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Try one of the great Boyt cased. They have several that are premium cases that are around 40". They will last you a lifetime.

The Boyt Alaskan is a great mid priced premium case.
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I have both the Handi Rifle and Marlin and in bear country save up and get the Marlin. NOTHING wrong with the Handi Rifle but that second shot is a killer when bear hunting. If you want it to just...

Okay I do lurk most of the time. But every so often I chime in. I love to cast for my 38 and my 44 but my passion is my 45-70.

I like and use Ranch Dog's 45-70 bullets but they may be a poor choice for use in the Sharps. With some of the Sharps being built today you will have a hard time chambering a round loaded with a...

I currently have 4 different 45-70 Marlins and 1 sharps and have no problem using the remington 405 bullet in any of them. Since the XLR was designed for Hornady’s new LEVEREVOLUTION® ammunition...

I shoot 3031 powder and two different 405 gr bullets out of 4 different 45-70s. My favorite load is 42.3 grains of IMR 3031.

Check out these 2 10 shots targets at 50yds.
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But first go ahead and order your new one a Lyman steel.:castmine:

My gun is a 38 special so I will be shooting the 13.5 gr of 2400 in a 38 case. It will be hot but should work well in my Marlin Limited 38 special. It's the same gun as many of the cowboy 357s but...

Well the old mold still casts great. I have about 200 cast and sized and ready to load. I think I am going to try them out with the old Keith Loads 38 ++Ps in my 38 Special Marlin and in my ruger...

Jim,

Why only Lee? Although I shoot some bullets out of Lee molds I also shoot bullets out of others that work as well or better. If I were only going to shoot bullets cast from Lee Molds check on...

I can't wait to cast a couple of hundred and try it out. :Fire:

Here is the Bullet it cast.


http://www.gageocaching.com/images/358429ideal.jpg

By the way the bullet is a lot better cast than it looks in the scan.

I am looking at an old profile book that has a 358429 with a flat bottom lube channel and a 358439 with a profile that has a concave lube channel. My Ideal throws a bullet with a concave lube...

Mine has a lube grove more like the Keith designed 358439 but is marked 358429 both of which are Keith's designed bullets. I don't know if that make any difference

I have an Ideal Mold 358 429 Keith design that was given to me 30+ year ago. Is anyone still casting with an old mold or should I just retire it and opt for one of the newer molds. My mold has a...

:drinks: I think I have a case of wheel weight envy. :mrgreen:

Thanks for the information. Yes I guess I am too concerned about getting certified lead or alloy. I guess my best bet would be to get a hardness tester and work with whatever I can find cheap.
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Since this is my first post I guess I will ask the rookie question. Where is the best place to get good certified lead. I have not casted in years and about to start casting again.

For the past...