Hi All ,

[Max66]

Hi All
Thanks for the add and I’m new to casting so sorry for all the stupid questions coming your way, hope to learn how to cast for my Marlin 336 in 30/30 and make new friends around the world!
Cheers Max

[JBinMN]

Welcome to Castboolits.Gunloads forum!
:)

Lots of info & experience here!
;)

[Jniedbalski]

Welcome you will find a lot of good info on this site.

[35 shooter]

Hi Max and welcome aboard. A lot of answers can probably be found with the search feature here and if not someone will have the answer for you.
Looking forward to your posts in the future.

[ShooterAZ]

Welcome to Cast Boolits, feel free to ask us your questions. We'll try to help any way we can.

[Grmps]

Welcome to CB Max66

Here are a few things I put together to help you get going

. If you decided to start casting to save money, forget it. You won't, you'll just shoot more.
Casting boolits (lead bullets) properly is a science, once you know the basics, not a hard science.
There is a lot of good information on CB. The Google search (top right of every forum page) is a gateway to all the knowledge on this forum. IF you can’t find your answer there ask the question (Please be as detailed as possible, pictures help http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?344661-Capturing-amp-Posting-screen-shots I would be very surprised if there wasn’t someone on this forum that could answer ANY (firearm related) question you might have)
http://www.lasc.us/Fryxell_Book_Contents.htm
1. Boolits need to be cast .0005 to .003 (normally .002) over the slugged diameter of your barrel for accuracy and to avoid leading. If the fit is wrong nothing else will work right.
a. slugging a barrel (it is safer to use a brass rod or a steel rod with a couple of coats of tape to avoid damaging your barrel http://7.62x54r.net/MosinID/MosinSlug.htm
b. chamber casting https://www.brownells.com/guntech/cerrosafe/detail.htm?lid=10614
or pound casting http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?356251-Pound-Cast-instructions-(for-rifle-chamber)
2. the right alloy needs to be used for the velocity and purpose of the boolit (don’t fall into the trap of going with too hard an alloy
Economical way to easily test lead hardness
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?355056-Easier-pencil-lead-hardness-testing
https://i.imgur.com/TrOTWFb.png
Some alloys harden over time
http://www.lasc.us/Fryxell_Book_Chapter_3_alloySelectionMetallurgy.ht m
different alloy’s different end hardnesses
https://i.imgur.com/O8uvZ8i.png
https://i.imgur.com/MHPjxfp.png
Lead alloy calculator
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=45784&d=1341560870
3. velocity the bullet needs to be pushed hard/fast enough to get the proper spin, have the proper velocity to accurately reach the target but not so hard as to be dangerous or strip the lead off in the grooves instead of spinning the boolit..
The boolit needs to be the right weight for the riffling/twist rate of your barrel
Powders range from fast to slow, you need to choose the right powder for your barrel length & application.
Loading manuals list the best powders for certain calibers and boolit weights.
NEVER use any posted noncommercial load data without first checking commercial load data to see if falls in the safe parameter for your firearm!! There are several firearms out there that can handle much higher pressures than others!!
Link to free online load data
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?337910-CB-load-data-online-sources

Grmps

[Preacher Jim]

Welcome to the Cast Boolits family

[copdills]

welcome to cast boolits

[Hickory]

I have cast projectiles for 38 years before I came here.
I learned two things right off the bat.
1) I did not know as much as I thought I did about casting, I'm learning things all the time.
2) I quickly learn that in all those years of casting bullets, that they were not bullets at all, what I had been casting were instead boolits.
Welcome to Castboolits!

[Rcmaveric]

Welcome aboard.

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[redhawk0]

Most of us have been doing this for quite some time...but never too long to learn something new. Enjoy your new addiction.

redhawk

[pworley1]

Welcome! We are all here to learn and share what we have learned. You can find answers to most of your questions by reading the stickies. You will find answers to questions you didn't know you had in there.

[slim1836]

You're in trouble now. Welcome to the addiction.

Slim

[retread]

Welcome. Every addict loves company, that goes for us too. If you are like me and started casting to save money you will find that does not happen. On the positive side you will shoot more and have a hobby that will give you a lot of satisfaction. "Stickes" are your friends, they contain a wealth of knowledge and are easily accessed using the search function. Again welcome aboard and enjoy the ride!

[whisler]

Welcome. Great information and great people here.

[Bzcraig]

Welcome aboard! This place is full of enablers and addicts, be warned.

[LenH]

Welcome aboard and welcome to the madness. I lurked here for a year or more before joining, I read a whole lot.

I have been casting for 40 + years and discovered that there were a bunch of stuff my mentor taught me was a bit of bohunk.
I learned some better techniques and some things about alloys that didn't really matter (stuff from my mentor) and things that make
the casting easier. One of the best bits of advice I learned over the last few years is that FIT IS KING all else is secondary.

[Kylongrifle32]

I too have been casting for 30 years but just joined the site a couple of months ago. Lot of good information and interesting stories here

[tward]

Welcome to the forum! I’ve been casting for 30+ years and as time goes by I realize how little I know and how much more there is to learn. Ask questions, there is a lot of knowledge on this forum and it is freely ,and in a friendly fashion , given. Tim

[gwpercle]

Welcome from Louisiana.

Don't worry about asking questions....at some point in time we were all beginners !

Gary [smilie=s:

[trapper9260]

Welcome to the life. I have that rifle also. Ask what ever you need to no matter what it is. There will be a reply to help. Now you are stuck like the rest of us for the love of casting.

[WHITETAIL]

:holysheepwelcome to the forum!

[robg]

Welcome ,the guys here have forgotten more than I'll ever learn.but I'm trying .

[Hossfly]

Welcome Max66 this is a great place to start. I’ve learned so much from these guys and have skipped most of the hard stuff that they have so much wisdom, that’s not in books. Went right into power coating, never messed with lubing, so skipped that mess. Works perfect for me, never have seen leading in my life. Read all the stickies, some times twice just to know what they’re talking about. Like they said fit of the boolit in a known diameter barrel is everything. And no question is to dumb to ask, we’ve all been where you are. Buy a good micrometer, they’re not expensive.

[RED BEAR]

howdie welcome aboard. and feel free to ask anything there are no stupid questions. if you don't know its the only way to learn.

[Shuz]

Welcome to the Forum!

[fast ronnie]

Welcome.
As others have said, great place to learn.

[ABJ]

Welcome, I hope you like to read (lol). I still haven't seen everything I want to see. The search engine gets you there quick and is easy to use. This is the greatest site ever for casters and shooters alike. The collective knowledge available from the members here is off the charts. Jump in and have some fun
Tony

[Char-Gar]

Welcome to the site and the craft. I have been casting for over 50 years and have been a member of this site and it't pre-cursor site since 1998. The internet has enabled bullet casting to take a giant leap forward.

[wmitty]

Buy a lee 314 T L - 90 - SWC mould and some liquid Alox and a can of Bullseye. Expand the case necks to hold the boolit and have more fun than allowed by law.

[Victor N TN]

Max66 Welcome to the forum. Most everyone on here are peaceable folk. And some may know enough to help you with questions you may have. I wish you a happy time here. But mainly be careful.
Victor

[buckwheatpaul]

Max the only stupid question is the one someone is toooooo afraid to ask....welcome brother to the fold! Put your trays in an upright position; make sure your seat belt is secure and enjoy the ride! Paul

[45workhorse]

Turn back now..........
To late, welcome to the addiction!!

[woodbutcher]

:grin: Welcome aboard Sir.Now the fun begins.The addiction has begun:p.Oh yeah.The only stupid question is the one you don`t ask.
Good luck.Have fun.Be safe.
Leo

[Slim Chance]

You have fallen in with a bunch of enablers. I've bought four molds in the past two months.