Hello all
my Son and I tend to do lot of shooting here ( and have our own range/s at our home place)
so after spending so much and then the rising costs of what can no longer be found with our what I call a "300% Obama Tax" we both thought to get into Cast molding our own, I have reloaded shot shells for few years so a switch to Brass reloading don't seem so far a leap for me,
BUT there's much to learn and re-learn,
Please let us draw on your experience if we might
we have got;
An assortment of "White Label Lube/s" (knowing we need it we thought to buy from a fourm friendly vendor)
( 2 ) Two, Lee Molds (1) #TL430-420-SWC, Six Cavity
and
(1) LEE # 429-200-RF Double Cavity Mold
we have cast a bunch of fish sinkers last summer so we have all to melt, pour, ect
we plan or hope to save on the .45 Auto & 44 Mag & Special shooting first and if it does work out to save some money (We have more time then money it would seem ) we then would try to add some other sizes to the kits we hope to build,
but trying to start on the cheap has proven to cost more in the end for me many times but we have to go that / this way,
so given what i have said, and from some reading here He and I thought we might try to cast a few " boolits "
first even before we have bought the rest of the reloading "kit " as if we can not get a splendid cast its a waste to continue to shovel money at this venture..
again our Brand molds are just that Brand new, so I want to season them correctly and test cast some
Using some Wheel wights and some super soft lead we have from a big piece of Flashing used for roofing
I know we need to get a correct mix of the two but again I draw on the collective knowledge of you pros .
also not wanting to over buy just yet and your knowing we are aimed at .45 auto and 44cal.
best posb kit for the money, I mean to say go with Lee or other brands ( will one venders dies fit others equpt?)
I don't have lots of money but really hate to but blind, as in buying cheap junk twice and to had bought the better would had saved lot of dough for what we really needed, ( I know some stuffs better bought at higher cost then to buy pain in da *** junk two or three times before you figure out this small statement of fact) Please advise there also..
But for now we will keep collect the needed things for our small venture, with the idea of loading some cast in numbers of 50-200 in a week end and with your help and knowledge we can build on those numbers as the OBAMA Tax will allow and as stocks of necessary components are re-stocked,,
one long term Item is to reload 7.62x39 boxer and " berdan Later " Tula I am told is selling these here in the USA now is that true? my son loves to shoot this once affordable shell , but from a cost of $0.18 to over a dollar a shot that guns on the shelf for now,, haha
Thank you for any and all help, and opinions, rumors, facts, ect. both good bad,
Patrick
AKA; Sparkz
PS; again we what to pour a few ASAP so help us season them right the first time,
so we can play " Hot Stuff "