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Unlike primers which can only be used once, the best part about casting is that you can always remelt your "rejects" and recast them.:mrgreen:

It's my understanding too that the Pro-Melt pot is made of stainless. Aluminum would be unsuitable.

I'm another satisfied Lyman Mag 20 owner. Have the bottom pour model but the top is roomy enough to also do ladle casting. I cast at a setting of 9.5 which is close to 750-775 degrees F. I...

The Star is geared up more for handgun bullets. Believe most of their dies have 3-4 rows of lube holes. Having said that, email them at Magma Engineering for a definite answer to your question as I...

I would definitely try bumping up the alloy temperature a bit and ladle casting these bullets. Ladle casting dumps a lot of hot alloy into the cavities like right now. It is a messy way to cast but...

I have both the Lyman Mag 20 and the RCBS Pro-melt. The Lyman I bought used from eBay, the RCBS was a Father's Day gift. I like both pots. Would choose either one again in a heartbeat. They both...

Casting "raisins" is an indication that your alloy and/or mould is not up to casting temperature. It usually takes a few mouldfulls to get there. Once there, you will start getting good bullets. A...

There are several reasons why bullets don't drop cleanly from a mould and IME, one of them isn't bad. A properly cast bullet completely fills the mould and while it is still plenty hot, may not...

While that certainly is a nice looking group at 50' (feet) shot one handed standing without support(?), it would be positively awesome at 25 yards shot in the same manner. Regardless of what casting...

Lyman recommends there be alloy in their pots when heating to casting temperatures. That being said it seems to me that cleaning a pot happens so seldom that it probably would not hurt anything by...

It works. When I ordered the punch from Magma Engineering, they sent me just the one punch.

Just don't get too aggressive with the pin punch. Too much muscle and you can actually force the shot into the die cavity. Don't ask me how I know.:(

RCBS has been known to do customizing (they customized two seater plugs for me to fit my bullets better) so would suggest contacting them to see if they could give you an estimate to make you such a...

www.magmaengr.com should be able to give you some specs on how to adjust the flat bullet punch so that it places your bullet at the optimum position for lubing. If you're putting the bullets into...

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Not so easy to answer your cost question inasmuch as you can start off on a shoestring or go into it like you'll be casting for years. If you're not fully commited to doing this forever, go with...

As previously posted, my pot instructions say to avoid starting up an empty pot. Also, there is a bit of danger involved in moving molten alloy out of the pot so it's safer not to do so unless...

Not to mention that toilet tissue might come in very handy someday. . .:mrgreen:

If anyone is looking for a RCBS Pro-Melt, there is a "lightly" used one currently on eBay with less than 3 hours of bid time left. You won't get this one for $125 though, the bid is up to $232. ...

The Star will pretty well work with most molds (a few exceptions of course) and just about all lubes (may require a heater for hard lubes) are you referring to sizing dies? The Star takes its own...

I use a propane turkey fryer and a cast iron pot to smelt my WWs. I would hesitate to attempt smelting 400 lbs of alloy at a time. Any accidents with this amount of alloy could have serious...

I have iron/steel moulds and I like Saeco moulds the best for handgun bullets. They are built to last so are a bit heavy. I can deal with that so long as there are no more than four cavities since...

Welcome to the gang. Sounds like you've got the technique down so now all you have to do is refine it. Would suggest you flux regularly and be sure to scrape the sides and bottom of the pot to...

Dillon brass polish is some good stuff. When I run out of Flitz, Dillon is my backup.

I cast in my garage with the side door open, the garage door up about half way, and an electric fan at my back. Any cool breezes that come through the garage is welcomed. If you don't have a...

Star/Magma now recommends nose first with the flat punch. If you have any nose punches, no reason why you can't still size base first with the nose punch. I just like the idea that the flat punch...