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Jimbull, ingenious sir.

Smart-alec response: If you are too much of a purist to shoot slugs from a shotgun, how do you get past using jacketed bullets in in a muzzle loader and comment you want to...

Thrift store or Walmart look for something like this:
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r104/rigmarol/Casting%20pix/DSCN3820.jpg

Add in a good thick welder's glove or even a simple oven mitt....

I like to put my muffin tins on a wet towel on the patio. As you pour or ladle your ingots you get a cool sauna effect and the pans are ready to flip in just a minute or two.

I've been invited by an online friend to go on my very first hunt in Washington the north east area I believe.

I don't know anyone around my area that was willing to show me the ropes from the...

Thanks Rick, I'll be sure to add that one to my "shopping list" with some of the others.

Why yes, yes I do. I nice Winchester lever. However, I'm told by the gentleman that is showing me the ropes to be prepared for 200yard plus shots. I don't think my winnie is up to that kind of...

Just got home and checked my molds, I currently have the following:

Lyman #2660672 311672 .30cal 160grn Silh/GC (Drops at ~165grn with Lube&GC
Lyman #2660284 311284 .30cal 210grn RN/GC ...

Thanks guys.
Somehow I lost this thread and had to do a search to find it again.

Thanks for the info. When I get home, I'll list what I have available (I don't have them in my head).

Yeah, I...

Pardon me if I assume too much or not enough here.
I'm assuming you are casting from alloy and not from your scrap or WW straight from the collection bucket.
I'm assuming you are fluxing your...

I'm going on my very first hunt in October. Going for deer with a gracious experienced hunter who is willing to show me the ropes.

I'd really like to take my first game with one of my own cast...

I sort using a hand scoop and mechanix rubber gloves (I hate "bakky shaws") and fill my cast iron dutch open to heaping overflowing. By the time I get smoke, It's rendered down so I can put the iron...

A nice flashlight, assorted open end wrenches, pens, Burgers, chewing baccy (blech). A small transistor radio (worked but not very well). Hose clamps, two screwdrivers some loose change.

That's a tough one without actually seeing what he has. But I "think" if they have already been made into ingots there "shouldn't" be anything but lead to worry about, but then we don't really know...

Ouch! I'm glad I'm glad I have enough for the forseeable future.... or.... Anybody offering me $12 per pound?... Just joking. Wow, that is amazing. I double checked and sure enough, there on my shelf...

I've always always just had the wife pick up a brick of it at her craft store "Michael's". I think I paid about $5 for about 2lbs. Maybe not a deal, but easy enough to get my hands on.

Hope that...

Thanks Freightman, I'll be working up some loads for my newly acquired Garand very soon! I'm collecting info at this point.

Go to the cheese section at the grocery store. The Red wax coating on the cheese is carnuba was I'm told. It's what I put in my Felix and I'm happy.

I got carried away a while back and cast WAY too many 50 cal RB. I used a few dozen to weigh down my cleaning rack, my bench sled and made a couple of "sandbags" with them.

Jim, I have the same firearm and it loves my cast Lee TC TL boolits! lubed with Felix. Enjoy!

Bruce,
Thanks for pointing me here from the handloaders forum this morning. I've read your "Journal of Discovery" and it reads quite nicely. You've done a fine job of documentation. I've had my M1A...

Thanks Bruce. I appreciate the reply and also the post on Handloads. They're a great bunch over there but some are pretty set in their ways. I guess that can be said for all of us at some point. I...

Yup, I keep hearing that same old advice. But I keep reading here where cast has been very successful!

Having just purchased a brand new SA M1A and a 1946 vintage Garand with a 196x rebarrel, I...

I recently picked up my very first 45-70. I went with the Pedersoli "Quigley" and am having a ball with it.

I walked into the store to by a gun, I bought it and I'm shooting it. I live a simple...

I have a S&W .500 with a poly barrel. It shoots quite accurately and I've been very happy with it. If I drive it too fast I've noticed a small amount of leading but I've seen worse.

I imagine if...

Nice story! Sounds like something I'd end up doing. I'm glad you weren't hurt. I haven't looked for cap-gun caps since my kids were small. not even sure they are "polictcally correct" any more. ...