 31 calibre military rifles as they usually shoot very well with cast boolits and I get quite a few boolits from every pot of lead in comparison to larger calibres like my Trapdoor 45/70s. The sights with their extreme elevation capabilities also aid in zeroing cast boolits well for ranges from 50 yards to close to a kilometer. With boolits of 200 grains and heavier at between 1800 and 2100 fps, shooting at long ranges is easily doable and quite a bit of fun.

[porthos]

1896 Swedish mauser

[runfiverun]

I have a couple of molds I look forward to casting with and a couple I have to pay super close attention to that just flat wear me out to use that I really enjoy shooting through their respective rifles.
I have an rcbs 240gr gas check mold that pours boolits through it at almost room temperature, and a nei 4 cavity that'll rain boolits as fast as you can open and close it, and the rcbs 30-150 fngc that is a joy to cast with and shoot, I can loaf along with that 2 cavity mold for hours and just pile them up without a care in the world.

the accurate 2 cavity 165gr mold I push along in the 30 cals is one that I have to control the temp on and pay strict attention to timing and fill rate otherwise it throws boolits outside it's one grain window.
they are a joy to shoot at the range and the attention to detail pays off in speed and accuracy on target.
the other one I wear myself out with is the rcbs 22-055s mold I slightly modified it has to be poured in a narrow temp window and I have to pay attention to the alloy temp also.
if I do I can weigh the difference between the 2 cavity's and will overlap the middle weight group enough to get a large sample of same weight boolits.
it pays off when I'm shooting little groups at 2800 fps in the various 22 cal rifles.

[Digital Dan]

4mm Zimmerstutzen

[retread]

Just one? If I did not like any of them, I would sell them!

My thoughts exactly!

[FISH4BUGS]

Sorry pistol shooters - I am a revolver fan from waaaaaaaaaaaay back.
I have 2 favorites: 1) 1956 mfg'd 5 screw pre-29 6 1/2". 44 mag w/ 8 gr of 231 and RCBS 240 swc 2) 1958 mfg'd Colt officer's match 38 w/ H&G 51 160 gr swc w/ 4 gr 231.
Yesterday, I was shooting iron sights with the 44 @ 200 yards at an 18" gong and actually hit it a few times. Missed mostly but they were reasonably close - enough to keep someone's head down if I had to.
The Officer's Model will punch the center out of a target at 25 yards from a sandbag rest.
Terrific shooters - both of them.

[Shiloh]

All of them.
.45 ACP and '03 Springfield are very enjoyable.

Shiloh

[paul edward]

Based on number of cast loads since I started keeping reload records in 1964, it is the .44 Magnum SBH. This is not surprising as I have been loading for this gun since 1965.

[GLL]

I enjoy casting for a variety of .44Special and .38Special revolvers.
The great majority of my cast bullets go through S&W .38/44 Outdoorsman models though.

http://www.fototime.com/293942649CFA11E/large.jpg

Jerry

[smorin2]

For me it would be my Ruger Flat Top Blackhawk in .44 Special. I really like the .44 Special and .44 Russian cartridges.

[aap2]

Colt SAA 38 special that was a gift when I was a teenager; one of the earliest made and my first handgun. I smile when I cast for this one.

[Big Tom]

I love casting for my Marlin 1895 in 45/70. It loves the 405 gr boolits coming out of my Lee mold... the cost saving is just amazing and they look really good when loaded. Also like casting the round nose ones for my .44 revolver...

[sliphammer]

My Ruger 1959, 44 mag flat top

[pretzelxx]

452-228 is my favorite of 4 molds so far. Only issue is it tends to stick in the chamber due to a fat nose in front of the grooves. I'm looking at a swc mold to solve said issue.

[zanemoseley]

I love all the replies, keep em coming.

[Motor]

I have to cop out and say all also but maybe the flavor of the month since early this year has to be the 500 Smith&Wesson. Factory ammo is just stupid expensive and most of it is not very fun to shoot.

Casting for these beasts (we have 3) is allowing us to fully enjoy these fine pieces of machinery. Launching a 440gr grain boolit at about 1100f/s then watching it turn a water filled milk jug inside out at 100 yards is a hoot !!!

I've shot a lot of jugs with high power rifle in my life it's just the way that big slow 440gr does it is kinda amazing. It's freight train like. :)

Motor

[BST4227]

I think its more alone the line of which gun is my favorite gun to cast for by which mold is my latest favorite. What I mean is this, I got a Lyman 358156 HP/GC this year, and after the first trip to the range my 357's are all getting a workout due to this and so for now my favorite is 357Mag/38Spec. Now I'm thinking about what to get as my newest new mold, LOL

:castmine:

[Skeet06]

My favorite is a 1970's vintage Ruger Security-Six in 357, 6" barrel, stainless steel. Only 20,000 rounds so far. I did have to add a scope when I hit 60 to see the target and sights.

[flint45]

My favorite hangun is my S&W 625 .45 auto rim,rifle is my .30 army krag, super accurate both guns like just about anything i feed them.

[woodbutcher]

:-D Hi bst4227,that mold has been my favorite for 38/357 for decades.Had trouble with the boolits not wanting to part company with the HP pin,so I removed the pin.Worked great after that.
Good luck.Have fun.Be safe.
Leo

[fatelvis]

30-40 Krag in my Ruger #3. I use Lyman 311299s over SR4759. It's my only falling block rifle, and it is so fun to make ammo that is perfectly tailored to fit it's chamber and bore.

[skeettx]

FOR CAST:
Favorite rifle is a factory original Ruger #1 in 38-55
Favorite pistol is a S&W Model 28 6"
Favorite shotgun is a Krieghoff Model 32

Mike

[williamwaco]

.38 Special.

[azrednek]

For me it is 45 both ACP and Colt for my S&W 25-2's and Ruger Blackhawk Convertible. My favorite is the one in my hands at the particular moment. Its like picking one's favorite child or grandchild. For rifle my favorite to cast for is my 458 Winchester. I load my Savage Model 200 with a Shaw 458 barrel using 45/70 data.

[TXGunNut]

I wish I knew but I truly don't. If there was one it would be my 45-70 Guide Gun; scored my first (and also most recent) CB kill with it. It's my FedEx gun; when it absolutely, positively has to be DRT that rifle will get it done.

[shoot-n-lead]

It is without a doubt, my Cimarron Model P 44 special. My favorite cartridge is 44 special and I have a sack full of special revolvers, but that is my favorite.

[Jayhawkhuntclub]

Hard to pick a favorite. How about my top 3?

- 1911 in 45 acp: They seem to love cast boolits
-AR15 in 300 Blackout: It's nice to have an AR that likes cast. Not that mines a tack driver: it averages a bit under 2 MOA with cast.
-LCP: I love being able to shoot 95 grains of lead and 2.5 grains of Bullseye. You can make your lead and a can of powder go a long way. And they are pleasant and reasonable accurate to shoot

[Eddie2002]

Most fun would be my 7.7 Jap with 100 grain cast over 5.5 grains of Bullseye, not as accurate as my Remington 30-06 at 50 yds with the same load but still a fun gun to shoot. Still trying to get on paper with my 90/31 Mosin.
Been shooting my .380 LCP with some 115 grain cast boolits I picked up at a show. They are fun plinkers over 2.4 grains of Greendot with not much recoil. Makes the LCP fun to shoot.

[Hickok]

All of them.+1. Man do I get excited when casting for a new gun, or just having a new boolit mould for an old one. Just a 60 year old kid at heart!

[Lucky Joe]

My .357 Redhawk, 7.5". like most .357's it will shoot everything. Need Spring weather to get back at it.

[Dave C.]

Clark Long Heavy slide. 45 ACP.

[Windwalker 45acp]

Colt 1991A1

[Petro58]

I'm still a Learnin, but out of everything I'm casting for right now the Honey that everyone want's to shoot is my 1892 (1915) Winchester in 38/40(38wcf).

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[Petrol & Powder]

38 Special !!

[JWT]

38 Special (for now).

[Le Loup Solitaire]

38 special with wadcutters and 30/06 with light loads. LLS

[Retumbo]

slugs for the twelve gauge :)

[RogerDat]

Tough call but I would say Ruger Vaquero 45 colt. The big heavy stuff casts and loads well, enjoy shooting it, and have one that has been my field gun for at least 30 years. Close second would be .38 special first mold (158 SWC), first die set to go with it. Enjoy shooting that out of a few different firearms.

[hickfu]

45-70 and 35 rem
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[robg]

Win94ae 357mag

[45-70 Chevroner]

If your going to force me to chose one it would have to be my Nickel Plated pre model 29 S&W 44 mag four screw. This gun belonged to my older brother, he died 11 years ago. He carried it as a service revolver starting in about 1961. He bought it new in 1957. This thing shoots way better than my ability and I'm no slouch. I think revolvers are easier to cast for also.

[Don Fischer]

I don't load for a lot but like each one of them. Just got into rifle casting and liking it real well. Cast for 38 spec for a long time and really like it. About 10 yrs ago I got a 32 long and love it. Favorite one? Couldn't say!

[Victor N TN]

I haven't cast in a while due to health problems. But when I was able to shoot IPSC I loved casting the 45 acp military profile 230 grain. It's a 6 cavity H&G OLD (Stamped San Diego) mold. I would set the molds across the top of the Lee 4" production pot to heat up. When the lead got to casting temp, I started casting, and the pot never cut the heating element off again until I stopped. Man !!! That mold can flat out eat the lead. It was / will be fun to use (again).

I almost hate to cast single cavity molds. But you do what you have to do.

[Big Ben]

My Webley Mark VI with an "unshaven" cylinder is my current favorite. Been using my first premium mold, a new Mihec .455 Webley brass mold that is absolutely beautiful! I even enjoy converting .45 colt brass for it.

[flint45]

I have to add .45-70 big cast boolits hitin stumps= firewood lots of fun!

[harley45]

I'm torn in this one, either my Wilson Combat 10MM or my Sigg 226 in 9

[StuBach]

Love casting the various 38 molds I have for my S&W 19-4 or my K-38 Masterpiece. All are vintage Ideal or H&G Iron Molds and drop like a dream.

[tygar]

Anything that starts with a "4" & has 3 didgits.

[ShooterAZ]

Remington 1903 Springfield is my favorite.

[nicodiesel]

my 44 mag rifle with Lee .430 310gr. gas checked.

[jabo52521]

My .357 Redhawk, 7.5". like most .357's it will shoot everything. Need Spring weather to get back at it.Could you post a picture of that 357 Redhawk?

[azrednek]

Could you post a picture of that 357 Redhawk?

I'd like to see a photo also.

[bottomline]

tough to choose between my 1911 & my 686

[GabbyM]

My CZ-527 rifle chambered in 222 Rem with a 1:14: twist 24" barrel. 2x7 Scope or the irons.
Shoots MOA or less out to 200 yards. Needs a calm wind day to shoot past 100. 2,400 fps with a 60 grain bullet.

[SPRINGFIELDM141972]

My Rossi 92 in 454 Casull.

[flyingmonkey35]

In order
45 colt ruger vaquero
45 acp 1911 para USA
50 grn round ball black powder
Then my 9mms

[lrb605]

38 special....I shoot them in a Taurus model 66 357mag...a gift from my father who been gone for quite awhile.

[Bazoo]

I really enjoy casting for a blackhawk and a marlin 1894 in 357 magnum.

[Ray1946]

Two 96/11 Schmidt-Rubins I have. One was made in 1911 and has a 1/10.63 twist, the other was made in 1906 and has a 1/9.055 twist. I am looking to try and shoot the Lee "blackout" bullet in the latter......................

[retread]

Like many others, I have to say all of them.

[quilbilly]

All of them.
What he said. I do have a decided preference for my 32-20 T/C and 45 cal muzzleloaders however.

[TXGunNut]

All of them.


Can't argue with that. I have a few moulds that are a bit difficult and a few rifles that are difficult as well. I guess my least favorite project is a safe queen 375 Winchester; Lyman mould performed flawlessly, receiver sight was quickly regulated and the first load performed as well as I can shoot a peep-sighted levergun. Was actually a bit of a disappointment. Still a pretty awesome rifle but I think it will be retired sometime this year.
I like a challenge now and then, those often turn into my most rewarding projects.

[dlbarr]

I love casting for my Marlin 1895 in 45/70. It loves the 405 gr boolits coming out of my Lee mold... the cost saving is just amazing and they look really good when loaded...

Gotta agree with Big T on this, only my mould is the RCBS.

[Grendl]

All of them.

+1
Rick

[Doggonekid]

Size matters. Bigger is better. .500 down to .400 and anything in between.