Master Caster.....should I?
Let me start by saying I'm a competition shooter, that needs more practice. So I need to shoot more. I have tried casting with limited results. I don't have much time to spare so I am looking to make as many boolits as possible in a short amount of time. Powder coating is also what I like vs other lubes. I sell tires and can get as much wheel weight lead as I want. I must have 1500 lbs in my garage right now.
It seems there is not much info on the master caster, here people rave about them......but the search function only gives me about 10 threads. Half are about automation.
I want to increase the amount of good boolits, I don't trust my hand casting enough yet to not weigh and measure each boolit yet.
If I get a master caster, can I use straight clip on wheel weight lead? I read many people even report stick on lead works with powder coating. That would be real nice for me as my shop uses stick on weight 3 to1 clip on.
I guess the main questions about the machine are
Is it alloy sensitive?
Does it make consistent boolits?
Does it take more of the human factor out?
I would of course get the electronic temp control to take that out of the equation. I shoot 9mm right now, but will also get .40 for when I move to limited division and shoot major power factor.
Any help would be appreciated as this is not a easy amount of money for me to spend......but it will be more cost effective than buying bullets after 2-3 years.
Master Caster.....should I?
I知 in a similar situation as you. I知 a competition shooter and I cast all my bullets on the Master Caster.
First thing to know is that the Master Caster is exactly what you think it is. After warming up the mold the a Master Caster drops perfect bullets for as long as you care to pull the handle. Basically turns a pretty interesting process into a boring task but each bullet is perfect.
I知 assuming you池e coating your bullets and if that痴 the case, wheel weight lead is a perfect alloy for 9mm and 40SW although you might want to add a pinch of tin to each batch of lead.
If you shoot like me, the Master Caster will easily pay for itself in the first year but you値l lose a lot of free time you could be using to practice. (Smelting lead into Ingots, Casting, Coating and Sizing is time consuming).
I知 always tempted to just buy a case a bullets when I start running low but inevitably I put the money back in my pocket and cast, coat and size yet another few thousand bullets to get me through the month. On the plus side, you値l never feel guilty about blasting a thousand rounds down range over a busy weekend, your ammo is basically free.
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