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a.squibload
Search threads for "leementing": cast a boolit, drill hole in base, insert screw, coat boolit with valve compound or similar,
insert boolit in mould cavity, rotate by hand. I polish almost every mould I get, sometimes to increase diameter and sometimes just to polish the surface so boolits drop out easier. Smoking a mould is temporary & doesn't always work.
Also check metal scrap yards if there are any near you, some will sell lead, I get pretty good stuff for less than $1/lb.
If you use steel targets you can pick up a few pounds of bullets while the other guys are changing their paper.
I used to get 10 lbs or more every time I went shootin. Just easier to buy scrap.
Thrift store stainless pot and a ladle beats the price of an electric bottom pour pot, and it won't drip!
'Course you'll need a propane burner, easy to make, salvage regulator from an old grill.
Have fun shootin' your own boolits!