I don't normally do this...

[anachronism]

I thought I'd learned on Shooters.com to walk away from stupidity, ignorance, and arrogance, but I now see that I didn't. Check out the utter nonsense on this post from AR15.com' sreloading forum. There was so much bad information on that thread, that I don't think it can be saved. Anyway, I recommended the original poster come here for answers. Make him feel welcome guys... he's been through a lot already. The whole tone of the thread really pissed me off, as you might gather by reading my response.

http://ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=1&f=9&t=345692

Happy reading...
Bob

[Willbird]

I hope he does come over Bob, I did my best to save the thread hehe

Bill

[anachronism]

Let's see, where do we start? We had lead poisoning, the old "a single drop of sweat can cause an explosion", tin as a hardening agent (okay, it does to a very limited extent), ladle casting is dangerous, I'm sure more is being added as you read this. Some guys were correct, some were well, strange...No wonder some people are scared by the idea of casting their own. Only use gaschecks.... don't use gaschecks....ARRRGGGHHHHHH!!!

Okay, I'm better now, the primal scream helped....

Bob

[Linstrum]

Yeah, there was some stuff said over there that was a little differ'nt from what those "in the know" know, that's fer sher!

Yup!

Okay.

This is what I like to tell guys who say that casting is a waste of time and the only way to go is to go out an' buy some cast boolits that somebody else did:

Yup, sher, I could go out'n buy a Hustler and look at the pichers of what somebody else wuz doin', too! Or I could do fer real what they're doin' in the pichers.

An' who do you think is havin' more fun?

I guess Hustler an' store bought cast boolits are for somebody who don't know how, or who don't have the time to have fun doin' it fer real.

I don't look at magazines with pichers of guys shootin' guns, either.

[Buckshot]

..............I see this kind of thing once in awhile on other BB's. Someone wants to know about casting and you get 3 people who've read something about it at one time posting, 4-5 who maybe did it with their dad or uncle 'Back in the day', and a couple who genuinely cast and know what's what.

It seems that a lot of the time the guy who is asking is one who may be maturing in his shooting. I DO NOT mean others are not mature who enjoy shooting jacketed ammo from semi-autos or mil-surps, and/or buying and shooting only mil-surp ammo. Possibly a better word would be broadening.

Someone who wants to experience a bit broader aspect of the entire shooting sport. If you have a couple rifles or pistols and have explored the high velocity limits or the search for ultimate accuracy that you can attain, what then do you do? Take up golf?

By casting you can just shoot. Those who begrudge every minute away from the glowing one eyed monster in the living room probably won't ever get into casting. If you don't enjoy using your hands creatively, or the never ending experimentaion of the process then they probably won't become casters. They may SHOOT cast as a less expensive alternative, but they won't be among the faternity of casters. Greater is the loss for them AFAIC.

...............Buckshot

[imashooter2]

Geez guys, I posted the link to this place on the first reply...

I wouldn't ask casting questions on AR15.com any more than I'd ask how to build an AR lower receiver here. I'm sure there are folks here that can answer the question, but how do you separate the wheat from the chaff?

[Maven]

Imashooter, You can learn to separate the wheat from the chaff by reading articles and books on cast bullets & shooting cast bullets. The following come to mind: Lyman's "Cast Bullet Handbook, 3rd Edition;" RCBS's "Cast Bullets, Vol. I;" E.H. Harrison's (NRA) "Cast Bullets;" and Veral Smith's "Jacketed Performance from Cast Bullets." Also, don't be afraid of asking questions on this forum either since we were once beginners as well.

[imashooter2]

Imashooter, You can learn to separate the wheat from the chaff by reading articles and books on cast bullets & shooting cast bullets. The following come to mind: Lyman's "Cast Bullet Handbook, 3rd Edition;" RCBS's "Cast Bullets, Vol. I;" E.H. Harrison's (NRA) "Cast Bullets;" and Veral Smith's "Jacketed Performance from Cast Bullets." Also, don't be afraid of asking questions on this forum either since we were once beginners as well.

LOL! Read my post again... I'm bigdb1 over on AR15.com.

[anachronism]

Geez guys, I posted the link to this place on the first reply...

I wouldn't ask casting questions on AR15.com any more than I'd ask how to build an AR lower receiver here. I'm sure there are folks here that can answer the question, but how do you separate the wheat from the chaff?

Actually,.... I could help you with that project....

[imashooter2]

Actually,.... I could help you with that project....

I don't doubt it, but the Cast Boolit board is still not my first choice of venue for asking that sort of question.:)

[BD]

I registered at AR15.com, but could never figure out how to post or reply? I see no "new topic" or "reply" buttons on the screen. There's a bit of good info there and a lot of BS, I'd guess the average age of the posters at 18. BD

[imashooter2]

I registered at AR15.com, but could never figure out how to post or reply? I see no "new topic" or "reply" buttons on the screen. There's a bit of good info there and a lot of BS, I'd guess the average age of the posters at 18. BD

You have to be logged in, then open the topic and the "REPLY" button is on the top of every post second from the right and at the top and bottom of the screen on the right.