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Our family fled California for Idaho in 2015. Trust me, we want to keep our new home SOLID RED.

As for the concerns about lead poisoning wildlife, if we accept - just for the sake of argument -...

I use the 356-125-2R. It usually drops somewhere around .358 with the fairly hard alloys I use. As others have mentioned, it is critical to have a bullet sized about .001-.003 over bore diameter. ...

I actually have the same rifle. If I were looking to .22LR performance, I think I would simply get a chamber adapter for .22LR.
http://www.mcace.com/adapters.htm

Actually, you can. Chamber adapters are made for just this purpose.

http://www.mcace.com/adapters.htm

There are deer and then there are deer. Back in California, in the area I lived in, the blacktailed deer are typically 125lbs or so and not too much taller than a large dog. With the right bullet,...

OK, just wanted to thank everyone again and let you know the direction I have gone in. I decided to mix this very hard unknown alloy 2:1 with pure lead. I then checked the melt temp and confirmed...

OK, first of all when a firearms manufacturer tells you to avoid lead bullet ammo, they are talking about factory ammo. The vast majority of factory lead ammo is VERY SOFT. This allows the bullets...

Thanks everyone. I'm going to get a set of pencils and try testing the hardness. This stuff is really hard. I could try a small test batch alloying this stuff with some pure lead.

What is...

Yeah, I would not trust my oven alone. I also have a laser thermometer, and they both agree.

Thanks!

Last year I scored a bunch of lead roofing. I alloyed it with monotype and made up a bunch of ingots that should have been Hardball, if my assumption about the roofing lead being near pure is...

Powder coated boolits look pretty too. Thinking of doing it myself.

Just a few thoughts from someone who is far from being an expert. There are other considerations besides BHN. For instance, it's easier to cast nice bullets if the mix has more tin. WW will...

OK everybody, you all really need to work hard at coming up with a consensus :)

Seriously, thanks to everyone - I will give that a try. I do fear that I will run into the same problem as aap2 did...

OK, I don't think there is any way around this - but hey, no problem in asking, right?

I have to cast for several 9mm's that have bore diameters ranging from a tight .355 to a not so tight .3565. ...

Count me as one who is done with WWs. Last week I was able to buy lead from the recycling center for $ .50/lb. I had my choice between WWs and roofing lead. I took some of each, 178 lbs total. ...

A bit off topic - but there are deer and than there are deer. Here in Northern California, the deer that show up in my backyard seldom run over 100lbs - some of the big bucks might weigh 125lbs -...

I am far from a CB expert, but the one thing that I learned here was to slug every bore you are going to shoot cast bullets in. I think that is especially true for the m95. Mine slugged at .332! I...

I am in the middle of my 24hr wait for the glass to set on a new Boyd's stock I picked up for my k31. Rather than mod the military stock, i decided to simply replace it. The Swiss did a great job...

Yeah, I'm thinking of pulling down some 7.62x54r, reducing the powder charge by 20% and loading them up in .303 cases. I've got some other rifles waiting for cast boolits and the cost for 7.62x54r...

Quick question: Bore measures .303, groove measures .314. Given that the Boolit will get sized down quite a bit, do I still need to size to the groove diameter, or would .311 work better?

My...

I have three rifles that should - in theory - measure .311-.312:

SMLE = Groove diameter .314
Mosin m44 = .315
Mosin 91/30 = .3135 - .314

So, can I just size .316 and use the same bullets for...

Do you think that gun makers intentionally make their 9mm barrels a bit over bore to protect against folks accidentally or intentionally using .357 bullets? Both my Taurus PT92 and my son's Ruger...

I would be careful with overall length in the 9mm. Pressures can increase rapidly as you seat bullets deeper.

I have quite a bit of 30-35 year old powder that I have to figure out what to do with. This stuff was stored for several years in a metal shed and probably got warmer than it should have. None of...

Wow, in my limited experience with pistol bullets, LINO always cast bigger than WW and Lyman #2. I just checked some Lee 9mm's today and this was true - LINO cast about 3 thou over Lyman #2. Do...